Hardest ECI classes at UC Davis
Ranked by average GPA from official grade distributions. Only courses with at least 100 graded students.
- ECI 130: Structural Analysis Average GPA 2.78, 958 students
- ECI 161: Trans Sys Operations Average GPA 2.83, 859 students
- ECI 140B: Chem Princip for Env Eng Average GPA 2.83, 627 students
- ECI 149N: Air Pollution Average GPA 2.86, 176 students
- ECI 140CN: Water Treatment Average GPA 2.94, 109 students
- ECI 171: Soil Mechanics Average GPA 2.96, 796 students
- ECI 140C: Bio Princip Envir Engi Average GPA 2.98, 167 students
- ECI 137: Constr Prin & Proj Mgmt Average GPA 2.99, 568 students
- ECI 175: Geotech Earthquake Engr Average GPA 3.05, 337 students
- ECI 114: Probabilistic Sys Anlys Average GPA 3.07, 1,654 students
- ECI 144: Groundwater Sys Design Average GPA 3.08, 419 students
- ECI 173: Foundation Design Average GPA 3.09, 284 students
- ECI 164: Intro to Evs Average GPA 3.09, 172 students
- ECI 153: Deterministic Opt & Desg Average GPA 3.10, 683 students
- ECI 179: Pavement Mgt, Evl, Rehab Average GPA 3.10, 421 students
- ECI 163: Energy Envr Aspect Trans Average GPA 3.12, 463 students
- ECI 178: Pavement Eng & Design Average GPA 3.14, 134 students
- ECI 149: Air Pollution Average GPA 3.17, 287 students
- ECI 115: Comp Method in Civil Eng Average GPA 3.20, 827 students
- ECI 165: Transportation Policy Average GPA 3.22, 604 students
- ECI 135: Struc Design: Concrete Average GPA 3.25, 426 students
- ECI 100: Fluid Mech Civil/env Eng Average GPA 3.26, 925 students
- ECI 140A: Env Analysis Aqueous Sys Average GPA 3.26, 393 students
- ECI 141: Engr Hydraulics Average GPA 3.27, 1,030 students
- ECI 132: Struc Des: Metal Element Average GPA 3.27, 543 students
- ECI 142: Engineering Hydrology Average GPA 3.28, 491 students
- ECI 155: Water Res Engr Planning Average GPA 3.32, 126 students
- ECI 133: Civil Eng Materials Average GPA 3.37, 297 students
- ECI 201: Intro Theory Elast Average GPA 3.42, 118 students
- ECI 138: Earthquake Loads Average GPA 3.44, 255 students
- ECI 140D: Water Treatment Average GPA 3.45, 207 students
- ECI 123: Urban Sys Sustainability Average GPA 3.46, 1,309 students
- ECI 003: Civil/env Infra & Soc Average GPA 3.48, 1,090 students
- ECI 243B: Wastewater Treatment Average GPA 3.51, 104 students
- ECI 040: Intro to Env Eng Average GPA 3.59, 625 students
- ECI 145: Hydraulic Struct Design Average GPA 3.61, 169 students
- ECI 171L: Soil Mechanics Lab Average GPA 3.62, 699 students
- ECI 267: Water Res Mgt Average GPA 3.65, 173 students
- ECI 243A: Water & Waste Treatment Average GPA 3.65, 141 students
- ECI 162: Transportation Design Average GPA 3.66, 175 students
- ECI 146: Water Res Simulation Average GPA 3.70, 246 students
- ECI 181: Constr Cost Est & Analys Average GPA 3.70, 158 students
- ECI 193A: Civil/env Senior Design Average GPA 3.77, 1,019 students
- ECI 193B: Civil/env Senior Design Average GPA 3.77, 1,015 students
- ECI 141L: Hydraulics Lab Average GPA 3.79, 944 students
- ECI 016: Spatial Data Analysis Average GPA 3.80, 1,347 students
- ECI 213: Structural Dynamics Average GPA 3.81, 115 students
- ECI 134: Structural Loads Average GPA 3.83, 197 students
- ECI 244A: Life Cycle Assessment Average GPA 3.87, 194 students
- ECI 273: Water Res. Systems Eng. Average GPA 3.87, 126 students
- ECI 189C: Engr Planning Average GPA 3.89, 304 students
- ECI 149L: Air Pollution Lab Average GPA 3.93, 122 students
See also: Easiest classes, UC Davis course catalog, ECI course catalog.