# What’s the average grade in Geological Sciences classes?

UT Austin, fall 2023 to summer 2026

**3.49** out of 4.0

Average grade in Geological Sciences classes, fall 2023 to summer 2026

Below UT’s 3.52 average, and the 31st-lowest of 83 departments.

**Hardest:** [GEO 303C](https://utaustin.guide/courses/geo/303c), 2.93

**Easiest:** [GEO 135J](https://utaustin.guide/courses/geo/135j), 3.91

[All GEO classes](https://utaustin.guide/courses/geo)

## Geological Sciences classes by average grade

**UT average, 3.52Bars start at 2.0

1. [GEO 303C Introduction to the Solar System 173 grades**2.93**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/geo/303c)
2. [GEO 401 Physical Geology 904 grades**3.09**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/geo/401)
3. [GEO 405 Life through Time 210 grades**3.13**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/geo/405)
4. [GEO 416S Earth and Planetary Processes Through Time 309 grades**3.14**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/geo/416s)
5. [GEO 347D Global Warming 217 grades**3.15**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/geo/347d)
6. [GEO 420K Introduction to Field and Stratigraphic Methods 161 grades**3.20**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/geo/420k)
7. [GEO 303 Introduction to Geology 1,723 grades**3.25**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/geo/303)
8. [GEO 416W Climate, Water, and the Environment 360 grades**3.42**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/geo/416w)
9. [GEO 316P Sedimentary Rocks 316 grades**3.49**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/geo/316p)
10. [GEO 302E Earth, Wind, and Fire 201 grades**3.49**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/geo/302e)
11. [GEO 416E Solid Earth Processes 323 grades**3.51**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/geo/416e)
12. [GEO 302J Crisis of Our Planet 284 grades**3.60**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/geo/302j)
13. [GEO 371T Topics in Geological Sciences: Undergraduate Seminar 368 grades**3.63**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/geo/371t)
14. [GEO 660A Field Geology 124 grades**3.66**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/geo/660a)
15. [GEO 302N Geology of National Parks 759 grades**3.67**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/geo/302n)
16. [GEO 352P Python for Geoscience Research 100 grades**3.68**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/geo/352p)
17. [GEO 302G Earth Science and Sustainability 138 grades**3.71**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/geo/302g)
18. [GEO 303E Earth in 2100 3,060 grades**3.75**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/geo/303e)
19. [GEO 135J Jackson Scholars Seminar 130 grades**3.91**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/geo/135j)

**By year 2025–26: 3.53Geological Sciences classes by average grade**

| School year | Average grade | Grades |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023–24 | 3.42 | 3,681 |
| 2024–25 | 3.53 | 3,580 |
| 2025–26 | 3.53 | 4,086 |

Across every term since summer 2011, Geological Sciences classes average 3.20 on 42,083 grades.

**Compare departments 31st-lowest of 83**

Geological Sciences has the 31st-lowest average grade of 83 departments. Here are the ones around it, highest first:

1. [Decision Science](https://utaustin.guide/majors/decision-science)**3.50**
2. [Human Dimensions of Organizations](https://utaustin.guide/majors/human-dimensions-of-organizations)**3.50**
3. **Geological Sciences3.49**
4. [Computational Engineering](https://utaustin.guide/majors/computational-engineering)**3.49**
5. [Philosophy](https://utaustin.guide/majors/philosophy)**3.48**

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

**Sources UT grade reports**

We averaged every A to F grade UT reported in GEO 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/geological-sciences · Checked 2026-11-09 · Field Guide: UT Austin