Hardest SOC classes at Purdue

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

SOC 38300: Intro Research Methods in Soc Average GPA 3.20, 794 students
SOC 31000: Race and Ethnicity Average GPA 3.22, 1,034 students
SOC 40200: Sociological Theory Average GPA 3.22, 747 students
SOC 33900: Sociology of Global Develop Average GPA 3.22, 173 students
SOC 38200: Intro Statistics in Sociology Average GPA 3.27, 795 students
SOC 33400: Urban Sociology Average GPA 3.28, 155 students
SOC 41900: Sociology of Law Average GPA 3.38, 812 students
SOC 36700: Religion in America Average GPA 3.38, 251 students
SOC 35200: Drugs,Culture,&Society Average GPA 3.39, 442 students
SOC 32400: Criminology Average GPA 3.42, 1,734 students
SOC 34400: Environmental Sociology Average GPA 3.42, 173 students
SOC 33500: Political Sociology Average GPA 3.45, 249 students
SOC 42900: Sociology of Protest Average GPA 3.45, 138 students
SOC 39100: Analyzing Culture on Tv Average GPA 3.46, 909 students
SOC 35000: Sociology of Family Average GPA 3.47, 294 students
SOC 37400: Medical Sociology Average GPA 3.47, 244 students
SOC 41100: Social Inequality Average GPA 3.49, 342 students
SOC 10000: Intro Sociology Average GPA 3.51, 11,822 students
SOC 34000: Gen Social Psychology Average GPA 3.53, 786 students
SOC 22000: Social Problems Average GPA 3.55, 5,595 students
SOC 32800: Criminal Justice Average GPA 3.56, 1,266 students
SOC 45000: Gender Roles Mod Soc Average GPA 3.62, 413 students
SOC 35600: Hate and Violence Average GPA 3.73, 311 students
SOC 42600: Soc Deviance & Control Average GPA 3.82, 208 students
SOC 68100: Sel Prob Soc Research Average GPA 3.92, 135 students
SOC 42300: Field Pract Soc and Law & Soc Average GPA 3.98, 108 students