# What’s the average grade in Government classes?

UT Austin, fall 2023 to summer 2026

**3.48** out of 4.0

Average grade in Government classes, fall 2023 to summer 2026

Below UT’s 3.52 average, and the 28th-lowest of 83 departments.

**Hardest:** [GOV 351J](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/351j), 2.87

**Easiest:** [GOV 371I](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/371i), 3.86

[All GOV classes](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov)

## Government classes by average grade

**UT average, 3.52Bars start at 2.0

1. [GOV 351J Might and Right among Nations 140 grades**2.87**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/351j)
2. [GOV 328L Introduction to Latin American Government and Politics 174 grades**3.00**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/328l)
3. [GOV 357C Constitutional Interpretation 151 grades**3.01**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/357c)
4. [GOV 365D International Relations of East and Southeast Asia 122 grades**3.12**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/365d)
5. [GOV 325 Political Parties 122 grades**3.16**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/325)
6. [GOV 321M Politics in Japan 184 grades**3.22**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/321m)
7. [GOV 344L Introduction to Comparative Politics 143 grades**3.23**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/344l)
8. [GOV 360D International Security 364 grades**3.24**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/360d)
9. [GOV 324L Governments and Politics of Western Europe 179 grades**3.31**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/324l)
10. [GOV 360F Global Governance 433 grades**3.32**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/360f)
11. [GOV 370J Campaigns and Elections 150 grades**3.34**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/370j)
12. [GOV 314E Classics of Social and Political Thought 115 grades**3.34**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/314e)
13. [GOV 351C The Classical Quest for Justice 175 grades**3.34**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/351c)
14. [GOV 358 Introduction to Public Policy 136 grades**3.35**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/358)
15. [GOV 370U Urban Politics 195 grades**3.37**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/370u)
16. [GOV 360C Introduction to International Relations 191 grades**3.38**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/360c)
17. [GOV 330K The American President 344 grades**3.39**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/330k)
18. [GOV 371U Politics and Film 527 grades**3.40**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/371u)
19. [GOV 350K Statistical Analysis in Political Science 787 grades**3.41**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/350k)
20. [GOV 312L Issues and Policies in American Government 17,353 grades**3.42**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/312l)
21. [GOV 360I The Politics of International Trade 186 grades**3.45**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/360i)
22. [GOV 370I The Politics of Food in America 162 grades**3.45**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/370i)
23. [GOV 370S Social Movements: Theory and Practice 225 grades**3.45**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/370s)
24. [GOV 320N United States Constitutional Development: Rights 155 grades**3.47**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/320n)
25. [GOV 357L Judicial Process and Behavior 208 grades**3.48**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/357l)
26. [GOV 351D The Theoretical Foundations of Modern Politics 129 grades**3.50**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/351d)
27. [GOV 355M Topics in Political Science 949 grades**3.51**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/355m)
28. [GOV 357E Supreme Court and Public Policy 141 grades**3.51**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/357e)
29. [GOV 360R Civil Wars and Ethnic Violence 100 grades**3.52**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/360r)
30. [GOV 322M Politics in China 116 grades**3.55**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/322m)
31. [GOV 312P Constitutional Principles: Core Texts 540 grades**3.55**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/312p)
32. [GOV 360E International Political Economy 246 grades**3.56**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/360e)
33. [GOV 306C Politics and Government in Contemporary Texas 123 grades**3.56**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/306c)
34. [GOV 365W Human Rights and World Politics 565 grades**3.57**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/365w)
35. [GOV 310L American and Texas Government 17,548 grades**3.59**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/310l)
36. [GOV 374N Political Internship 283 grades**3.63**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/374n)
37. [GOV 324E Intelligence and Espionage in the Eastern Bloc 203 grades**3.83**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/324e)
38. [GOV 371I The United States Congress 193 grades**3.86**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/gov/371i)

**By year 2025–26: 3.45Government classes by average grade**

| School year | Average grade | Grades |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023–24 | 3.36 | 14,014 |
| 2024–25 | 3.62 | 16,929 |
| 2025–26 | 3.45 | 16,609 |

Across every term since summer 2011, Government classes average 3.21 on 197,530 grades.

**Compare departments 28th-lowest of 83**

Government has the 28th-lowest average grade of 83 departments. Here are the ones around it, highest first:

1. [Computational Engineering](https://utaustin.guide/majors/computational-engineering)**3.49**
2. [Philosophy](https://utaustin.guide/majors/philosophy)**3.48**
3. **Government3.48**
4. [African and African Diaspora Studies](https://utaustin.guide/majors/african-and-african-diaspora-studies)**3.48**
5. [Kinesiology](https://utaustin.guide/majors/kinesiology)**3.48**

[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 GOV 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/government · Checked 2026-11-09 · Field Guide: UT Austin