Hardest ME classes at UCSB
Ranked by average GPA from official grade distributions. Only courses with at least 100 graded students.
- ME 151A: THERMOSCIENCES 1 Average GPA 2.87, 1,285 students
- ME 151B Average GPA 2.89, 1,335 students
- ME 14: STATICS Average GPA 2.93, 1,479 students
- ME 151C: THERMOSCIENCES 3 Average GPA 2.95, 1,199 students
- ME 16: ENGR MECH: DYNAMICS Average GPA 3.02, 1,277 students
- ME 167: STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS Average GPA 3.02, 537 students
- ME 140A Average GPA 3.03, 829 students
- ME 156A: MECH ENG DESIGN I Average GPA 3.04, 1,362 students
- ME 103: DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS Average GPA 3.06, 261 students
- ME 152A: FLUID MECHANICS Average GPA 3.07, 1,399 students
- ME 156B Average GPA 3.12, 1,333 students
- ME 163 Average GPA 3.12, 1,169 students
- ME 155A: CONTROL SYS DESIGN Average GPA 3.19, 1,204 students
- ME 104: MECHATRONICS Average GPA 3.22, 1,327 students
- ME 6 Average GPA 3.22, 1,252 students
- ME 112: ENERGY Average GPA 3.22, 120 students
- ME 152B: FLUID MECHANICS Average GPA 3.28, 1,171 students
- ME 154: STRUCTURES Average GPA 3.28, 694 students
- ME 166: ADV STR MATLS Average GPA 3.31, 189 students
- ME 179P Average GPA 3.34, 178 students
- ME 15: STRENGTH-MATERIALS Average GPA 3.35, 1,445 students
- ME 105: MECH ENGR LAB Average GPA 3.35, 1,207 students
- ME 141A Average GPA 3.50, 162 students
- ME 10: GRAPHICS, CAD & DES Average GPA 3.53, 1,270 students
- ME 125FA Average GPA 3.53, 116 students
- ME 125LP Average GPA 3.55, 193 students
- ME 17: MATH OF ENGR Average GPA 3.56, 1,541 students
- ME 110 Average GPA 3.56, 314 students
- ME 107: MACHINE LEARNING Average GPA 3.61, 314 students
- ME 125PL Average GPA 3.61, 140 students
- ME 189C: CAP MECH ENGR DES Average GPA 3.64, 797 students
- ME 12 Average GPA 3.65, 208 students
- ME 189A: CAP MECH ENGR DES Average GPA 3.67, 910 students
- ME 189B Average GPA 3.67, 902 students
- ME 215A: APPL DYN SYST I Average GPA 3.69, 148 students
- ME 153: INTRO DESIGN Average GPA 3.80, 1,291 students
- ME 158 Average GPA 3.81, 337 students
- ME 292 Average GPA 3.82, 103 students
- ME 12S: INTRO MACHINE SHOP Average GPA 3.84, 1,763 students
- ME 128: DESIGN BIO DEVICES Average GPA 3.84, 289 students
- ME 157: INTRO MULTIPHYS SIM Average GPA 3.85, 285 students
- ME 220A: FUNDS OF FLD MECHS Average GPA 3.86, 147 students
- ME 179L: ROBOTICS: DESIGN Average GPA 3.89, 382 students
- ME 243A: LINEAR SYSTEMS I Average GPA 3.92, 117 students
- ME 108 Average GPA 3.93, 302 students
- ME 197: IND STUDIES DESIGN Average GPA 3.93, 178 students
- ME 129: MANUFACTURING/GD&T Average GPA 3.97, 153 students
See also: Easiest classes, UCSB course catalog, ME course catalog.