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Astronomy

College of Letters and Science · University of Wisconsin-Madison
25,531 grades34 courses70 professors39 terms

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

3.23
average GPA across 25,531 grades
−6% vs. University of Wisconsin-Madison overall (3.42)
83%
A or B
of 25,531 grades
4.3%
D, F or withdrew
A46.5%
B36.5%
C12.6%
Every term against the 3.23 department average 39 terms
Fall 2006Spring 2026
Most taken
ASTRON 103
THE EVOLVING UNIVERSE: STARS, GALAXIES, AND COSMOLOGY
3.17
13,535 grades
−2% vs. dept
ASTRON 104
OUR EXPLORATION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
3.32
3,944 grades
+3% vs. dept
ASTRON 160
LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE
2.89
2,100 grades
−11% 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
460 grades
+10% vs. dept
ASTRON 170
THE DARK SIDE OF THE UNIVERSE: THE GREAT COSMIC MYSTERIES FROM BLACK HOLES TO DARK ENERGY
3.36
382 grades
+4% vs. dept
Courses with a grade record · 34
100 level9200 level4300 level5400 level1500 level3600 level4700 level6900 level2
CourseDistributionGPAvs. deptGrades
100 level9 courses
ASTRON 103 · — THE EVOLVING UNIVERSE: STARS, GALAXIES, AND COSMOLOGY
3.17 −2% vs. dept 13,535
ASTRON 104 · — OUR EXPLORATION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
3.32 +3% vs. dept 3,944
ASTRON 113
3.44 +7% vs. dept 1,102
ASTRON 114
3.38 +4% vs. dept 104
ASTRON 140 · — EARTH 2.0: THE EXOPLANET REVOLUTION
3.34 +3% vs. dept 212
ASTRON 150 · — TOPICS IN ASTRONOMY
3.43 +6% vs. dept 230
ASTRON 160 · — LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE
2.89 −11% vs. dept 2,100
ASTRON 170 · — THE DARK SIDE OF THE UNIVERSE: THE GREAT COSMIC MYSTERIES FROM BLACK HOLES TO DARK ENERGY
3.36 +4% vs. dept 382
ASTRON 199 · — DIRECTED STUDY
4.00 +24% vs. dept 2
200 level4 courses
ASTRON 200 · — THE PHYSICAL UNIVERSE
3.56 +10% vs. dept 460
ASTRON 202 · — INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY RESEARCH
3.90 +21% vs. dept 20
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
3.38 +5% vs. dept 169
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 level3 courses
ASTRON 500 · — TECHNIQUES OF MODERN OBSERVATIONAL ASTROPHYSICS
3.61 +12% vs. dept 128
ASTRON 540 · — EXOPLANETS
3.85 +19% vs. dept 13
ASTRON 550
3.32 +3% vs. dept 565
600 level4 courses
ASTRON 620 · — SEMINAR IN ASTROPHYSICAL TOPICS
3.95 +22% 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 +11% 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 115
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 344
ASTRON 920 · — SEMINAR-ASTROPHYSICAL TOPICS
3.85 +19% vs. dept 23
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