# What’s the average grade in Rhetoric and Writing classes?

UT Austin, fall 2023 to summer 2026

**3.63** out of 4.0

Average grade in Rhetoric and Writing classes, fall 2023 to summer 2026

Above UT’s 3.52 average, and the 32nd-highest of 83 departments.

**Hardest:** [RHE 328](https://utaustin.guide/courses/rhe/328), 3.31

**Easiest:** [RHE 309S](https://utaustin.guide/courses/rhe/309s), 3.80

[All RHE classes](https://utaustin.guide/courses/rhe)

## Rhetoric and Writing classes by average grade

**UT average, 3.52Bars start at 2.0

1. [RHE 328 Topics in Professional and Technical Writing for Liberal Arts Majors 261 grades**3.31**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/rhe/328)
2. [RHE 306 Rhetoric and Writing 3,743 grades**3.54**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/rhe/306)
3. [RHE 330E Topics in Rhetorical Theory and Analysis 379 grades**3.70**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/rhe/330e)
4. [RHE 330D Topics in History of Rhetoric 312 grades**3.73**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/rhe/330d)
5. [RHE 309J Topics in Writing 1,685 grades**3.74**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/rhe/309j)
6. [RHE 321 Principles of Rhetoric 271 grades**3.79**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/rhe/321)
7. [RHE 330C Advanced Topics in Digital Rhetoric 313 grades**3.79**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/rhe/330c)
8. [RHE 309S Critical Reading and Persuasive Writing 142 grades**3.80**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/rhe/309s)

**By year 2025–26: 3.61Rhetoric and Writing classes by average grade**

| School year | Average grade | Grades |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023–24 | 3.58 | 2,713 |
| 2024–25 | 3.69 | 2,381 |
| 2025–26 | 3.61 | 2,235 |

Across every term since summer 2011, Rhetoric and Writing classes average 3.49 on 40,535 grades.

**Compare departments 32nd-highest of 83**

Rhetoric and Writing has the 32nd-highest average grade of 83 departments. Here are the ones around it, highest first:

1. [Human Development and Family Sciences](https://utaustin.guide/majors/human-development-and-family-sciences)**3.64**
2. [Asian Studies](https://utaustin.guide/majors/asian-studies)**3.63**
3. **Rhetoric and Writing3.63**
4. [Statistics and Data Sciences](https://utaustin.guide/majors/statistics-and-data-sciences)**3.62**
5. [History](https://utaustin.guide/majors/history)**3.62**

[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 RHE 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/rhetoric-and-writing · Checked 2026-11-09 · Field Guide: UT Austin