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Civil and Environmental Engineering

College of Engineering · University of Wisconsin-Madison
53,568 grades163 courses236 professors38 terms

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

3.44
average GPA across 53,568 grades
+0% vs. University of Wisconsin-Madison overall (3.42)
90%
A or B
of 53,568 grades
1.6%
D, F or withdrew
A56.5%
B33.9%
Every term against the 3.44 department average 38 terms
Fall 2006Fall 2025
Course prefixes · 2
PrefixDistributionGPAGrades
CIV ENGR · 142 courses
3.44 +0% vs. department 47,612
G L E · 21 courses
3.40 −1% vs. department 5,956
Most taken
CIV ENGR 320
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
3.17
2,879 grades
−8% vs. dept
CIV ENGR 310
FLUID MECHANICS
2.90
2,587 grades
−15% vs. dept
CIV ENGR 498
3.60
2,338 grades
+5% vs. dept
CIV ENGR 377
AN INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
3.28
2,336 grades
−5% vs. dept
CIV ENGR 311
HYDROSCIENCE
2.91
2,130 grades
−15% vs. dept
CIV ENGR 291
PROBLEM SOLVING USING COMPUTER TOOLS
3.12
2,112 grades
−9% vs. dept
CIV ENGR 330
SOIL MECHANICS
2.97
2,067 grades
−14% vs. dept
CIV ENGR 370
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
3.24
1,945 grades
−6% vs. dept
Courses with a grade record · 163
100 level5200 level3300 level22400 level37500 level37600 level22700 level24800 level5900 level8
CourseDistributionGPAvs. deptGrades
100 level5 courses
CIV ENGR 150 · — INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURAL THEORY
3.57 +4% vs. dept 322
CIV ENGR 151 · — ARCHITECTURAL MAKING I
3.54 +3% vs. dept 243
CIV ENGR 155 · — ARCHITECTURAL THINKING
3.44 +0% vs. dept 27
CIV ENGR 159 · — CIVIL ENGINEERING GRAPHICS
3.55 +3% vs. dept 356
G L E 171 · — INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
3.95 +15% vs. dept 478
200 level3 courses
CIV ENGR 250 · — ARCHITECTURAL VISUALIZATION
3.81 +11% vs. dept 16
CIV ENGR 290
3.50 +2% vs. dept 293
CIV ENGR 291 · — PROBLEM SOLVING USING COMPUTER TOOLS
3.12 −9% vs. dept 2,112
300 level22 courses
CIV ENGR 301
3.17 −8% vs. dept 41
CIV ENGR 302
2.97 −14% vs. dept 15
CIV ENGR 303
3.00 −13% vs. dept 9
CIV ENGR 304
3.21 −6% vs. dept 7
CIV ENGR 310 · — FLUID MECHANICS
2.90 −15% vs. dept 2,587
CIV ENGR 311 · — HYDROSCIENCE
2.91 −15% vs. dept 2,130
CIV ENGR 315
3.27 −5% vs. dept 193
CIV ENGR 320 · — ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
3.17 −8% vs. dept 2,879
CIV ENGR 322 · — ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING PROCESSES
3.71 +8% vs. dept 251
CIV ENGR 324 · — ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS
3.65 +6% vs. dept 119
CIV ENGR 325 · — ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING MATERIALS
3.63 +6% vs. dept 98
CIV ENGR 330 · — SOIL MECHANICS
2.97 −14% vs. dept 2,067
CIV ENGR 340 · — STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS I
3.29 −4% vs. dept 1,856
G L E 350 · — INTRODUCTION TO GEOPHYSICS: THE DYNAMIC EARTH
3.59 +4% vs. dept 269
CIV ENGR 352 · — FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT - DESIGN SEMINAR
3.26 −5% vs. dept 33
CIV ENGR 357
3.41 −1% vs. dept 118
G L E 360 · — PRINCIPLES OF MINERALOGY
3.05 −11% vs. dept 674
G L E 370 · — ELEMENTARY PETROLOGY
3.08 −10% vs. dept 538
CIV ENGR 370 · — TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
3.24 −6% vs. dept 1,945
CIV ENGR 377 · — AN INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
3.28 −5% vs. dept 2,336
CIV ENGR 392 · — BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM)
3.77 +10% vs. dept 689
CIV ENGR 395 · — MATERIALS FOR CONSTRUCTED FACILITIES
3.28 −4% vs. dept 1,708
400 level37 courses
G L E 401 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
3.64 +6% vs. dept 605
CIV ENGR 410 · — HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
3.76 +9% vs. dept 171
CIV ENGR 411 · — OPEN CHANNEL HYDRAULICS
3.56 +4% vs. dept 124
CIV ENGR 412 · — GROUNDWATER HYDRAULICS
3.43 −0% vs. dept 78
CIV ENGR 414 · — HYDROLOGIC DESIGN
3.27 −5% vs. dept 80
CIV ENGR 415 · — HYDROLOGY
3.52 +2% vs. dept 66
CIV ENGR 416 · — WATER RESOURCES SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
3.83 +11% vs. dept 79
CIV ENGR 421 · — ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ENGINEERING
3.69 +7% vs. dept 209
CIV ENGR 422 · — ELEMENTS OF PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING
3.76 +9% vs. dept 35
CIV ENGR 423 · — AIR POLLUTION EFFECTS, MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL
3.49 +1% vs. dept 397
CIV ENGR 424
3.64 +6% vs. dept 83
CIV ENGR 426 · — DESIGN OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS
3.87 +13% vs. dept 449
CIV ENGR 427 · — SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTES ENGINEERING
3.92 +14% vs. dept 615
CIV ENGR 428 · — WATER TREATMENT PLANT DESIGN
3.84 +12% vs. dept 558
CIV ENGR 429
3.61 +5% vs. dept 14
CIV ENGR 430 · — INTRODUCTION TO SLOPE STABILITY AND EARTH RETENTION
3.64 +6% vs. dept 47
G L E 431 · — SEDIMENTOLOGY & STRATIGRAPHY LAB
3.52 +2% vs. dept 413
CIV ENGR 432 · — INTRODUCTION TO SHALLOW AND DEEP FOUNDATION SYSTEMS
3.45 +0% vs. dept 19
CIV ENGR 434 · — INTRODUCTION TO UNDERGROUND OPENINGS ENGINEERING
3.77 +10% vs. dept 24
CIV ENGR 440 · — STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS II
3.27 −5% vs. dept 270
CIV ENGR 442
3.06 −11% vs. dept 235
CIV ENGR 444 · — PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF GPS SURVEYING
3.43 −0% vs. dept 92
CIV ENGR 445 · — STEEL STRUCTURES I
3.06 −11% vs. dept 702
CIV ENGR 447 · — CONCRETE STRUCTURES I
3.06 −11% vs. dept 678
CIV ENGR 451 · — ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
3.81 +11% vs. dept 82
G L E 455 · — STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
3.06 −11% vs. dept 522
CIV ENGR 465 · — DATA SENSING AND ANALYSIS IN CONSTRUCTION
4.00 +16% vs. dept 6
CIV ENGR 474 · — ROCK MECHANICS
3.37 −2% vs. dept 395
G L E 476
2.92 −15% vs. dept 6
G L E 479 · — GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN
3.73 +9% vs. dept 288
G L E 489 · — HONORS IN RESEARCH
4.00 +16% vs. dept 1
CIV ENGR 492 · — INTEGRATED PROJECT ESTIMATING AND SCHEDULING
3.74 +9% vs. dept 674
CIV ENGR 494 · — CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING DECISION MAKING
3.44 +0% vs. dept 709
CIV ENGR 495 · — SUSTAINABLE BUILDING AND MATERIALS
4.00 +16% vs. dept 54
CIV ENGR 496 · — ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FOR CONSTRUCTION
3.59 +5% vs. dept 195
CIV ENGR 497 · — MECHANICAL SYSTEMS FOR CONSTRUCTION
3.38 −2% vs. dept 377
CIV ENGR 498
3.60 +5% vs. dept 2,338
500 level37 courses
CIV ENGR 500 · — WATER CHEMISTRY
3.66 +7% vs. dept 539
CIV ENGR 501 · — WATER ANALYSIS-INTERMEDIATE
3.81 +11% vs. dept 85
CIV ENGR 502
3.80 +11% vs. dept 5
CIV ENGR 503
3.86 +12% vs. dept 18
CIV ENGR 508 · — COMPOSITE MATERIALS
3.69 +7% vs. dept 260
CIV ENGR 511 · — MIXING AND TRANSPORT IN THE ENVIRONMENT
3.85 +12% vs. dept 26
CIV ENGR 514 · — COASTAL ENGINEERING
3.48 +1% vs. dept 220
CIV ENGR 515 · — HYDROCLIMATOLOGY FOR WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
3.81 +11% vs. dept 55
CIV ENGR 516 · — HYDROLOGIC DATA ANALYSIS
3.65 +6% vs. dept 13
CIV ENGR 521 · — MEMBRANE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
3.80 +11% vs. dept 10
CIV ENGR 522 · — HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
3.90 +13% vs. dept 355
CIV ENGR 525 · — CASE STUDIES EXPLORING INFRASTRUCTURE SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
3.79 +10% vs. dept 14
CIV ENGR 530 · — SEEPAGE AND SLOPES
3.40 −1% vs. dept 289
CIV ENGR 531
3.66 +7% vs. dept 49
CIV ENGR 532 · — FOUNDATIONS
3.39 −1% vs. dept 230
CIV ENGR 534 · — NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION
3.68 +7% vs. dept 14
CIV ENGR 535 · — WIND ENERGY BALANCE-OF-PLANT DESIGN
3.54 +3% vs. dept 56
G L E 537 · — QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR GEOSCIENCE
3.77 +10% vs. dept 15
CIV ENGR 543
3.27 −5% vs. dept 68
CIV ENGR 545 · — STEEL STRUCTURES II
3.44 +0% vs. dept 168
CIV ENGR 547 · — CONCRETE STRUCTURES II
3.38 −2% vs. dept 117
CIV ENGR 556 · — REMOTE SENSING DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING
3.90 +13% vs. dept 191
CIV ENGR 570 · — CONNECTED AND AUTOMATED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
4.00 +16% vs. dept 8
CIV ENGR 571 · — URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
3.76 +9% vs. dept 385
CIV ENGR 572 · — TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS
3.75 +9% vs. dept 50
CIV ENGR 573 · — GEOMETRIC DESIGN OF TRANSPORT FACILITIES
3.42 −1% vs. dept 411
CIV ENGR 574 · — TRAFFIC CONTROL
3.42 −1% vs. dept 324
CIV ENGR 575 · — ADVANCED HIGHWAY MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION
3.66 +6% vs. dept 57
CIV ENGR 576 · — ADVANCED PAVEMENT DESIGN
3.70 +8% vs. dept 130
CIV ENGR 578 · — SENIOR CAPSTONE DESIGN
3.76 +9% vs. dept 1,767
CIV ENGR 579 · — SEMINAR-TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
3.98 +16% vs. dept 1,449
CIV ENGR 592
3.68 +7% vs. dept 19
G L E 594 · — INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED GEOPHYSICS
3.17 −8% vs. dept 514
CIV ENGR 595
3.75 +9% vs. dept 14
G L E 595 · — FIELD METHODS IN APPLIED AND ENGINEERING GEOPHYSICS
3.72 +8% vs. dept 414
CIV ENGR 596
3.63 +6% vs. dept 111
G L E 596 · — GEOMECHANICS
3.75 +9% vs. dept 6
600 level22 courses
CIV ENGR 609 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN WATER CHEMISTRY
3.94 +15% vs. dept 164
CIV ENGR 612 · — ECOHYDROLOGY
3.58 +4% vs. dept 25
CIV ENGR 618 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN HYDRAULICS AND FLUID MECHANICS
3.67 +7% vs. dept 103
CIV ENGR 619 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN HYDROLOGY
3.73 +9% vs. dept 195
CIV ENGR 623
3.58 +4% vs. dept 6
G L E 627 · — HYDROGEOLOGY
3.17 −8% vs. dept 810
CIV ENGR 629 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
3.89 +13% vs. dept 363
G L E 629 · — CONTAMINANT HYDROGEOLOGY
3.44 +0% vs. dept 155
CIV ENGR 631 · — TOXICANTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT: SOURCES, DISTRIBUTION, FATE, & EFFECTS
3.45 +0% vs. dept 142
CIV ENGR 633
2.67 −22% vs. dept 6
CIV ENGR 635 · — REMEDIATION GEOTECHNICS
3.35 −2% vs. dept 71
CIV ENGR 639 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
3.38 −2% vs. dept 87
CIV ENGR 641
3.73 +8% vs. dept 73
CIV ENGR 649 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
3.81 +11% vs. dept 176
CIV ENGR 669 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
3.84 +12% vs. dept 738
CIV ENGR 678 · — ADVANCED TRAFFIC MODELING AND COMPUTER SIMULATION
3.98 +16% vs. dept 46
CIV ENGR 679 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN TRANSPORTATION AND CITY PLANNING
3.71 +8% vs. dept 332
CIV ENGR 694
3.90 +13% vs. dept 24
CIV ENGR 695
3.50 +2% vs. dept 7
CIV ENGR 698
3.81 +11% vs. dept 1,200
CIV ENGR 699 · — INDEPENDENT STUDY
4.00 +16% vs. dept 654
G L E 699 · — INDEPENDENT STUDY
4.00 +16% vs. dept 2
700 level24 courses
CIV ENGR 700
3.86 +12% vs. dept 29
CIV ENGR 701 · — THE CHEMISTRY OF AIR POLLUTION
3.99 +16% vs. dept 51
CIV ENGR 703 · — ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY
4.00 +16% vs. dept 48
CIV ENGR 704 · — ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL KINETICS
3.63 +6% vs. dept 58
CIV ENGR 716
3.62 +5% vs. dept 74
CIV ENGR 717 · — WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PRACTICUM PLANNING SEMINAR I
3.97 +15% vs. dept 96
CIV ENGR 718 · — WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PRACTICUM PLANNING SEMINAR II
3.90 +13% vs. dept 186
CIV ENGR 721 · — BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
3.84 +12% vs. dept 69
CIV ENGR 722 · — CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
3.83 +11% vs. dept 58
CIV ENGR 723 · — ENERGY PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
3.88 +13% vs. dept 69
G L E 724 · — GROUNDWATER FLOW MODELING
3.71 +8% vs. dept 63
CIV ENGR 730 · — ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF SOILS
3.65 +6% vs. dept 75
CIV ENGR 731
3.43 −0% vs. dept 14
CIV ENGR 732 · — UNSATURATED SOIL GEOENGINEERING
3.57 +4% vs. dept 54
CIV ENGR 733 · — PHYSICOCHEMICAL BASIS OF SOIL BEHAVIOR
3.55 +3% vs. dept 20
CIV ENGR 735
3.73 +9% vs. dept 13
CIV ENGR 740
3.92 +14% vs. dept 6
CIV ENGR 744 · — STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS AND EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
3.65 +6% vs. dept 62
CIV ENGR 749 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
3.35 −2% vs. dept 115
G L E 757 · — ADVANCED ROCK MECHANICS
4.00 +16% vs. dept 6
CIV ENGR 760 · — RESEARCH METHODS IN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
4.00 +16% vs. dept 27
CIV ENGR 772
3.70 +8% vs. dept 33
CIV ENGR 775 · — TURBULENT HEAT AND MOMENTUM TRANSFER
3.72 +8% vs. dept 177
CIV ENGR 795
3.53 +3% vs. dept 19
800 level5 courses
G L E 801 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
3.84 +12% vs. dept 31
CIV ENGR 821 · — ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING: BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT PROCESSES
3.77 +10% vs. dept 134
CIV ENGR 822 · — ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL TREATMENT PROCESS
3.73 +9% vs. dept 100
CIV ENGR 823 · — ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECT
3.86 +12% vs. dept 57
CIV ENGR 839
3.55 +3% vs. dept 19
900 level8 courses
G L E 900 · — SEMINAR
3.88 +13% vs. dept 146
CIV ENGR 909 · — GRADUATE SEMINAR - ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY & TECHNOLOGY
3.99 +16% vs. dept 392
CIV ENGR 919 · — SEMINAR-HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING AND FLUID MECHANICS
3.87 +12% vs. dept 353
CIV ENGR 929 · — SEMINAR-ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
3.97 +16% vs. dept 612
CIV ENGR 939 · — GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR
3.76 +9% vs. dept 68
CIV ENGR 949 · — SEMINAR-STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
4.00 +16% vs. dept 42
CIV ENGR 970
3.88 +13% vs. dept 115
CIV ENGR 999 · — ADVANCED INDEPENDENT STUDY
3.92 +14% vs. dept 143
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