Hardest CENG classes at UCSD

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

1. CENG 170: Experimental Methods/chemeng Average GPA 2.95, 375 students
2. CENG 100: Material and Energy Balances Average GPA 3.04, 923 students
3. CENG 113: Chemical Reaction Engineering Average GPA 3.05, 1,039 students
4. CENG 101A: Introductory Fluid Mechanics Average GPA 3.09, 1,419 students
5. CENG 101B: Heat Transfer Average GPA 3.10, 1,017 students
6. CENG 102: Chemical Engin Thermodynamics Average GPA 3.14, 1,051 students
7. CENG 15: Engin. Comp Using MATLAB Average GPA 3.14, 832 students
8. CENG 134: Polymeric Materials Average GPA 3.14, 448 students
9. CENG 101C: Mass Transfer Average GPA 3.17, 971 students
10. CENG 114: Prob and Stat Methods for Eng Average GPA 3.20, 931 students
11. CENG 120: Chemical Process Dynmics&cntrl Average GPA 3.26, 850 students
12. CENG 160: Intro to Biochemical Eng. Average GPA 3.26, 152 students
13. CENG 122: Separation Processes Average GPA 3.27, 851 students
14. CENG 15R: Eng Comp Using Matlab Online Average GPA 3.28, 350 students
15. CENG 157: Process Tech in Semiconductor Average GPA 3.35, 287 students
16. CENG 175: Nanoengineering in Medicine Average GPA 3.52, 216 students
17. CENG 176A: Chem Engineerng Process Lab I Average GPA 3.57, 949 students
18. CENG 176B: Chem Engineerng Process Lab Ii Average GPA 3.60, 947 students
19. CENG 124A: Chem Plant & Process Design I Average GPA 3.69, 954 students
20. CENG 124B: Chem Plant & Process Design Ii Average GPA 3.84, 951 students

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