Hardest POL classes at Purdue

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

1. POL 10100: American Government Average GPA 2.95, 1,621 students
2. POL 14100: Govts of the World Average GPA 3.01, 1,128 students
3. POL 30000: Intro Polit Analysis Average GPA 3.02, 824 students
4. POL 43801: International Human Rights Average GPA 3.03, 191 students
5. POL 37300: Campaigns and Election Average GPA 3.03, 183 students
6. POL 12000: Intr Pub Pol-Pub Admin Average GPA 3.10, 914 students
7. POL 42800: Politics of Regulation Average GPA 3.12, 177 students
8. POL 41100: Congress Structure Average GPA 3.14, 154 students
9. POL 23700: Mod Weapons & Intl Rel Average GPA 3.15, 1,842 students
10. POL 43300: Internat Organization Average GPA 3.17, 182 students
11. POL 13000: Intro to Int Reltns Average GPA 3.19, 1,578 students
12. POL 36000: Women and the Law Average GPA 3.22, 148 students
13. POL 23400: The Politics of Terrorism Average GPA 3.25, 262 students
14. POL 15000: Intro to Pol Thought Average GPA 3.25, 250 students
15. POL 32600: Black Pol Part in Amer Average GPA 3.26, 108 students
16. POL 46100: Constitutional Law I Average GPA 3.28, 395 students
17. POL 22300: Intr Environmental Pol Average GPA 3.31, 2,087 students
18. POL 20400: Spies and Lies Average GPA 3.34, 382 students
19. POL 23100: Intro U S for Policy Average GPA 3.36, 878 students
20. POL 37200: Indiana Gov & Politics Average GPA 3.39, 580 students
21. POL 49100: Democracy and Its Critics Average GPA 3.40, 384 students
22. POL 43500: International Law Average GPA 3.40, 102 students
23. POL 22200: Wom Pol and Publ Pol Average GPA 3.42, 698 students
24. POL 32700: Global Green Politics Average GPA 3.45, 2,719 students
25. POL 22800: Data Science and Public Policy Average GPA 3.50, 137 students
26. POL 42300: Intl Envir Policy Average GPA 3.51, 412 students
27. POL 46200: Constitutional Law Ii Average GPA 3.52, 262 students
28. POL 22900: Social and Polit Phil Average GPA 3.55, 216 students
29. POL 33500: China Globalization Average GPA 3.57, 286 students
30. POL 42900: Am Political Communication Average GPA 3.58, 233 students
31. POL 43000: International Law and Conflict Average GPA 3.62, 223 students
32. POL 23500: Rich and Poor Nations Average GPA 3.64, 1,572 students
33. POL 41500: Us Politic & the Media Average GPA 3.65, 106 students
34. POL 20000: Intro Study Pol Sci Average GPA 3.79, 174 students

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