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ASTRON

College of Letters and Science · University of Wisconsin-Madison
24,920 grades32 courses70 professors38 terms

Department and course prefixes as University of Wisconsin-Madison lists them in its own catalog.

3.23
average GPA across 24,920 grades
−6% vs. University of Wisconsin-Madison overall (3.42)
83%
A or B
of 24,920 grades
4.4%
D, F or withdrew
A46.3%
B36.6%
C12.8%
Every term against the 3.23 department average 38 terms
Fall 2006Fall 2025
Most taken
ASTRON 103
THE EVOLVING UNIVERSE: STARS, GALAXIES, AND COSMOLOGY
3.16
13,304 grades
−2% vs. dept
ASTRON 104
OUR EXPLORATION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
3.31
3,795 grades
+3% vs. dept
ASTRON 160
LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE
2.89
2,070 grades
−10% vs. dept
ASTRON 113
3.44
1,102 grades
+7% vs. dept
ASTRON 550
3.32
565 grades
+3% vs. dept
ASTRON 310
STELLAR ASTROPHYSICS
3.13
527 grades
−3% vs. dept
ASTRON 200
THE PHYSICAL UNIVERSE
3.56
410 grades
+10% vs. dept
ASTRON 170
THE DARK SIDE OF THE UNIVERSE: THE GREAT COSMIC MYSTERIES FROM BLACK HOLES TO DARK ENERGY
3.39
339 grades
+5% vs. dept
Courses with a grade record · 32
100 level9200 level3300 level5400 level1500 level2600 level4700 level6900 level2
CourseDistributionGPAvs. deptGrades
100 level9 courses
ASTRON 103 · — THE EVOLVING UNIVERSE: STARS, GALAXIES, AND COSMOLOGY
3.16 −2% vs. dept 13,304
ASTRON 104 · — OUR EXPLORATION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
3.31 +3% vs. dept 3,795
ASTRON 113
3.44 +7% vs. dept 1,102
ASTRON 114
3.38 +5% vs. dept 104
ASTRON 140 · — EARTH 2.0: THE EXOPLANET REVOLUTION
3.29 +2% vs. dept 197
ASTRON 150 · — TOPICS IN ASTRONOMY
3.43 +6% vs. dept 230
ASTRON 160 · — LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE
2.89 −10% vs. dept 2,070
ASTRON 170 · — THE DARK SIDE OF THE UNIVERSE: THE GREAT COSMIC MYSTERIES FROM BLACK HOLES TO DARK ENERGY
3.39 +5% vs. dept 339
ASTRON 199 · — DIRECTED STUDY
4.00 +24% vs. dept 2
200 level3 courses
ASTRON 200 · — THE PHYSICAL UNIVERSE
3.56 +10% vs. dept 410
ASTRON 206 · — HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY AND COSMOLOGY
3.23 +0% vs. dept 57
ASTRON 236 · — THE HISTORY OF MATTER IN THE UNIVERSE
3.33 +3% vs. dept 296
300 level5 courses
ASTRON 310 · — STELLAR ASTROPHYSICS
3.13 −3% vs. dept 527
ASTRON 320 · — THE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM
3.23 +0% vs. dept 232
ASTRON 330 · — GALAXIES
3.34 +4% vs. dept 129
ASTRON 335 · — COSMOLOGY
3.39 +5% vs. dept 220
ASTRON 340 · — SOLAR SYSTEM ASTROPHYSICS
3.27 +1% vs. dept 150
400 level1 course
ASTRON 465 · — OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMY AND DATA ANALYSIS
3.78 +17% vs. dept 69
500 level2 courses
ASTRON 500 · — TECHNIQUES OF MODERN OBSERVATIONAL ASTROPHYSICS
3.61 +12% vs. dept 128
ASTRON 550
3.32 +3% vs. dept 565
600 level4 courses
ASTRON 620 · — SEMINAR IN ASTROPHYSICAL TOPICS
3.95 +23% vs. dept 32
ASTRON 682 · — SENIOR HONORS THESIS
4.00 +24% vs. dept 2
ASTRON 692 · — SENIOR THESIS
4.00 +24% vs. dept 3
ASTRON 699 · — DIRECTED STUDY
3.87 +20% vs. dept 8
700 level6 courses
ASTRON 700 · — BASIC ASTROPHYSICS I
3.61 +12% vs. dept 133
ASTRON 702 · — BASIC ASTROPHYSICS II
3.60 +12% vs. dept 54
ASTRON 715 · — STELLAR INTERIORS AND EVOLUTION
3.62 +12% vs. dept 100
ASTRON 720 · — THE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM I: BASIC PROCESSES
3.58 +11% vs. dept 109
ASTRON 730 · — GALAXIES
3.59 +11% vs. dept 101
ASTRON 735 · — OBSERVATIONAL COSMOLOGY
3.68 +14% vs. dept 99
900 level2 courses
ASTRON 910 · — SEMINAR IN ASTROPHYSICS
3.99 +24% vs. dept 336
ASTRON 920 · — SEMINAR-ASTROPHYSICAL TOPICS
3.79 +18% vs. dept 17
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