Hardest classes at UCSC

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

  1. ENVS 184: Envs Stu Internship Average GPA 0.00, 119 students
  2. MUSC 80U: Psychophysic Music Average GPA 2.36, 108 students
  3. BIOL 100: Biochemistry Average GPA 2.44, 3,392 students
  4. EART 12: Intr Weathr/Climate Average GPA 2.47, 452 students
  5. BIOL 20A: Cell & Molecular Bi Average GPA 2.53, 6,777 students
  6. HIS 101F: Global Environment His Average GPA 2.54, 136 students
  7. HIS 62B: Classic World: Rome Average GPA 2.54, 100 students
  8. BIOL 105: Genetics Average GPA 2.60, 5,747 students
  9. ANTH 175: African Archaeology Average GPA 2.62, 147 students
  10. EART 11: Earthquakes Average GPA 2.63, 967 students
  11. CSE 186: Full Stack Web Dev. I Average GPA 2.63, 493 students
  12. EART 1: Oceanography Average GPA 2.65, 1,046 students
  13. EART 111: Math in Earth Science Average GPA 2.65, 154 students
  14. HIS 160C: Topics Greek Hist Average GPA 2.65, 149 students
  15. ECON 20: Econ for Non-Majors Average GPA 2.66, 173 students
  16. HIS 50: Pyr/Papt Anc Egypt Average GPA 2.67, 197 students
  17. BIOL 130: Human Physiology Average GPA 2.69, 888 students
  18. EART 110M: Chem System Lab Average GPA 2.73, 395 students
  19. ECON 111B: Intrmd Accountng II Average GPA 2.73, 382 students
  20. CSE 15: Intro Data Structur Average GPA 2.73, 295 students
  21. CSE 15L: Data Structures Lab Average GPA 2.74, 292 students
  22. MATH 2: Col Algbra/Calculus Average GPA 2.75, 1,918 students
  23. BIOL 130L: Human Physiology Lab Average GPA 2.75, 587 students
  24. HIS 101D: World His of Science Average GPA 2.75, 315 students
  25. ANTH 125: Magic,Sci,Religion Average GPA 2.75, 302 students
  26. EART 109: Field Geology Average GPA 2.75, 245 students
  27. POLI 161: The Rise of China Average GPA 2.75, 118 students
  28. EART 125: StatsDataGeosciences Average GPA 2.76, 319 students
  29. ECON 150: Public Finance Average GPA 2.76, 151 students
  30. HISC 20: Democracy Dictatorship Average GPA 2.76, 117 students
  31. EART 2: Earth Catastrophes Average GPA 2.77, 481 students
  32. POLI 101: Research Methods Average GPA 2.77, 137 students
  33. EART 110B: Earth as Chem Systm Average GPA 2.78, 406 students
  34. CSE 103: Computational Models Average GPA 2.79, 3,065 students
  35. CSE 12L: Comp Sys/Lang Lab Average GPA 2.80, 2,685 students
  36. ECON 10B: Econ of Accounting II Average GPA 2.80, 1,936 students
  37. ECON 117B: Tax Factors Average GPA 2.80, 778 students
  38. PHYS 139A: Quantum Mechanics I Average GPA 2.80, 515 students
  39. CSE 101M: Math Thinking for CS Average GPA 2.80, 506 students
  40. ECE 151: Communicats Systms Average GPA 2.80, 350 students
  41. CSE 130: Prin Comp Sys Dsgn Average GPA 2.81, 5,464 students
  42. AM 11B: Math Methds Econ II Average GPA 2.81, 2,862 students
  43. HIS 59: Hist Eng Language Average GPA 2.81, 677 students
  44. POLI 140D: Politics/East Asia Average GPA 2.81, 274 students
  45. HIS 134A: Colonial Mexico Average GPA 2.81, 131 students
  46. PSYC 130: Deceptn/Brain/Behav Average GPA 2.81, 118 students
  47. ECE 103: Signals & Systems Average GPA 2.82, 1,664 students
  48. MATH 22: Calc of Several Var Average GPA 2.82, 794 students
  49. BIOL 115: Eukaryotc Molec Bio Average GPA 2.82, 420 students
  50. HAVC 160A: Visual Cltr: Mexico Average GPA 2.82, 202 students
  51. SOCY 170: Ethnicity and Race Average GPA 2.82, 151 students
  52. ENVS 24: General Ecology Average GPA 2.83, 759 students
  53. LGST 107: Toleration and Hate Average GPA 2.83, 127 students
  54. PHYS 5A: Intro Physics I Average GPA 2.86, 3,377 students
  55. PHYS 116C: Math Method Physics Average GPA 2.86, 671 students
  56. EART 110C: The Dynamic Earth Average GPA 2.86, 335 students
  57. EART 146: Groundwater Average GPA 2.86, 140 students
  58. ECON 2: Intro Macroeconomic Average GPA 2.87, 5,100 students
  59. MATH 105A: Real Analysis Average GPA 2.87, 776 students
  60. MATH 117: Adv Linear Algebra Average GPA 2.87, 644 students
  61. CSE 182: Intro Database Mgmt Average GPA 2.88, 839 students
  62. CSE 13E: Embedded Systems&C Average GPA 2.88, 508 students
  63. TIM 172P: Mngmt Tech Project I Average GPA 2.88, 401 students
  64. ESCI 100B: Intro Env Processes Average GPA 2.88, 311 students
  65. BIOE 20C: Ecology & Evolution Average GPA 2.89, 5,947 students
  66. PHYS 102: Modern Physics Average GPA 2.89, 691 students
  67. BIOL 80J: Biology Emerging Disea Average GPA 2.89, 329 students
  68. ANTH 110I: SustainbilitySocJust Average GPA 2.89, 305 students
  69. ASTR 112: Physics of Stars Average GPA 2.89, 195 students
  70. AM 11A: Math Methd for Econ Average GPA 2.90, 1,392 students
  71. PHYS 105: Mechanics Average GPA 2.90, 653 students
  72. PHYS 116A: Math Method Physics Average GPA 2.90, 510 students
  73. HIS 110B: US Revolu:1740-1815 Average GPA 2.90, 250 students
  74. POLI 147: Territorial Conflict Average GPA 2.90, 205 students
  75. CSE 13S: Comp Sys and C Prog Average GPA 2.92, 5,930 students
  76. HIS 159A: Cleopatra-Constantine Average GPA 2.92, 106 students
  77. EART 101: Invertebrate Paleo Average GPA 2.92, 103 students
  78. PHYS 6A: Intro Physics I Average GPA 2.93, 5,728 students
  79. ECON 111A: Intermed Account I Average GPA 2.93, 648 students
  80. ECON 117A: Income Tax Factors Average GPA 2.93, 598 students
  81. ECE 141: Feedback Cntrl Syst Average GPA 2.93, 489 students
  82. ECE 173: Hi-Spd Digtl Design Average GPA 2.93, 210 students
  83. CSE 121L: Micro Sys Desgn Lab Average GPA 2.93, 180 students
  84. POLI 165: Global Organization Average GPA 2.93, 170 students
  85. CSE 102: Intro Algorthm Anyl Average GPA 2.94, 3,511 students
  86. ECON 101: Managerial Econ Average GPA 2.94, 1,350 students
  87. BIOC 100C: Biochemistry Average GPA 2.94, 724 students
  88. EART 32: The Science of Cooking Average GPA 2.94, 572 students
  89. MATH 111A: Algebra Average GPA 2.94, 430 students
  90. TIM 172Q: Mngmt Tech Project II Average GPA 2.94, 298 students
  91. EART 160: Planetary Science Average GPA 2.94, 257 students
  92. METX 41: Physiology of Disease Average GPA 2.94, 141 students
  93. CSE 180: Database Systems I Average GPA 2.95, 1,864 students
  94. ASTR 113: Intro Cosmology Average GPA 2.95, 176 students
  95. MATH 11A: Calculus with Apps Average GPA 2.96, 5,419 students
  96. MATH 100: Intr Proof/Prb Solv Average GPA 2.96, 1,295 students
  97. ECE 171: Analog Electronics Average GPA 2.96, 851 students
  98. SOCY 178Z: Disability and Soc Average GPA 2.96, 305 students
  99. MATH 116: Combinatorics Average GPA 2.96, 169 students
  100. ANTH 178: Historical Archaeol Average GPA 2.96, 136 students

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