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Economics

College of Letters and Science · University of Wisconsin-Madison
175,963 grades138 courses246 professors39 terms

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

3.16
average GPA across 175,963 grades
−8% vs. University of Wisconsin-Madison overall (3.42)
81%
A or B
of 175,963 grades
3.2%
D, F or withdrew
A39.5%
B41.3%
C16.0%
Every term against the 3.16 department average 39 terms
Fall 2006Spring 2026
Most taken
ECON 101
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
3.06
51,575 grades
−3% vs. dept
ECON 102
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
3.04
26,385 grades
−4% vs. dept
ECON 301
INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMIC THEORY
3.01
12,761 grades
−5% vs. dept
ECON 302
INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMIC THEORY
3.12
11,809 grades
−1% vs. dept
ECON 310
STATISTICS: MEASUREMENT IN ECONOMICS
3.03
8,980 grades
−4% vs. dept
ECON 330
MONEY AND BANKING
2.87
5,379 grades
−9% vs. dept
ECON 410
INTRODUCTORY ECONOMETRICS
3.05
3,653 grades
−3% vs. dept
ECON 464
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
3.01
2,913 grades
−5% vs. dept
Courses with a grade record · 138
100 level4200 level2300 level20400 level22500 level14600 level11700 level35800 level14900 level16
CourseDistributionGPAvs. deptGrades
100 level4 courses
ECON 100 · — ECONOMIC APPROACH TO CURRENT ISSUES
3.32 +5% vs. dept 879
ECON 101 · — PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
3.06 −3% vs. dept 51,575
ECON 102 · — PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
3.04 −4% vs. dept 26,385
ECON 111 · — PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS-ACCELERATED TREATMENT
3.35 +6% vs. dept 749
200 level2 courses
ECON 205 · — QUANTITATIVE TOOLS FOR ECONOMICS
3.28 +4% vs. dept 319
ECON 236
3.39 +7% vs. dept 19
300 level20 courses
ECON 300 · — INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE
3.24 +3% vs. dept 25
ECON 301 · — INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMIC THEORY
3.01 −5% vs. dept 12,761
ECON 302 · — INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMIC THEORY
3.12 −1% vs. dept 11,809
ECON 305 · — DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
3.22 +2% vs. dept 252
ECON 306 · — THE REAL ESTATE PROCESS
3.72 +18% vs. dept 56
ECON 310 · — STATISTICS: MEASUREMENT IN ECONOMICS
3.03 −4% vs. dept 8,980
ECON 311 · — INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMIC THEORY - ADVANCED TREATMENT
3.56 +13% vs. dept 558
ECON 312 · — INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMIC THEORY - ADVANCED TREATMENT
3.56 +13% vs. dept 456
ECON 315 · — DATA VISUALIZATION FOR ECONOMISTS
3.44 +9% vs. dept 259
ECON 321 · — SPORTS ECONOMICS
3.31 +5% vs. dept 167
ECON 325 · — ECONOMICS OF RACE IN THE UNITED STATES
3.56 +13% vs. dept 41
ECON 330 · — MONEY AND BANKING
2.87 −9% vs. dept 5,379
ECON 340 · — MICROECONOMICS IN POPULAR CULTURE
3.72 +18% vs. dept 128
ECON 343 · — ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
2.91 −8% vs. dept 27
ECON 350 · — THE CHINESE ECONOMY
3.33 +6% vs. dept 78
ECON 355 · — THE ECONOMICS OF GROWING-UP AND GETTING OLD
3.52 +12% vs. dept 22
ECON 364
3.05 −3% vs. dept 292
ECON 365
3.10 −2% vs. dept 36
ECON 370 · — ECONOMICS OF POVERTY AND INEQUALITY
3.24 +3% vs. dept 178
ECON 390 · — CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC ISSUES
3.31 +5% vs. dept 1,762
400 level22 courses
ECON 400 · — INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED ECONOMETRICS
3.07 −3% vs. dept 1,738
ECON 410 · — INTRODUCTORY ECONOMETRICS
3.05 −3% vs. dept 3,653
ECON 411
3.25 +3% vs. dept 12
ECON 420 · — URBAN AND REGIONAL ECONOMICS
3.37 +7% vs. dept 45
ECON 435 · — THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM
3.31 +5% vs. dept 380
ECON 441 · — ANALYTICAL PUBLIC FINANCE
3.16 +0% vs. dept 1,601
ECON 442 · — MACROECONOMIC POLICY
3.35 +6% vs. dept 376
ECON 448 · — HUMAN RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
2.96 −6% vs. dept 488
ECON 450 · — WAGES AND THE LABOR MARKET
2.99 −5% vs. dept 2,206
ECON 451
3.06 −3% vs. dept 173
ECON 455 · — BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS
3.28 +4% vs. dept 1,835
ECON 458 · — INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE AND COMPETITIVE STRATEGY
3.70 +17% vs. dept 1,130
ECON 460 · — ECONOMIC FORECASTING
3.55 +12% vs. dept 362
ECON 461 · — INTERNATIONAL MACROECONOMICS
3.00 −5% vs. dept 650
ECON 464 · — INTERNATIONAL TRADE
3.01 −5% vs. dept 2,913
ECON 465 · — THE AMERICAN ECONOMY TO 1865
3.46 +10% vs. dept 311
ECON 466 · — THE AMERICAN ECONOMY SINCE 1865
3.35 +6% vs. dept 167
ECON 467 · — INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS
3.00 −5% vs. dept 1,278
ECON 468 · — INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION AND IMPERFECT COMPETITION
3.18 +1% vs. dept 1,004
ECON 474 · — ECONOMIC PROBLEMS OF DEVELOPING AREAS
3.52 +12% vs. dept 42
ECON 475 · — ECONOMICS OF GROWTH
3.35 +6% vs. dept 642
ECON 477 · — AGRICULTURAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
3.29 +4% vs. dept 24
500 level14 courses
ECON 502
2.97 −6% vs. dept 245
ECON 503 · — MARKETS WITH FRICTIONS
4.00 +27% vs. dept 9
ECON 508
3.89 +23% vs. dept 9
ECON 521 · — GAME THEORY AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
3.19 +1% vs. dept 1,530
ECON 522 · — LAW AND ECONOMICS
3.10 −2% vs. dept 2,785
ECON 524 · — PHILOSOPHY AND ECONOMICS
3.43 +8% vs. dept 168
ECON 525
3.55 +12% vs. dept 33
ECON 531 · — NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS
3.47 +10% vs. dept 20
ECON 535 · — EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS
3.22 +2% vs. dept 58
ECON 548 · — THE ECONOMICS OF HEALTH CARE
3.32 +5% vs. dept 922
ECON 570 · — FUNDAMENTALS OF DATA ANALYTICS FOR ECONOMISTS
3.80 +20% vs. dept 1,010
ECON 580 · — HONORS TUTORIAL IN RESEARCH PROJECT DESIGN
3.80 +20% vs. dept 207
ECON 581 · — HONORS THESIS
4.00 +27% vs. dept 1
ECON 590
3.70 +17% vs. dept 47
600 level11 courses
ECON 606
3.46 +10% vs. dept 67
ECON 621 · — MARKETS AND MODELS
3.49 +11% vs. dept 64
ECON 623 · — POPULATION ECONOMICS
3.19 +1% vs. dept 150
ECON 661 · — ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL MACROECONOMICS
3.49 +11% vs. dept 123
ECON 663
3.42 +8% vs. dept 398
ECON 664 · — ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE
3.74 +19% vs. dept 37
ECON 666 · — ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
3.30 +5% vs. dept 328
ECON 682 · — SENIOR HONORS THESIS
4.00 +27% vs. dept 2
ECON 690 · — TOPICS IN ECONOMICS
3.60 +14% vs. dept 816
ECON 695 · — TOPICS IN ECONOMIC DATA ANALYSIS
3.65 +16% vs. dept 605
ECON 699 · — DIRECTED STUDY
4.00 +27% vs. dept 64
700 level35 courses
ECON 700 · — MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMISTS
3.61 +14% vs. dept 989
ECON 701 · — MICROECONOMICS I
3.63 +15% vs. dept 1,135
ECON 702 · — MACROECONOMICS I
3.50 +11% vs. dept 1,076
ECON 703 · — MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS I
3.69 +17% vs. dept 666
ECON 704 · — ECONOMETRICS I
3.50 +11% vs. dept 1,289
ECON 705 · — ECONOMETRICS II
3.51 +11% vs. dept 1,064
ECON 706 · — ECONOMETRICS III
3.73 +18% vs. dept 972
ECON 707 · — CAUSAL ESTIMATION IN ECONOMICS
3.58 +13% vs. dept 13
ECON 708 · — MICROECONOMICS II
3.60 +14% vs. dept 1,074
ECON 709 · — ECONOMIC STATISTICS AND ECONOMETRICS I
3.43 +9% vs. dept 1,107
ECON 710 · — ECONOMIC STATISTICS AND ECONOMETRICS II
3.43 +9% vs. dept 827
ECON 711 · — ECONOMIC THEORY-MICROECONOMICS SEQUENCE
3.32 +5% vs. dept 1,150
ECON 712 · — ECONOMIC THEORY-MACROECONOMICS SEQUENCE
3.36 +6% vs. dept 878
ECON 713 · — ECONOMIC THEORY: MICROECONOMICS SEQUENCE
3.33 +5% vs. dept 783
ECON 714 · — ECONOMIC THEORY; MACROECONOMICS SEQUENCE
3.43 +9% vs. dept 601
ECON 715 · — ECONOMETRIC METHODS
3.82 +21% vs. dept 324
ECON 716 · — ECONOMETRIC METHODS
3.93 +24% vs. dept 123
ECON 717 · — APPLIED ECONOMETRICS
3.90 +24% vs. dept 177
ECON 718 · — TOPICS IN APPLIED ECONOMETRICS
3.68 +16% vs. dept 214
ECON 719
3.89 +23% vs. dept 31
ECON 721 · — FINANCIAL MICROECONOMICS
3.65 +15% vs. dept 134
ECON 724 · — FINANCIAL ECONOMETRICS
3.68 +17% vs. dept 134
ECON 725 · — MACHINE LEARNING FOR ECONOMISTS
3.54 +12% vs. dept 236
ECON 726 · — APPLICATIONS OF MACHINE LEARNING IN ECONOMICS
4.00 +27% vs. dept 8
ECON 730 · — INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL ECONOMICS
3.64 +15% vs. dept 114
ECON 734 · — REGIONAL ECONOMIC PROBLEM ANALYSIS
3.39 +7% vs. dept 81
ECON 735 · — MONETARY AND FINANCIAL THEORY
3.98 +26% vs. dept 190
ECON 736 · — MACROECONOMIC POLICY
4.00 +27% vs. dept 43
ECON 741 · — THEORY OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND FISCAL POLICY
3.93 +24% vs. dept 211
ECON 742 · — THEORY OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND FISCAL POLICY
3.87 +23% vs. dept 110
ECON 750 · — LABOR ECONOMICS
3.68 +17% vs. dept 219
ECON 751 · — SURVEY OF INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS OF LABOR ECONOMICS
3.82 +21% vs. dept 164
ECON 761 · — INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION THEORY
3.82 +21% vs. dept 280
ECON 762 · — EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION AND PUBLIC POLICY
3.86 +22% vs. dept 268
ECON 770 · — DATA ANALYTICS FOR ECONOMISTS
3.77 +19% vs. dept 359
800 level14 courses
ECON 805 · — ADVANCED MICROECONOMIC THEORY I
3.80 +20% vs. dept 114
ECON 806 · — ADVANCED MICROECONOMIC THEORY II
3.86 +22% vs. dept 83
ECON 809 · — TOPICS IN MICROECONOMIC THEORY
3.92 +24% vs. dept 25
ECON 810 · — ADVANCED MACROECONOMIC THEORY
3.99 +26% vs. dept 69
ECON 836
3.81 +21% vs. dept 31
ECON 845 · — ADVANCED TOPICS IN PUBLIC FINANCE
3.84 +22% vs. dept 66
ECON 848 · — HEALTH ECONOMICS
3.89 +23% vs. dept 96
ECON 858
3.50 +11% vs. dept 20
ECON 871 · — ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
3.83 +21% vs. dept 133
ECON 872 · — ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
3.64 +15% vs. dept 105
ECON 873
4.00 +27% vs. dept 7
ECON 879
3.54 +12% vs. dept 24
ECON 880 · — TOPICS IN COMPUTATIONAL ECONOMICS
3.71 +17% vs. dept 141
ECON 899 · — RECENT ADVANCES IN ECONOMICS
3.88 +23% vs. dept 771
900 level16 courses
ECON 901 · — WORKSHOP IN MATHEMATICAL ECONOMIC THEORY
4.00 +27% vs. dept 228
ECON 902 · — WORKSHOP IN ECONOMIC THEORY
4.00 +27% vs. dept 177
ECON 903 · — WORKSHOP ON INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION
3.99 +26% vs. dept 341
ECON 904 · — WORKSHOP ON INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION
3.99 +26% vs. dept 339
ECON 913 · — WORKSHOP IN ECONOMETRICS
3.99 +26% vs. dept 138
ECON 914 · — WORKSHOP IN ECONOMETRICS
4.00 +27% vs. dept 126
ECON 955 · — WORKSHOP IN LABOR ECONOMICS
4.00 +27% vs. dept 300
ECON 956 · — WORKSHOP IN LABOR ECONOMICS
4.00 +27% vs. dept 234
ECON 961
3.83 +21% vs. dept 6
ECON 965 · — WORKSHOP ON QUANTITATIVE MACRO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
4.00 +27% vs. dept 403
ECON 966 · — WORKSHOP ON QUANTITATIVE MACRO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
4.00 +27% vs. dept 326
ECON 968 · — WORKSHOP ON PUBLIC ECONOMICS
4.00 +27% vs. dept 242
ECON 969 · — WORKSHOP ON PUBLIC ECONOMICS
4.00 +27% vs. dept 221
ECON 977 · — WORKSHOP IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
3.95 +25% vs. dept 74
ECON 978 · — WORKSHOP IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
3.99 +26% vs. dept 154
ECON 999 · — INDEPENDENT WORK
4.00 +27% vs. dept 5
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