# What’s the average grade in Journalism classes?

UT Austin, fall 2023 to summer 2026

**3.64** out of 4.0

Average grade in Journalism classes, fall 2023 to summer 2026

Above UT’s 3.52 average, and the 28th-highest of 83 departments.

**Hardest:** [J 350F](https://utaustin.guide/courses/j/350f), 3.07

**Easiest:** [J 313P](https://utaustin.guide/courses/j/313p), 3.83

[All J classes](https://utaustin.guide/courses/j)

## Journalism classes by average grade

**UT average, 3.52Bars start at 2.0

1. [J 350F Media Law 636 grades**3.07**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/j/350f)
2. [J 349N News Media and Politics 101 grades**3.51**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/j/349n)
3. [J 301F Fundamental Issues in Journalism 863 grades**3.51**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/j/301f)
4. [J 308N Computer Concepts and Internet Technologies 115 grades**3.52**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/j/308n)
5. [J 363W Reporting Capstone 101 grades**3.53**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/j/363w)
6. [J 359M Topics in Journalism and Media Studies 108 grades**3.54**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/j/359m)
7. [J 311F Reporting: Images 485 grades**3.56**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/j/311f)
8. [J 304F The Journalist Voice 543 grades**3.56**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/j/304f)
9. [J 327D Reporting With Data 154 grades**3.60**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/j/327d)
10. [J 310F Reporting: Words 452 grades**3.63**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/j/310f)
11. [J 317 Journalism Practices 472 grades**3.65**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/j/317)
12. [J 302F Digital Storytelling Basics 608 grades**3.70**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/j/302f)
13. [J 308S Introduction to Media Studies 1,193 grades**3.72**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/j/308s)
14. [J 339T Topics in Specialized Journalistic Skills 156 grades**3.79**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/j/339t)
15. [J 349L News Literacy for a Digital Age 125 grades**3.81**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/j/349l)
16. [J 336F Social Media Journalism 806 grades**3.82**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/j/336f)
17. [J 330M True Crime Podcasts 1,077 grades**3.83**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/j/330m)
18. [J 313P Multimedia News Reporting 204 grades**3.83**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/j/313p)

**By year 2025–26: 3.69Journalism classes by average grade**

| School year | Average grade | Grades |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023–24 | 3.62 | 3,366 |
| 2024–25 | 3.62 | 3,492 |
| 2025–26 | 3.69 | 3,635 |

Across every term since summer 2011, Journalism classes average 3.59 on 38,469 grades.

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

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

1. [Art History](https://utaustin.guide/majors/art-history)**3.67**
2. [Health and Society](https://utaustin.guide/majors/health-and-society)**3.65**
3. **Journalism3.64**
4. [Classical Civilization](https://utaustin.guide/majors/classical-civilization)**3.64**
5. [Human Development and Family Sciences](https://utaustin.guide/majors/human-development-and-family-sciences)**3.64**

[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 J 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/journalism · Checked 2026-11-09 · Field Guide: UT Austin