# What’s the average grade in Public Relations classes?

UT Austin, fall 2023 to summer 2026

**3.74** out of 4.0

Average grade in Public Relations classes, fall 2023 to summer 2026

Above UT’s 3.52 average, and the 18th-highest of 83 departments.

**Hardest:** [P R 309](https://utaustin.guide/courses/p-r/309), 3.51

**Easiest:** [P R 332](https://utaustin.guide/courses/p-r/332), 3.90

[All P R classes](https://utaustin.guide/courses/p-r)

## Public Relations classes by average grade

**UT average, 3.52Bars start at 2.0

1. [P R 309 Introduction to Advertising and Public Relations Research 472 grades**3.51**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/p-r/309)
2. [P R 353 Advertising and Public Relations Law and Ethics 494 grades**3.67**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/p-r/353)
3. [P R 305 Fundamentals of Public Relations 588 grades**3.70**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/p-r/305)
4. [P R 339L Brand Storytelling 250 grades**3.74**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/p-r/339l)
5. [P R 348 Public Relations Techniques 440 grades**3.74**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/p-r/348)
6. [P R 378 Advanced Topics in Public Relations 378 grades**3.77**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/p-r/378)
7. [P R 367 Integrated Communications Management 327 grades**3.77**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/p-r/367)
8. [P R 332C New Media Entrepreneurialism 309 grades**3.78**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/p-r/332c)
9. [P R 339K Digital Graphic Communication 135 grades**3.79**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/p-r/339k)
10. [P R 378S Special Topics in Sports Media 143 grades**3.83**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/p-r/378s)
11. [P R 305S Introduction to Integrated Communication for Sports 296 grades**3.83**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/p-r/305s)
12. [P R 323 Public Communication of Science and Technology 165 grades**3.87**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/p-r/323)
13. [P R 352 Strategies in Public Relations 362 grades**3.89**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/p-r/352)
14. [P R 332 Technology Marketing and Advertising 265 grades**3.90**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/p-r/332)

**By year 2025–26: 3.80Public Relations classes by average grade**

| School year | Average grade | Grades |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023–24 | 3.67 | 1,363 |
| 2024–25 | 3.74 | 1,615 |
| 2025–26 | 3.80 | 1,782 |

Across every term since summer 2011, Public Relations classes average 3.55 on 23,946 grades.

**Compare departments 18th-highest of 83**

Public Relations has the 18th-highest average grade of 83 departments. Here are the ones around it, highest first:

1. [Design](https://utaustin.guide/majors/design)**3.74**
2. [Theatre and Dance](https://utaustin.guide/majors/theatre-and-dance)**3.74**
3. **Public Relations3.74**
4. [Religious Studies](https://utaustin.guide/majors/religious-studies)**3.73**
5. [Textiles and Apparel](https://utaustin.guide/majors/textiles-and-apparel)**3.73**

[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 P R 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/public-relations · Checked 2026-11-09 · Field Guide: UT Austin