Hardest PHYS classes at UCSB

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

  1. PHYS 20 Average GPA 2.61, 1,622 students
  2. PHYS 6A: INTRODUCTORY PHYSIC Average GPA 2.74, 19,313 students
  3. PHYS 103: INT MECH & SPEC REL Average GPA 2.74, 2,327 students
  4. PHYS 105B Average GPA 2.78, 158 students
  5. PHYS 101 Average GPA 2.80, 1,596 students
  6. PHYS 115A: QUANTUM MECHANICS Average GPA 2.82, 2,336 students
  7. PHYS 110A: ELECTROMAGNETISM Average GPA 2.83, 1,993 students
  8. PHYS 100A: METHODS THEOR PHYS Average GPA 2.84, 753 students
  9. PHYS 5 Average GPA 2.87, 1,308 students
  10. PHYS 3 Average GPA 2.88, 7,020 students
  11. PHYS 6B: INTRODUCTORY PHYSIC Average GPA 2.89, 16,110 students
  12. PHYS 7C: BASIC PHYSICS Average GPA 2.90, 879 students
  13. PHYS 21: GEN PHYS Average GPA 2.91, 2,342 students
  14. PHYS 133: COSMOLOGY Average GPA 2.91, 565 students
  15. PHYS 4 Average GPA 2.94, 4,958 students
  16. PHYS 115B: QUANTUM MECHANICS Average GPA 2.94, 2,008 students
  17. PHYS 23: GEN PHYS Average GPA 2.94, 1,778 students
  18. PHYS 1 Average GPA 2.95, 8,715 students
  19. PHYS 115C: QUANTUM MECHANICS Average GPA 2.97, 1,687 students
  20. PHYS 2 Average GPA 2.98, 7,382 students
  21. PHYS 119A: THERMO & STAT PHYS Average GPA 3.00, 2,038 students
  22. PHYS 43 Average GPA 3.00, 125 students
  23. PHYS 8: INTRO MATH METHODS Average GPA 3.01, 421 students
  24. PHYS 102 Average GPA 3.02, 906 students
  25. PHYS 125: PARTICLE PHYSICS Average GPA 3.02, 569 students
  26. PHYS 22: GEN PHYS Average GPA 3.04, 1,933 students
  27. PHYS 25: GEN PHYS Average GPA 3.05, 1,505 students
  28. PHYS 141 Average GPA 3.07, 514 students
  29. PHYS 132: STELLAR STRCTR/EVOL Average GPA 3.07, 495 students
  30. PHYS 134L: OBSER. ASTROPHYSICS Average GPA 3.09, 546 students
  31. PHYS 123A: COND MATT PHYS Average GPA 3.09, 531 students
  32. PHYS 127AL: ANALOG ELECTRONICS Average GPA 3.11, 1,891 students
  33. PHYS 104: ADVANCED MECHANICS Average GPA 3.13, 1,932 students
  34. PHYS 129L: INTRO SCI COMP Average GPA 3.13, 862 students
  35. PHYS 131: GRAVITA-RELATIVITY Average GPA 3.13, 801 students
  36. PHYS 7A: BASIC PHYSICS Average GPA 3.15, 1,825 students
  37. PHYS 119B: THERMO & STAT PHYS Average GPA 3.15, 680 students
  38. PHYS 110B: ELECTROMAGNETISM Average GPA 3.16, 1,739 students
  39. PHYS 24: GEN PHYS Average GPA 3.18, 1,621 students
  40. PHYS 6C: INTRODUCTORY PHYSIC Average GPA 3.19, 14,195 students
  41. PHYS 100B Average GPA 3.19, 194 students
  42. PHYS 120: CALIFORNIA PHYSICS Average GPA 3.20, 355 students
  43. PHYS 7B: BASIC PHYSICS Average GPA 3.25, 1,021 students
  44. PHYS 7D: BASIC PHYSICS Average GPA 3.35, 488 students
  45. PHYS 127BL Average GPA 3.38, 380 students
  46. PHYS 20CL: EXPERIMENTAL PHYS Average GPA 3.41, 357 students
  47. PHYS 128AL: ADVANCED LAB Average GPA 3.42, 1,487 students
  48. PHYS 106: NONLINEAR PHENOMENA Average GPA 3.42, 194 students
  49. PHYS 128BL Average GPA 3.46, 233 students
  50. PHYS 25L Average GPA 3.51, 868 students
  51. PHYS 6AL: INTRO EXPER PHYSICS Average GPA 3.52, 17,416 students
  52. PHYS 150: SPEC TOP IN PHYS Average GPA 3.54, 565 students
  53. PHYS 6CL: INTRO EXPER PHYSICS Average GPA 3.56, 15,480 students
  54. PHYS 29: INTRO PROGRAM Average GPA 3.56, 899 students
  55. PHYS 6BL: INTRO EXPER PHYSICS Average GPA 3.58, 15,776 students
  56. PHYS 20AL: EXPERIMENTAL PHYS Average GPA 3.58, 537 students
  57. PHYS 123B: COND MATT PHYS Average GPA 3.59, 265 students
  58. PHYS 4L Average GPA 3.64, 5,603 students
  59. PHYS 215A: QUANTUM MECHANICS Average GPA 3.65, 555 students
  60. PHYS 20BL Average GPA 3.65, 445 students
  61. PHYS 231B Average GPA 3.65, 150 students
  62. PHYS 221A: REL QUANTUM FIELD Average GPA 3.68, 239 students
  63. PHYS 5L Average GPA 3.69, 1,217 students
  64. PHYS 215B Average GPA 3.69, 391 students
  65. PHYS 231A: GENERAL RELATIVITY Average GPA 3.69, 223 students
  66. PHYS 3L Average GPA 3.70, 9,079 students
  67. PHYS 219 Average GPA 3.71, 432 students
  68. PHYS 7L: PHYSICS LAB Average GPA 3.72, 774 students
  69. PHYS 205: CLASSICAL MECHANICS Average GPA 3.72, 430 students
  70. PHYS 210A Average GPA 3.73, 455 students
  71. PHYS 223A: CONCEPT COND MATTER Average GPA 3.73, 235 students
  72. PHYS 231C: GENERAL RELATIVITY Average GPA 3.76, 105 students
  73. PHYS 223B Average GPA 3.78, 165 students
  74. PHYS 210B: ELECTROMAG THEORY Average GPA 3.79, 415 students
  75. PHYS 217A: MANY BODY PROBLEM Average GPA 3.79, 237 students
  76. PHYS 215C: QUANTUM MECHANICS Average GPA 3.80, 358 students
  77. PHYS 240 Average GPA 3.80, 146 students
  78. PHYS 221B Average GPA 3.84, 173 students
  79. PHYS 99: RESEARCH IN PHYSICS Average GPA 3.84, 130 students
  80. PHYS 250: SPEC TOP IN PHYSICS Average GPA 3.85, 366 students
  81. PHYS 220: ADVANCED STAT MECH Average GPA 3.85, 173 students
  82. PHYS 135 Average GPA 3.88, 258 students
  83. PHYS 217B Average GPA 3.88, 112 students
  84. PHYS 199: RESEARCH IN PHYSICS Average GPA 3.96, 217 students
  85. PHYS 98 Average GPA 3.97, 169 students

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