# What’s the average grade in Sociology classes?

UT Austin, fall 2023 to summer 2026

**3.56** out of 4.0

Average grade in Sociology classes, fall 2023 to summer 2026

Above UT’s 3.52 average, and the 42nd-highest of 83 departments.

**Hardest:** [SOC 330P](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/330p), 2.93

**Easiest:** [SOC 307T](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/307t), 3.86

[All SOC classes](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc)

## Sociology classes by average grade

**UT average, 3.52Bars start at 2.0

1. [SOC 330P Sociology and Social Psychology 238 grades**2.93**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/330p)
2. [SOC 336P Social Psychology and the Law 326 grades**2.94**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/336p)
3. [SOC 307K Fertility and Reproduction 447 grades**3.14**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/307k)
4. [SOC 317L Introduction to Social Statistics 568 grades**3.21**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/317l)
5. [SOC 308J Romantic Relationships and Family Formation 117 grades**3.24**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/308j)
6. [SOC 327M Social Research Methods 563 grades**3.28**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/327m)
7. [SOC 333K Sociology of Gender 356 grades**3.31**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/333k)
8. [SOC 325L Sociology of Criminal Justice 1,034 grades**3.42**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/325l)
9. [SOC 323 The Family 471 grades**3.44**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/323)
10. [SOC 309C Creating the Sustainable Society 285 grades**3.44**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/309c)
11. [SOC 321K Contemporary Issues in Sociology: Special Topics 305 grades**3.49**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/321k)
12. [SOC 369K Population and Society 155 grades**3.50**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/369k)
13. [SOC 321L Sociology of Education 112 grades**3.51**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/321l)
14. [SOC 379M Sociological Theory 675 grades**3.58**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/379m)
15. [SOC 344 Racial and Ethnic Relations 451 grades**3.59**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/344)
16. [SOC 307C American Families Past and Present 189 grades**3.60**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/307c)
17. [SOC 323F Food and Society 140 grades**3.61**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/323f)
18. [SOC 321G Global Health Issues and Health Systems 141 grades**3.63**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/321g)
19. [SOC 308S Introduction to Health and Society 897 grades**3.64**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/308s)
20. [SOC 302 Introduction to the Study of Society 5,942 grades**3.65**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/302)
21. [SOC 307Q Environmental Inequality and Health 173 grades**3.67**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/307q)
22. [SOC 322U United States Immigration 197 grades**3.67**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/322u)
23. [SOC 321V Environmental Sociology 206 grades**3.73**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/321v)
24. [SOC 321U Urban Sociology 218 grades**3.74**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/321u)
25. [SOC 308L Social Transformation of Love and Relationships 138 grades**3.74**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/308l)
26. [SOC 308G The Rich and the Poor in America: Sociological Perspective 214 grades**3.79**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/308g)
27. [SOC 325K Criminology 1,071 grades**3.79**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/325k)
28. [SOC 330C Death and Dying: Sociological Perspectives 320 grades**3.81**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/330c)
29. [SOC 307P Introduction to the Sociology of Health and Well-Being 104 grades**3.82**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/307p)
30. [SOC 341C Medical Sociology 148 grades**3.85**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/341c)
31. [SOC 307T Punishment and Society 115 grades**3.86**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/307t)

**By year 2025–26: 3.62Sociology classes by average grade**

| School year | Average grade | Grades |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023–24 | 3.51 | 5,938 |
| 2024–25 | 3.56 | 5,832 |
| 2025–26 | 3.62 | 5,564 |

Across every term since summer 2011, Sociology classes average 3.34 on 85,399 grades.

**Compare departments 42nd-highest of 83**

Sociology has the 42nd-highest average grade of 83 departments. Here are the ones around it, highest first:

1. [Mexican American Studies](https://utaustin.guide/majors/mexican-american-studies)**3.59**
2. [Communication Studies](https://utaustin.guide/majors/communication-studies)**3.58**
3. **Sociology3.56**
4. [Management Information Systems](https://utaustin.guide/majors/management-information-systems)**3.55**
5. [Architectural Engineering](https://utaustin.guide/majors/architectural-engineering)**3.55**

[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 SOC 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/sociology · Checked 2026-11-09 · Field Guide: UT Austin