Hardest classes at Purdue
Ranked by average GPA from official grade distributions. Only courses with at least 100 graded students.
- ECET 22700: Dc and Pulse Electronics Average GPA 1.93, 576 students
- ENGT 18000: Engineering Tech Foundations Average GPA 1.98, 132 students
- CPB 25500: Clin Path Vet Techs Average GPA 2.09, 120 students
- IET 43630: Design of Experiments Average GPA 2.20, 167 students
- MA 15800: Precalculus- Functions & Trig Average GPA 2.21, 5,332 students
- IET 31600: Statistical Quality Control Average GPA 2.24, 297 students
- PHSC 42400: Pathophysiology & Drug Action Average GPA 2.31, 125 students
- ABE 21000: Thermo Prin of Engr & Bio Sys Average GPA 2.31, 119 students
- MET 11100: Applied Statics Average GPA 2.33, 918 students
- ECE 31033: Power Electronics Average GPA 2.33, 151 students
- PHSC 43600: Biochem Pharm Sci Ii Average GPA 2.33, 124 students
- ECE 43300: Power Electronics Average GPA 2.35, 132 students
- IET 43540: Facilities Planning Average GPA 2.38, 103 students
- CE 29800: Basic Mech II Dynamics Average GPA 2.39, 1,284 students
- CE 27000: Intro Strctrl Mchncs Average GPA 2.39, 1,153 students
- MA 13700: Math for Elm Tchrs I Average GPA 2.39, 647 students
- ECET 27900: Embedded Digital Systems Average GPA 2.39, 641 students
- MA 13800: Math for Elm Tchrs Ii Average GPA 2.39, 235 students
- IE 33200: Comput in Indust Engr Average GPA 2.41, 1,137 students
- FNR 25150: Ecol & Sys Mammals & Birds Average GPA 2.41, 477 students
- CNIT 34010: Unix Fundamentals Average GPA 2.41, 117 students
- MA 15300: College Algebra Average GPA 2.43, 3,019 students
- MET 31500: Ap Mech Kinematics & Dynamics Average GPA 2.44, 108 students
- AGEC 45000: Internatl Agric Trade Average GPA 2.45, 172 students
- ABE 20100: Thermo in Bio Sys I Average GPA 2.47, 271 students
- AGEC 40600: Nat Res & Envir Econ Average GPA 2.48, 364 students
- MSE 38200: Mech Response Material Average GPA 2.48, 303 students
- PSY 37600: Attention & Cognitive Control Average GPA 2.48, 271 students
- BMS 33100: Pharmacology for Vt Average GPA 2.48, 107 students
- ECE 20002: Elect Engr Fundamental Ii Average GPA 2.50, 3,346 students
- CHM 11610: General Chemistry Ii Average GPA 2.50, 613 students
- CE 37100: Structural Analysis I Average GPA 2.51, 704 students
- STAT 30301: Prob & Stat for Business Average GPA 2.52, 4,663 students
- MFET 34800: Advanced Industrial Robotics Average GPA 2.53, 177 students
- MA 16200: Pl Anly Geo Calc Ii Average GPA 2.54, 9,400 students
- MA 16100: Pl Anly Geo Calc I Average GPA 2.54, 5,248 students
- ME 30800: Fluid Mechanics Average GPA 2.54, 2,652 students
- HK 37600: History of Sport Average GPA 2.54, 157 students
- LA 16600: Hist Thry Land Arch Average GPA 2.54, 138 students
- BIOL 13100: Biol II Dev Struc Func Average GPA 2.55, 1,528 students
- VCS 22600: Prin of Anesthesia Average GPA 2.55, 119 students
- CE 29700: Basic Mech I Statics Average GPA 2.56, 1,455 students
- PHSC 20800: Biochemistry for Pharm Science Average GPA 2.56, 151 students
- IET 33620: Total Productive Maintenance Average GPA 2.56, 131 students
- COM 20400: Crit Perspectives Com Average GPA 2.57, 1,244 students
- AGRY 33500: Weather and Climate Average GPA 2.57, 159 students
- CHE 21100: Ch Engr Thermodynamics Average GPA 2.58, 706 students
- CSR 30900: Leadership Strategies Average GPA 2.58, 701 students
- MA 16010: Applied Calculus I Average GPA 2.59, 11,398 students
- MET 21100: Appl Strength Material Average GPA 2.59, 551 students
- BTNY 12100: Principles of Plant Biology Ii Average GPA 2.59, 217 students
- ECE 20001: Electrical Engr Fund I-Honors Average GPA 2.60, 8,091 students
- BIOL 28600: Intro to Ecol & Evol Average GPA 2.60, 1,993 students
- PHYS 21400: The Nature of Physics Average GPA 2.60, 284 students
- VCS 32100: La Nursing Ii Average GPA 2.60, 107 students
- PHYS 22000: Gen Physics Average GPA 2.61, 6,350 students
- ECE 30200: Probabilistic Methods Average GPA 2.61, 2,558 students
- CHM 11600: General Chemistry Average GPA 2.62, 6,566 students
- BMS 80200: Comparative Anatomy Average GPA 2.62, 339 students
- ECE 32100: Electromech Motion Dev Average GPA 2.63, 585 students
- MA 26500: Linear Algebra Average GPA 2.64, 10,375 students
- ME 20000: Thermodynamics I Average GPA 2.64, 6,515 students
- CHE 20500: Ch Engr Calculations Average GPA 2.64, 915 students
- BME 30400: Transport Fundamentals Average GPA 2.64, 246 students
- IDE 36000: Mde Statistics Average GPA 2.64, 148 students
- CNIT 34400: Network Engr Fundamentals Average GPA 2.65, 960 students
- FNR 22500: Dendrology Average GPA 2.65, 352 students
- MA 26600: Ordinary Differ Equatn Average GPA 2.66, 8,561 students
- CNIT 24200: System Administration Average GPA 2.66, 1,442 students
- MET 23000: Fluid Power Average GPA 2.66, 727 students
- ECON 21000: Prin of Economics Average GPA 2.67, 2,505 students
- AAE 44000: Spacecraft Att Dynam Average GPA 2.67, 649 students
- MCMP 20800: Biochemistry for Pharm Science Average GPA 2.67, 503 students
- AT 20501: Statics for Aerostructures Average GPA 2.67, 327 students
- ECE 43800: Dig Sig Proc with Appl Average GPA 2.67, 184 students
- ME 27400: Basic Mechanics Ii Average GPA 2.68, 3,200 students
- MA 37300: Financial Mathematics Average GPA 2.68, 706 students
- PHRM 82500: Integr Pharmther I Average GPA 2.68, 607 students
- CGT 10301: Geometric Modeling Applcations Average GPA 2.68, 275 students
- CE 52300: Sel & Util Const Equip Average GPA 2.68, 196 students
- MA 16020: Applied Calculus Ii Average GPA 2.69, 4,060 students
- PHYS 36000: Quantum Mechanics Average GPA 2.69, 284 students
- OLS 34600: Critical Thinking and Ethics Average GPA 2.69, 173 students
- IE 33600: Oper Res-Stoch Models Average GPA 2.70, 1,210 students
- CE 33500: Civil Engineering Materials Average GPA 2.70, 885 students
- HTM 14100: Fin Acctg Service Ind Average GPA 2.70, 637 students
- BME 21400: Intro Biomechanics Average GPA 2.70, 598 students
- HIST 24300: South Asia Hist & Civ Average GPA 2.70, 236 students
- CS 24000: Programming in C Average GPA 2.71, 3,986 students
- ECE 30100: Signals and Systems Average GPA 2.71, 2,989 students
- PHRM 82400: Pathophysiology & Drug Action Average GPA 2.71, 651 students
- BIOL 24100: Biol IV Gntcs Mlclr Average GPA 2.72, 1,755 students
- PHRM 82900: Dosage Forms Ii Average GPA 2.72, 726 students
- ECET 17700: Daq and Systems Control Average GPA 2.72, 489 students
- ANSC 32500: Applied Ruminant Nutrition Average GPA 2.72, 262 students
- ABE 45700: Transport Oper Food&Bio Engr I Average GPA 2.72, 254 students
- FNR 33100: Forest Ecosystems Average GPA 2.72, 207 students
- MA 26100: Multivariate Calculus Average GPA 2.73, 18,859 students
- AAE 35200: Structural Analysis I Average GPA 2.73, 1,585 students
- MA 13900: Math for Elm Tchrs Iii Average GPA 2.73, 352 students
See also: Easiest classes, Purdue course catalog.