Hardest CMPE classes at SJSU
Ranked by average GPA from official grade distributions. Only courses with at least 100 graded students.
- CMPE 110: Electronics for Computing Systems Average GPA 2.66, 983 students
- CMPE 124: Digital Design I Average GPA 2.77, 1,009 students
- CMPE 138: Database Systems I Average GPA 2.78, 507 students
- CMPE 127: Microprocessor Design I Average GPA 2.85, 1,098 students
- CMPE 125: Digital Design Average GPA 2.89, 944 students
- CMPE 146: Real-Time Embedded System Co-Design Average GPA 2.93, 917 students
- CMPE 142: Operating Systems Design Average GPA 2.94, 897 students
- CMPE 130: Adv Alg Des Average GPA 2.97, 938 students
- CMPE 102: Assembly Language Programming Average GPA 3.01, 2,309 students
- CMPE 140: Computer Architecture and Design Average GPA 3.02, 928 students
- CMPE 132: Inf Security Average GPA 3.02, 587 students
- CMPE 187: Soft Quality Engr Average GPA 3.04, 1,201 students
- CMPE 126: Algorithms and Data Structure Design Average GPA 3.04, 975 students
- CMPE 172: Enterprise Software Average GPA 3.10, 1,249 students
- CMPE 30: Programming Concepts and Methodology Average GPA 3.10, 1,112 students
- CMPE 135: Obj Orient Anl Des Average GPA 3.10, 194 students
- CMPE 214: Gpu Arch & Prog Average GPA 3.12, 105 students
- CMPE 152: Compiler Design Average GPA 3.14, 926 students
- CMPE 50: Intro to Data Structures and Object-Oriented Programming Average GPA 3.15, 741 students
- CMPE 188: Mach Learning/bd Average GPA 3.16, 576 students
- CMPE 165: Software Engineering Process Management Average GPA 3.17, 1,338 students
- CMPE 120: Computer Organization and Architecture Average GPA 3.18, 1,275 students
- CMPE 148: Computer Networks I Average GPA 3.19, 2,005 students
- CMPE 137: Wireless Mobile Software Engineering Average GPA 3.19, 336 students
- CMPE 189: Special Topics in Computer Engineering Average GPA 3.21, 265 students
- CMPE 181: Iot Platforms Average GPA 3.22, 236 students
- CMPE 131: Software Engineering I Average GPA 3.24, 2,591 students
- CMPE 206: Comp Netwrk Design Average GPA 3.24, 314 students
- CMPE 133: Software Engr Ii Average GPA 3.34, 1,220 students
- CMPE 202: Sw Systems Engr Average GPA 3.35, 2,436 students
- CMPE 200: Comp Architecture Average GPA 3.35, 710 students
- CMPE 240: Adv Comp Design Average GPA 3.35, 676 students
- CMPE 283: Virtualization Tec Average GPA 3.38, 694 students
- CMPE 275: Enterprise App Dev Average GPA 3.41, 856 students
- CMPE 259: Nat Language Process Average GPA 3.42, 182 students
- CMPE 226: Database Design Average GPA 3.46, 131 students
- CMPE 287: Sw Qlty Assur Average GPA 3.47, 753 students
- CMPE 209: Network Security Average GPA 3.49, 291 students
- CMPE 281: Cloud Technologies Average GPA 3.50, 1,116 students
- CMPE 252: Art Intl & Data Engr Average GPA 3.51, 709 students
- CMPE 257: Machine Learning Average GPA 3.52, 1,866 students
- CMPE 273: Ent Dist Systems Average GPA 3.53, 1,221 students
- CMPE 260: Reinforcmnt Learning Average GPA 3.54, 285 students
- CMPE 256: Largescaleanalyt Average GPA 3.55, 1,089 students
- CMPE 244: Embedded Software Average GPA 3.55, 183 students
- CMPE 272: Ent Sw Platforms Average GPA 3.56, 2,542 students
- CMPE 255: Data Mining Average GPA 3.56, 2,511 students
- CMPE 249: Ia Systems Average GPA 3.56, 142 students
- CMPE 207: Net Prog & Appl Average GPA 3.57, 118 students
- CMPE 286: Internet of Things Average GPA 3.58, 478 students
- CMPE 277: Smartphone App Dev Average GPA 3.59, 599 students
- CMPE 243: Embed Sys Applications Average GPA 3.61, 164 students
- CMPE 279: Sw Security Technologies Average GPA 3.62, 848 students
- CMPE 220: System Software Average GPA 3.63, 875 students
- CMPE 258: Deep Learning Average GPA 3.64, 960 students
- CMPE 285: Sw Engr Processes Average GPA 3.64, 785 students
- CMPE 294: Cmpe Seminar Average GPA 3.67, 2,679 students
- CMPE 280: Web Ui Design Average GPA 3.67, 902 students
- CMPE 297: Special Topics Average GPA 3.69, 965 students
- CMPE 183: Crypto & Blockchain Average GPA 3.73, 104 students
- CMPE 266: Big Data Eng/analyt Average GPA 3.79, 462 students
- CMPE 274: Bus Intel Tech Average GPA 3.80, 627 students
- CMPE 217: Hum Cmptr Int Average GPA 3.83, 239 students
- CMPE 282: Cloud Services Average GPA 3.83, 232 students
- CMPE 195B: Senior Design Project II Average GPA 3.85, 1,224 students
- CMPE 195A: Senior Design Project I Average GPA 3.87, 1,337 students
- CMPE 295B: Master Project Ii Average GPA 3.88, 2,677 students
- CMPE 295A: Master Project I Average GPA 3.89, 2,650 students
- CMPE 219: Hci Security Average GPA 3.90, 163 students
- CMPE 295: Master Project I Average GPA 3.91, 909 students
- CMPE 195F: Snr Design Proj Ii Average GPA 3.91, 682 students
- CMPE 195E: Sr Design Project Average GPA 3.93, 565 students
See also: Easiest classes, SJSU course catalog, CMPE course catalog.