Hardest classes at UCSD

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

  1. AWP 2A: Analytical Writing A Average GPA 0.00, 395 students
  2. MATH 3B: Foundations of Precalculus Average GPA 1.82, 1,393 students
  3. MATH 2: Intro to College Mathematics Average GPA 2.15, 1,092 students
  4. HDP 181: Exper Proj/human Dev. Research Average GPA 2.37, 124 students
  5. MATH 3C: Precalculus Average GPA 2.39, 8,322 students
  6. ECE 35: Introduction to Analog Design Average GPA 2.43, 4,855 students
  7. SE 101A: Mechanics I: Statics Average GPA 2.43, 1,474 students
  8. AWP 1: Analytical Writing Average GPA 2.46, 1,826 students
  9. ASTR 3: Planetary Systems Near and Far Average GPA 2.51, 351 students
  10. ASTR 2: Galaxies and the Universe Average GPA 2.53, 243 students
  11. COGS 152: Cognitive Foundations of Math Average GPA 2.53, 215 students
  12. SE 151A: Design of Reinforced Concrete Average GPA 2.56, 884 students
  13. ECE 45: Circuits and Systems Average GPA 2.61, 3,385 students
  14. MATH 140A: Foundations of Real Analysis I Average GPA 2.61, 1,125 students
  15. MATH 110: Intro/partial Diff Equations Average GPA 2.61, 440 students
  16. POLI 146A: Us & Latin Amer:pol&econ Rel Average GPA 2.62, 446 students
  17. PHYS 100A: Electromagnetism I Average GPA 2.63, 719 students
  18. CHEM 41B: Organic II: React & Synth Average GPA 2.64, 1,381 students
  19. SE 130A: Structural Analysis I Average GPA 2.64, 862 students
  20. CHEM 130: Chem Physics: Quantum Mech Average GPA 2.65, 820 students
  21. SE 150B: Design of Steel Structures Ii Average GPA 2.65, 111 students
  22. SE 101B: Mechanics II: Dynamics Average GPA 2.66, 1,188 students
  23. PHYS 105A: Mathematical&computatnl Phy I Average GPA 2.66, 663 students
  24. PSYC 151: Tests and Measurement Average GPA 2.66, 423 students
  25. ECON 147: Economics of Education Average GPA 2.66, 402 students
  26. BILD 26: Human Physiology Average GPA 2.66, 117 students
  27. AWP 2B: Analytical Writing B Average GPA 2.67, 2,144 students
  28. MAE 133: Finite Element Methods in Mae Average GPA 2.67, 128 students
  29. MATH 142A: Introduction to Analysis I Average GPA 2.70, 3,079 students
  30. BILD 28: Immunology/vaccines Average GPA 2.70, 249 students
  31. MATH 10B: Calculus II Average GPA 2.71, 19,481 students
  32. MATH 10A: Calculus I Average GPA 2.71, 16,118 students
  33. ECE 109: Engineering Probability&stats Average GPA 2.71, 3,881 students
  34. SE 160A: Aerospace Structural Mechs I Average GPA 2.72, 1,154 students
  35. HIEA 137: Women & Family/chinese History Average GPA 2.72, 389 students
  36. MGT 5: Managerial Accounting Average GPA 2.73, 4,809 students
  37. PSYC 145: Psychology of Language Average GPA 2.73, 887 students
  38. ECON 136: Human Resources Average GPA 2.73, 394 students
  39. ECON 100A: Microeconomics A Average GPA 2.74, 9,971 students
  40. SE 150A: Design of Steel Structures I Average GPA 2.74, 592 students
  41. PSYC 60: Introduction to Statistics Average GPA 2.75, 11,300 students
  42. MATH 20B: Calculus/Science & Engineering Average GPA 2.76, 18,042 students
  43. CHEM 131: Chem Physics: Stat Thermo I Average GPA 2.76, 834 students
  44. LIFR 1AX: Analysis of French Average GPA 2.76, 758 students
  45. MGT 4: Financial Accounting Average GPA 2.76, 423 students
  46. CSE 6R: Intr/CompSci&Obj-Ori:Python Average GPA 2.78, 821 students
  47. PHYS 110A: Mechanics I Average GPA 2.78, 716 students
  48. MATH 10C: Calculus III Average GPA 2.79, 10,374 students
  49. MATH 20A: Calculus/Science & Engineering Average GPA 2.79, 9,943 students
  50. ECE 100: Linear Electronic Systems Average GPA 2.79, 1,782 students
  51. CHEM 41C: Organic Iii: Synthreact&macro Average GPA 2.79, 1,044 students
  52. BIEB 126: Plant Ecology Average GPA 2.79, 585 students
  53. ECON 125: Demographic Analys&forecasting Average GPA 2.79, 432 students
  54. HIEU 104: Byzantine Empire Average GPA 2.79, 111 students
  55. MATH 103A: Modern Algebra I Average GPA 2.80, 3,286 students
  56. PSYC 153: Psychology of Emotion Average GPA 2.80, 1,982 students
  57. PHYS 163: Galaxies and Quasars Average GPA 2.80, 173 students
  58. ECE 30: Intro to Computer Engineering Average GPA 2.81, 1,841 students
  59. SIO 16: Geology of the National Parks Average GPA 2.81, 636 students
  60. HDS 191: Field Resrch/human Development Average GPA 2.81, 473 students
  61. CHEM 126: Physical Chem: Quantum Mech Average GPA 2.81, 470 students
  62. MAE 118: Intro to Energy & Environment Average GPA 2.81, 376 students
  63. PHIL 10: Introduction to Logic Average GPA 2.82, 6,878 students
  64. CHEM 4: Basic Chemistry Average GPA 2.82, 3,524 students
  65. MAE 11: Thermodynamics Average GPA 2.82, 2,490 students
  66. BICD 136: AIDS Science and Society Average GPA 2.82, 744 students
  67. ASTR 1: Stars and Black Holes Average GPA 2.82, 536 students
  68. MAE 143A: Signals and Systems Average GPA 2.83, 2,773 students
  69. BICD 140: Immunology Average GPA 2.83, 2,478 students
  70. CHEM 41A: Organic I: Struct & React Average GPA 2.83, 1,591 students
  71. CSE 166: Image Processing Average GPA 2.83, 311 students
  72. MATH 160A: Elementary Math Logic I Average GPA 2.83, 133 students
  73. CHEM 40A: Organic Chem for Life Sci I Average GPA 2.84, 15,850 students
  74. ECE 15: Eng Computation: Prgrm in C Average GPA 2.84, 3,877 students
  75. CHEM 126B: Phys Biochem: Quantum Mech Average GPA 2.84, 1,990 students
  76. ECE 166: Microwave Systems and Circuits Average GPA 2.84, 713 students
  77. ECE 174: Intro/linear&nonlinear Optimiz Average GPA 2.84, 699 students
  78. PSYC 132: Hormones and Behavior Average GPA 2.84, 640 students
  79. COGS 174: Drugs: Brain, Mind and Culture Average GPA 2.84, 178 students
  80. HILA 100: Conquest/empire: the Americas Average GPA 2.84, 134 students
  81. CHEM 40B: Organic Chem for Life Sci II Average GPA 2.85, 15,247 students
  82. MATH 180A: Introduction to Probability Average GPA 2.85, 7,074 students
  83. PSYC 144: Memory and Amnesia Average GPA 2.85, 2,866 students
  84. MAE 143B: Linear Control Average GPA 2.85, 2,637 students
  85. MGT 131A: Intermediate Accounting A Average GPA 2.85, 1,884 students
  86. CHEM 132: Chem Physics: Stat Thermo Ii Average GPA 2.85, 668 students
  87. SOCI 123: Japanese Culture Inside/out Average GPA 2.85, 550 students
  88. POLI 120E: Scandinavian Politics Average GPA 2.85, 138 students
  89. CHEM 120A: Inorganic Chemistry I Average GPA 2.86, 1,802 students
  90. MGT 3: Quant Methods in Business Average GPA 2.86, 1,592 students
  91. MAE 40: Linear Circuits Average GPA 2.86, 1,482 students
  92. ECON 172A: Operations Research A Average GPA 2.86, 1,075 students
  93. MATH 158: Extremal Combinatorics/graph Average GPA 2.86, 190 students
  94. BIPN 100: Human Physiology I Average GPA 2.87, 15,499 students
  95. MATH 184: Enumerative Combinatorics Average GPA 2.87, 1,913 students
  96. BIMM 114: Virology Average GPA 2.87, 1,489 students
  97. HDS 111: Evolution in Human Development Average GPA 2.87, 413 students
  98. ECON 176: Marketing Average GPA 2.87, 299 students
  99. PSYC 133: Circadian Rhythms-bio Clocks Average GPA 2.87, 271 students
  100. MATH 11: Calculus-based Prob & Stats Average GPA 2.88, 12,971 students

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