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UT Austin GPA
How University of Texas at Austin calculates GPA
University of Texas at Austin (Texas) calculates GPA as a credit-weighted average: multiply each course's grade points by its credits, add them up, and divide by total credits. The detail that matters is the grade scale.
The UT Austin grade scale — what makes it specific
A+ rule: UT Austin does NOT award A+. An A (4.0) is the highest grade possible.
Failing grade: University of Texas at Austin uses "F" for a failing grade (0.0).
Repeated courses & grade replacement
Repeated courses remain on the transcript; GPA treatment follows registrar rules. UT does not broadly remove earlier grades — confirm grade-replacement eligibility with the registrar.
Academic standing
Good standing and honors thresholds are set by each college; the University-wide failing point is F = 0.0.
Latin honors at graduation
There is no university-wide cut-off at University of Texas at Austin — each college sets its own. The minimum GPA set independently by each college; percentage of graduating class capped, so effective cutoff may be higher.
| College or school | honors | high honors | highest honors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cockrell School of Engineering | 3.50 | 3.70 | 3.85 |
| College of Education | 3.50 | 3.65 | 3.80 |
| College of Fine Arts | 3.30 | 3.60 | 3.85 |
| College of Liberal Arts | 3.30 | 3.667 | 3.867 |
| College of Natural Sciences | 3.30 | 3.667 | 3.867 |
| College of Pharmacy | 3.60 | 3.70 | 3.80 |
| Jackson School of Geosciences | 3.30 | 3.667 | 3.867 |
| McCombs School of Business | 3.50 | 3.65 | 3.80 |
| Moody College of Communication | 3.465 | 3.665 | 3.865 |
| School of Architecture | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 |
| School of Information | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 |
| School of Nursing | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 |
| School of Social Work | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 |
These cut-offs are recalculated and apply to 2026-27 catalog. Check the registrar for the current year before relying on them.
UT Austin's tiers are named Honors / High Honors / Highest Honors (not the cum laude/magna/summa terminology), each capped at no more than the top 20%/10%/4% of each college's May graduating class per: "No more than 20 percent of the May graduating class of each college or school may receive honors, high honors, and highest honors." Minimum GPAs shown are floors; the effective cutoff for a given class may be higher once the percentage cap is applied, and can shift by catalog year.
Dean’s List
University of Texas at Austin names students to its Dean’s List at a term GPA of 3.50 in-residence GPA, at least 45 grade points, no incomplete grades (per-semester recognition called "University Honors" rather than Dean's List).
Academic probation and dismissal
Grade-reporting period (semester): Cumulative GPA below 2.00 (UT Austin calls this 'academic warning', not probation).
Dismissal: Below 1.50 GPA under 15 college hours; below 1.70 at 15-44 hours; below 1.85 at 45-59 hours; below 2.00 at 60+ hours.
The minimum cumulative GPA depends on how far through the degree a student is:
| Class level | Cumulative GPA |
|---|---|
| — | dismissed below 1.50 (label <15 college hours undertaken) |
| — | dismissed below 1.70 (label 15-44 college hours undertaken) |
| — | dismissed below 1.85 (label 45-59 college hours undertaken) |
| — | dismissed below 2.00 (label 60+ college hours undertaken) |
university-wide
Sources
Every figure on this page was read on one of these pages, all published by University of Texas at Austin itself. Nothing here comes from a ranking site or an aggregator.
- catalog.utexas.edu — Latin honors.
- catalog.utexas.edu — academic standing.
- catalog.utexas.edu — grading scale and GPA calculation.
Good to know
The defining UT Austin quirk: there is no A+. The scale runs A (4.0), A- (3.67), B+ (3.33) and so on down to F. If a generic calculator offers you an A+ at 4.33, it's wrong for UT Austin.
Need to plan ahead? Use the target GPA planner to find the grades you need, or the final grade calculator for a single class. International student? See CGPA to US GPA (WES).