Hardest CS classes at Cal Poly Pomona

Ranked by average GPA from official grade distributions. Only courses with at least 100 graded students.

CS 1280: Introduction to C++ Average GPA 2.86, 202 students
CS 2600: Systems Programming Average GPA 3.02, 2,014 students
CS 2560: C++ Programming Average GPA 3.05, 533 students
CS 3110: Formal Languages and Automata Average GPA 3.15, 2,267 students
CS 1260: Python for Beginners Average GPA 3.16, 409 students
CS 1300: Discrete Structures Average GPA 3.19, 2,357 students
CS 3650: Computer Architecture Average GPA 3.27, 2,054 students
CS 3010: Numerical Methods Average GPA 3.28, 1,901 students
CS 1400: Intro Programming Prob Solving Average GPA 3.31, 2,305 students
CS 3310: Design and Anlys of Algorithms Average GPA 3.31, 2,125 students
CS 4350: Database Systems Average GPA 3.31, 914 students
CS 3800: Computer Networks Average GPA 3.35, 1,178 students
CS 2400: Data Struct Adv Programming Average GPA 3.36, 2,052 students
CS 2640: Comp Org and Assembly Prog Average GPA 3.38, 1,903 students
CS 4450: Computer Graphics Average GPA 3.40, 254 students
CS 3520: Symbolic Programming Average GPA 3.44, 282 students
CS 4310: Operating Systems Average GPA 3.45, 1,901 students
CS 4600: Cryptography and Is Average GPA 3.45, 708 students
CS 4080: Concepts of Prgrming Languages Average GPA 3.47, 1,935 students
CS 2450: Programming Guis Average GPA 3.49, 846 students
CS 4200: Artificial Intelligence Average GPA 3.50, 1,114 students
CS 3750: Computers and Society Average GPA 3.53, 3,742 students
CS 3560: Obj-oriented Design and Prog Average GPA 3.54, 1,768 students
CS 3700: Parallel Processing Average GPA 3.56, 267 students
CS 2250: Intro to Web Science and Tech Average GPA 3.60, 207 students
CS 2410: Fundamentals of Data Science Average GPA 3.61, 330 students
CS 4250: Web Srch & Recommender Systms Average GPA 3.61, 257 students
CS 2990: Spec Topic for Ld Students Average GPA 3.64, 600 students
CS 2610: Intro Cyber Secrty Netwk Com Average GPA 3.68, 710 students
CS 2520: Python for Programmers Average GPA 3.69, 661 students
CS 4210: Machine Learning and Its Apps Average GPA 3.69, 635 students
CS 4700: Game Development Average GPA 3.73, 831 students
CS 4990: Spec Topic for Ud Students Average GPA 3.76, 2,518 students
CS 4800: Software Engineering Average GPA 3.76, 1,962 students
CS 4650: Big Data Anlyts and Cloud Comp Average GPA 3.78, 1,117 students
CS 5990: Spec Topic for Grad Studnt Average GPA 3.79, 532 students
CS 5250: Advanced Computer Architecture Average GPA 3.80, 253 students
CS 5800: Advanced Software Engineering Average GPA 3.80, 241 students
CS 4630: Undergraduate Seminar Average GPA 3.84, 1,690 students
CS 4750: Mobile Application Development Average GPA 3.87, 1,002 students
CS 6640: Graduate Seminar Average GPA 3.88, 196 students
CS 5300: Adv Algorithm Design and Anlys Average GPA 3.92, 231 students
CS 5370: Scheduling Algorithms Average GPA 3.92, 116 students
CS 4610: Senior Project Average GPA 4.00, 265 students