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Materials Science and Engineering

College of Engineering · University of Wisconsin-Madison
20,933 grades49 courses86 professors38 terms

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

3.48
average GPA across 20,933 grades
+2% vs. University of Wisconsin-Madison overall (3.42)
93%
A or B
of 20,933 grades
1.2%
D, F or withdrew
A57.8%
B35.6%
Every term against the 3.48 department average 38 terms
Fall 2006Fall 2025
Most taken
M S & E 350
INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS SCIENCE
3.40
6,263 grades
−2% vs. dept
M S & E 401
SPECIAL TOPICS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
3.82
817 grades
+10% vs. dept
M S & E 351
MATERIALS SCIENCE-STRUCTURE AND PROPERTY RELATIONS IN SOLIDS
3.05
794 grades
−12% vs. dept
M S & E 803
SPECIAL TOPICS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE
3.91
750 grades
+12% vs. dept
M S & E 330
THERMODYNAMICS OF MATERIALS
3.29
743 grades
−6% vs. dept
M S & E 360
STRUCTURES & PHASES LAB
3.64
659 grades
+4% vs. dept
M S & E 456
ELECTRONIC, OPTICAL, AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
3.40
646 grades
−3% vs. dept
M S & E 332
MACROPROCESSING OF MATERIALS
3.34
644 grades
−4% vs. dept
Courses with a grade record · 49
100 level1200 level3300 level12400 level14500 level8600 level3700 level6800 level1900 level1
CourseDistributionGPAvs. deptGrades
100 level1 course
M S & E 151 · — MATERIALS OF THE MODERN WORLD
3.68 +6% vs. dept 33
200 level3 courses
M S & E 250
3.74 +7% vs. dept 210
M S & E 260 · — MATERIALS EXPERIENCE
3.85 +11% vs. dept 150
M S & E 299 · — INDEPENDENT STUDY
3.98 +14% vs. dept 199
300 level12 courses
M S & E 330 · — THERMODYNAMICS OF MATERIALS
3.29 −6% vs. dept 743
M S & E 331 · — TRANSPORT PHENOMENA IN MATERIALS
3.09 −11% vs. dept 557
M S & E 332 · — MACROPROCESSING OF MATERIALS
3.34 −4% vs. dept 644
M S & E 333 · — MICROPROCESSING OF MATERIALS
3.53 +1% vs. dept 552
M S & E 350 · — INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS SCIENCE
3.40 −2% vs. dept 6,263
M S & E 351 · — MATERIALS SCIENCE-STRUCTURE AND PROPERTY RELATIONS IN SOLIDS
3.05 −12% vs. dept 794
M S & E 352 · — MATERIALS SCIENCE-TRANSFORMATION OF SOLIDS
3.09 −11% vs. dept 600
M S & E 360 · — STRUCTURES & PHASES LAB
3.64 +4% vs. dept 659
M S & E 361 · — KINETICS & THERMODYNAMICS LAB
3.52 +1% vs. dept 555
M S & E 362 · — SYNTHESIS & CHARACTERIZATION LAB
3.56 +2% vs. dept 573
M S & E 379
3.74 +7% vs. dept 86
M S & E 390
3.78 +8% vs. dept 83
400 level14 courses
M S & E 401 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
3.82 +10% vs. dept 817
M S & E 423 · — NUCLEAR ENGINEERING MATERIALS
3.22 −8% vs. dept 382
M S & E 433 · — PRINCIPLES OF CORROSION
3.56 +2% vs. dept 178
M S & E 434 · — INTRODUCTION TO THIN-FILM DEPOSITION PROCESSES
3.51 +1% vs. dept 242
M S & E 441 · — DEFORMATION OF SOLIDS
3.33 −4% vs. dept 550
M S & E 448 · — CRYSTALLOGRAPHY AND X-RAY DIFFRACTION
3.78 +8% vs. dept 449
M S & E 451 · — INTRODUCTION TO CERAMIC MATERIALS
3.31 −5% vs. dept 626
M S & E 456 · — ELECTRONIC, OPTICAL, AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
3.40 −3% vs. dept 646
M S & E 460 · — INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
3.75 +8% vs. dept 157
M S & E 461
3.49 +0% vs. dept 80
M S & E 463 · — MATERIALS FOR ELEVATED TEMPERATURE SERVICE
3.43 −2% vs. dept 100
M S & E 465 · — FUNDAMENTALS OF HEAT TREATMENT
3.37 −3% vs. dept 49
M S & E 470 · — CAPSTONE PROJECT I
3.92 +13% vs. dept 479
M S & E 471 · — CAPSTONE PROJECT II
3.84 +10% vs. dept 405
500 level8 courses
M S & E 521 · — ADVANCED POLYMERIC MATERIALS
3.76 +8% vs. dept 95
M S & E 530 · — THERMODYNAMICS OF SOLIDS
3.56 +2% vs. dept 396
M S & E 550 · — MATERIALS FUNDAMENTALS
3.50 +1% vs. dept 20
M S & E 551 · — STRUCTURE OF MATERIALS
3.56 +2% vs. dept 201
M S & E 553 · — NANOMATERIALS & NANOTECHNOLOGY
3.63 +4% vs. dept 367
M S & E 560
3.81 +9% vs. dept 99
M S & E 561 · — MACHINE LEARNING IN MATERIALS
4.00 +15% vs. dept 15
M S & E 570 · — PROPERTIES OF SOLID SURFACES
3.58 +3% vs. dept 263
600 level3 courses
M S & E 648 · — ADVANCED X-RAY SCATTERING METHODS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
3.89 +12% vs. dept 28
M S & E 660 · — MESOSCALE MODELING OF MATERIALS
3.89 +12% vs. dept 23
M S & E 699 · — INDEPENDENT STUDY
4.00 +15% vs. dept 19
700 level6 courses
M S & E 748 · — STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF MATERIALS
3.32 −5% vs. dept 278
M S & E 750 · — IMPERFECTIONS AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
3.87 +11% vs. dept 39
M S & E 752 · — ADVANCED MATERIALS SCIENCE: PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
3.66 +5% vs. dept 117
M S & E 756 · — STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF ADVANCED ELECTRONIC MATERIALS
3.64 +5% vs. dept 149
M S & E 760 · — MOLECULAR MODELING OF MATERIALS
3.81 +9% vs. dept 118
M S & E 770
4.00 +15% vs. dept 8
800 level1 course
M S & E 803 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE
3.91 +12% vs. dept 750
900 level1 course
M S & E 900 · — MATERIALS RESEARCH SEMINAR
4.00 +15% vs. dept 87
16 more Materials Science and Engineering courses appear in the catalog with no grade record yet.
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