# What’s the average grade in Religious Studies classes?

UT Austin, fall 2023 to summer 2026

**3.73** out of 4.0

Average grade in Religious Studies classes, fall 2023 to summer 2026

Above UT’s 3.52 average, and the 19th-highest of 83 departments.

**Hardest:** [R S 335](https://utaustin.guide/courses/r-s/335), 3.74

**Easiest:** [R S 315N](https://utaustin.guide/courses/r-s/315n), 3.88

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

## Religious Studies classes by average grade

**UT average, 3.52Bars start at 2.0

1. [R S 335 Jesus in History and Tradition 104 grades**3.74**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/r-s/335)
2. [R S 310 Introduction to the Study of Religion 651 grades**3.80**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/r-s/310)
3. [R S 316C History of Religion in the United States 184 grades**3.87**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/r-s/316c)
4. [R S 315N Introduction to the New Testament 382 grades**3.88**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/r-s/315n)

**By year 2025–26: 3.75Religious Studies classes by average grade**

| School year | Average grade | Grades |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023–24 | 3.76 | 718 |
| 2024–25 | 3.70 | 765 |
| 2025–26 | 3.75 | 642 |

Across every term since summer 2011, Religious Studies classes average 3.64 on 9,970 grades.

**Compare departments 19th-highest of 83**

Religious Studies has the 19th-highest average grade of 83 departments. Here are the ones around it, highest first:

1. [Theatre and Dance](https://utaustin.guide/majors/theatre-and-dance)**3.74**
2. [Public Relations](https://utaustin.guide/majors/public-relations)**3.74**
3. **Religious Studies3.73**
4. [Textiles and Apparel](https://utaustin.guide/majors/textiles-and-apparel)**3.73**
5. [Social Work](https://utaustin.guide/majors/social-work)**3.71**

[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 R S 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/religious-studies · Checked 2026-11-09 · Field Guide: UT Austin