Hardest PHIL classes at Purdue

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

1. PHIL 30400: 19th Cent Philosophy Average GPA 3.01, 134 students
2. PHIL 30300: Hist of Modern Phil Average GPA 3.06, 464 students
3. PHIL 11100: Introduction to Ethics Average GPA 3.14, 1,860 students
4. PHIL 11400: Global Moral Issues Average GPA 3.22, 1,451 students
5. PHIL 23100: Religions of the West Average GPA 3.23, 150 students
6. PHIL 15000: Principles of Logic Average GPA 3.24, 388 students
7. PHIL 20800: Ethics of Data Science Average GPA 3.28, 747 students
8. PHIL 30100: Ancient Philosophy Average GPA 3.32, 335 students
9. PHIL 24000: Social and Polit Phil Average GPA 3.32, 134 students
10. PHIL 11005: Intro Phil Through Video Games Average GPA 3.40, 531 students
11. PHIL 43500: Philosophy of Mind Average GPA 3.41, 118 students
12. PHIL 11000: Big Qstns Intro to Phil-Honors Average GPA 3.43, 1,932 students
13. PHIL 20700: Ethcs Tech, Engr, Dsgn-Honors Average GPA 3.43, 679 students
14. PHIL 23000: Religions of the East Average GPA 3.43, 155 students
15. PHIL 29300: Philosophy of Ai Average GPA 3.45, 176 students
16. PHIL 42400: Recent Ethical Theory Average GPA 3.47, 145 students
17. PHIL 22100: Intro Philosophy Sci Average GPA 3.51, 257 students
18. PHIL 49000: Truth Average GPA 3.58, 139 students
19. PHIL 29000: Environmental Ethics Average GPA 3.63, 341 students
20. PHIL 30200: Hist Medieval Philos Average GPA 3.70, 141 students
21. PHIL 25601: Philos and Artificial Intel Average GPA 3.71, 108 students
22. PHIL 32200: Philosophy of Technology Average GPA 3.72, 158 students
23. PHIL 27000: Biomed Ethics Average GPA 3.81, 1,079 students

See also: Easiest classes, Purdue course catalog, PHIL course catalog.