# What’s the average grade in Special Education classes?

UT Austin, fall 2023 to summer 2026

**3.85** out of 4.0

Average grade in Special Education classes, fall 2023 to summer 2026

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

**Hardest:** [SED 322C](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/322c), 3.78

**Easiest:** [SED 303](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/303), 3.87

[All SED classes](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed)

## Special Education classes by average grade

**UT average, 3.52Bars start at 2.0

1. [SED 322C Individual Differences 650 grades**3.78**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/322c)
2. [SED 378T Topics in Special Education 253 grades**3.85**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/378t)
3. [SED 303 Autism Spectrum Disorder: Truths and Consequences 1,822 grades**3.87**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/303)

**By year 2025–26: 3.84Special Education classes by average grade**

| School year | Average grade | Grades |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023–24 | 3.86 | 720 |
| 2024–25 | 3.86 | 1,042 |
| 2025–26 | 3.84 | 1,279 |

Across every term since summer 2011, Special Education classes average 3.87 on 8,181 grades.

**Compare departments Third-highest of 83**

Special Education has the third-highest average grade of 83 departments. Here are the ones around it, highest first:

1. [Ensemble](https://utaustin.guide/majors/ensemble)**3.96**
2. [Natural Sciences](https://utaustin.guide/majors/natural-sciences)**3.91**
3. **Special Education3.85**
4. [Communication](https://utaustin.guide/majors/communication)**3.83**
5. [Studio Art](https://utaustin.guide/majors/studio-art)**3.82**

[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 SED 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/special-education · Checked 2026-11-09 · Field Guide: UT Austin