Hardest IE classes at Purdue

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

1. IE 33200: Comput in Indust Engr Average GPA 2.41, 1,137 students
2. IE 33600: Oper Res-Stoch Models Average GPA 2.70, 1,210 students
3. IE 38300: Integrated Prod Sys I Average GPA 2.99, 1,114 students
4. IE 33000: Prob & Stat in Engr Ii Average GPA 3.01, 1,208 students
5. IE 34300: Engineering Economics Average GPA 3.22, 3,029 students
6. IE 47400: Industrial Control Sys Average GPA 3.23, 1,014 students
7. IE 38600: Work Anly and Design I Average GPA 3.28, 1,111 students
8. IE 23000: Prob & Stat in Engr I Average GPA 3.29, 1,499 students
9. IE 33500: Oper Research-Optimiz Average GPA 3.33, 2,102 students
10. IE 37000: Mfg Processes I Average GPA 3.36, 1,482 students
11. IE 53500: Linear Programming Average GPA 3.40, 202 students
12. IE 57700: Human Factors in Engr Average GPA 3.45, 462 students
13. IE 47200: Imagine, Model, Make Average GPA 3.46, 223 students
14. IE 48400: Integrated Prod Sys Ii Average GPA 3.48, 802 students
15. IE 54500: Engr Economic Anly Average GPA 3.48, 339 students
16. IE 53000: Quality Control Average GPA 3.50, 556 students
17. IE 48600: Work Anly & Design Ii Average GPA 3.57, 1,042 students
18. IE 54600: Economic Decis Engr Average GPA 3.57, 225 students
19. IE 49000: Ai in Industrial Engr Average GPA 3.60, 430 students
20. IE 55600: Job Design Average GPA 3.61, 244 students
21. IE 57000: Mfg Process Engr Average GPA 3.62, 132 students
22. IE 57400: Ind Robtc Flexbl Asmby Average GPA 3.63, 138 students
23. IE 57900: Des Cont Prod Mfg Sys Average GPA 3.67, 178 students
24. IE 55800: Safety Engineering Average GPA 3.68, 219 students
25. IE 55900: Cog Eng Interac Sftwre Average GPA 3.70, 130 students
26. IE 57800: Applied Ergonomics Average GPA 3.77, 290 students
27. IE 47000: Mfg Processes Ii Average GPA 3.78, 376 students
28. IE 59000: Human Fctrs of Gerontechnology Average GPA 3.80, 1,430 students
29. IE 43100: Industrial Engr Design Average GPA 3.86, 1,071 students
30. IE 58000: Systems Simulation Average GPA 3.88, 341 students
31. IE 56600: Product Mgt Control Average GPA 3.88, 266 students
32. IE 69000: Reinforcement Learn & Control Average GPA 3.91, 322 students
33. IE 53300: Ind Application Stat Average GPA 3.96, 369 students

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