# What’s the average grade in Economics classes?

UT Austin, fall 2023 to summer 2026

**3.20** out of 4.0

Average grade in Economics classes, fall 2023 to summer 2026

Below UT’s 3.52 average, and the second-lowest of 83 departments.

**Hardest:** [ECO 420S](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco/420s), 2.23

**Easiest:** [ECO 101S](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco/101s), 3.93

[All ECO classes](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco)

## Economics classes by average grade

**UT average, 3.52Bars start at 2.0

1. [ECO 420S Mathematical Microeconomic Theory with Advanced Applications 580 grades**2.23**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco/420s)
2. [ECO 371M Social Economics: Outside the Market 728 grades**2.63**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco/371m)
3. [ECO 420K Microeconomic Theory 2,043 grades**2.71**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco/420k)
4. [ECO 355 Development Problems and Policies in Latin America 127 grades**2.85**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco/355)
5. [ECO 363C Computational Economics 131 grades**2.86**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco/363c)
6. [ECO 333K Development Economics 232 grades**2.95**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco/333k)
7. [ECO 320L Macroeconomic Theory 2,065 grades**2.96**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco/320l)
8. [ECO 329 Economic Statistics 2,965 grades**2.97**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco/329)
9. [ECO 326L Economics of Education 296 grades**3.04**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco/326l)
10. [ECO 343K Causal Inference 119 grades**3.06**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco/343k)
11. [ECO 369F Financial Economics 106 grades**3.07**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco/369f)
12. [ECO 325K Health Economics 336 grades**3.07**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco/325k)
13. [ECO 354K Introductory Game Theory 264 grades**3.07**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco/354k)
14. [ECO 321 Public Economics 491 grades**3.10**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco/321)
15. [ECO 441K Introduction to Econometrics 2,249 grades**3.12**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco/441k)
16. [ECO 350K Advanced Topics in Economics 212 grades**3.14**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco/350k)
17. [ECO 348K Advanced Topics in Econometrics 448 grades**3.18**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco/348k)
18. [ECO 339K International Trade and Investment 422 grades**3.21**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco/339k)
19. [ECO 324 Introduction to Labor Economics 588 grades**3.28**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco/324)
20. [ECO 330T Topics in Economics 3,541 grades**3.28**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco/330t)
21. [ECO 304L Introduction to Macroeconomics 3,101 grades**3.31**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco/304l)
22. [ECO 336M Economics of Auctions 317 grades**3.38**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco/336m)
23. [ECO 304K Introduction to Microeconomics 7,860 grades**3.40**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco/304k)
24. [ECO 353M Empirical Public Economics 172 grades**3.42**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco/353m)
25. [ECO 352K Business Strategy 180 grades**3.43**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco/352k)
26. [ECO 353K Antitrust Law and Economics 143 grades**3.44**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco/353k)
27. [ECO 328 Industrial Organization 449 grades**3.52**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco/328)
28. [ECO 101S Professional Development and Career Planning 1,557 grades**3.93**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eco/101s)

**By year 2025–26: 3.21Economics classes by average grade**

| School year | Average grade | Grades |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023–24 | 3.20 | 9,547 |
| 2024–25 | 3.20 | 10,832 |
| 2025–26 | 3.21 | 11,676 |

Across every term since summer 2011, Economics classes average 3.00 on 113,144 grades.

**Compare departments Second-lowest of 83**

Economics has the second-lowest average grade of 83 departments. Here are the ones around it, highest first:

1. [Chemical Engineering](https://utaustin.guide/majors/chemical-engineering)**3.26**
2. [Aerospace Engineering](https://utaustin.guide/majors/aerospace-engineering)**3.26**
3. **Economics3.20**
4. [Engineering Mechanics](https://utaustin.guide/majors/engineering-mechanics)**3.05**

[Every department](https://utaustin.guide/research/ut-austin-average-gpa)

**Professor evaluations UT’s public results**

UT posts its course evaluation results as one public list per term. [Look up a class or professor](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations) for its syllabi and UT’s results.

**Sources UT grade reports**

We averaged every A to F grade UT reported in ECO classes from fall 2023 to summer 2026, using UT’s grade points (A is 4.0, A- is 3.67). This is a course-grade average. A class is listed once it gave 100 grades across at least two terms.

- [UT Austin course grade distributions (Summer 2011 to Summer 2026)](https://reports.utexas.edu/spotlight-data/ut-course-grade-distributions)
- [UT course catalog: subject names](https://catalog.utexas.edu/courses/)
- [UT’s public instructor evaluations by class and term](https://testingservices.utexas.edu/cis/viewing-results)

[Average grade in every department](https://utaustin.guide/research/ut-austin-average-gpa)[Hardest classes at UT](https://utaustin.guide/best/hardest-classes-at-ut-austin)[UT Austin, ranked](https://utaustin.guide/best)

By [Sulayman Bowles](https://sulayman-bowles.dev/about) · Checked Nov 9, 2026

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Source: https://utaustin.guide/majors/economics · Checked 2026-11-09 · Field Guide: UT Austin