# What’s the average grade in Social Work classes?

UT Austin, fall 2023 to summer 2026

**3.71** out of 4.0

Average grade in Social Work classes, fall 2023 to summer 2026

Above UT’s 3.52 average, and the 21st-highest of 83 departments.

**Hardest:** [S W 318](https://utaustin.guide/courses/s-w/318), 3.22

**Easiest:** [S W 333](https://utaustin.guide/courses/s-w/333), 3.82

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

## Social Work classes by average grade

**UT average, 3.52Bars start at 2.0

1. [S W 318 Social Work Statistics 106 grades**3.22**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/s-w/318)
2. [S W 313 Social Work Research Methods 216 grades**3.52**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/s-w/313)
3. [S W 327 Human Behavior and Social Environment 241 grades**3.70**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/s-w/327)
4. [S W 323K Social Welfare Programs, Policies, and Issues 161 grades**3.71**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/s-w/323k)
5. [S W 312 Generalist Social Work Practice: Knowledge, Values, and Skills 334 grades**3.72**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/s-w/312)
6. [S W 310 Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare 579 grades**3.73**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/s-w/310)
7. [S W 325 Foundations of Social Justice 410 grades**3.73**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/s-w/325)
8. [S W 332 Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families 109 grades**3.76**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/s-w/332)
9. [S W 360K Current Social Work Topics 421 grades**3.80**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/s-w/360k)
10. [S W 334 Social Work Practice in Organizations and Communities 122 grades**3.81**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/s-w/334)
11. [S W 333 Social Work Practice with Groups 107 grades**3.82**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/s-w/333)

**By year 2025–26: 3.74Social Work classes by average grade**

| School year | Average grade | Grades |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023–24 | 3.68 | 1,140 |
| 2024–25 | 3.73 | 903 |
| 2025–26 | 3.74 | 847 |

Across every term since summer 2011, Social Work classes average 3.70 on 19,038 grades.

**Compare departments 21st-highest of 83**

Social Work has the 21st-highest average grade of 83 departments. Here are the ones around it, highest first:

1. [Religious Studies](https://utaustin.guide/majors/religious-studies)**3.73**
2. [Textiles and Apparel](https://utaustin.guide/majors/textiles-and-apparel)**3.73**
3. **Social Work3.71**
4. [Advertising](https://utaustin.guide/majors/advertising)**3.71**
5. [Music](https://utaustin.guide/majors/music)**3.70**

[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 S W 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/social-work · Checked 2026-11-09 · Field Guide: UT Austin