Hardest CSE classes at UCSD

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

  1. CSE 6R: Intr/CompSci&Obj-Ori:Python Average GPA 2.78, 821 students
  2. CSE 166: Image Processing Average GPA 2.83, 311 students
  3. CSE 107: Intro to Modern Cryptography Average GPA 2.88, 1,471 students
  4. CSE 123: Computer Networks Average GPA 2.93, 1,403 students
  5. CSE 30: Computer Organization Average GPA 2.96, 8,217 students
  6. CSE 120: Princ/computer Operating Systm Average GPA 3.06, 6,292 students
  7. CSE 8B: Intro/computer Sci. Java (ii) Average GPA 3.10, 4,301 students
  8. CSE 101: Design & Analysis of Algorithm Average GPA 3.11, 9,700 students
  9. CSE 105: Theory of Computation Average GPA 3.11, 7,667 students
  10. CSE 132A: Database System Principles Average GPA 3.11, 2,985 students
  11. CSE 29: Sys Prog and Software Tools Average GPA 3.13, 2,188 students
  12. CSE 7: Intro Programming Matlab Average GPA 3.14, 245 students
  13. CSE 152: Intro to Computer Vision Average GPA 3.15, 521 students
  14. CSE 20: Intro/discrete Mathematics Average GPA 3.17, 6,301 students
  15. CSE 140: Component&Desgn Tech/Digtl Sys Average GPA 3.17, 5,085 students
  16. CSE 21: Math/Algorithm&Systems Analys Average GPA 3.21, 7,529 students
  17. CSE 12: Basic Data Struct & Oo Design Average GPA 3.24, 10,575 students
  18. CSE 11: Accel. Intro to Programming Average GPA 3.24, 9,380 students
  19. CSE 134B: Web Client Languages Average GPA 3.24, 1,377 students
  20. CSE 103: Practical Intro/prob & Stats Average GPA 3.24, 889 students
  21. CSE 8A: Intro to Programming 1 Average GPA 3.25, 9,308 students
  22. CSE 141L: Project/computer Architecture Average GPA 3.25, 3,284 students
  23. CSE 160: Intro to Parallel Computing Average GPA 3.26, 1,213 students
  24. CSE 150A: Ai: Probabilistic Models Average GPA 3.26, 902 students
  25. CSE 5A: Introduction to Programming I Average GPA 3.27, 157 students
  26. CSE 127: Intro to Computer Security Average GPA 3.28, 3,890 students
  27. CSE 124: Networked Services Average GPA 3.28, 1,189 students
  28. CSE 135: Online Database Analytics Appl Average GPA 3.29, 838 students
  29. CSE 3: Fluency/information Technology Average GPA 3.30, 1,046 students
  30. CSE 141: Intro/Computer Architecture Average GPA 3.32, 3,292 students
  31. CSE 142: Comp Arch Software Perspective Average GPA 3.32, 1,318 students
  32. CSE 175: Entrepreneurship for Engineers Average GPA 3.32, 281 students
  33. CSE 181: Molecular Sequence Analysis Average GPA 3.33, 168 students
  34. CSE 106: Discrete/cont Optimization Average GPA 3.33, 160 students
  35. CSE 132C: Database System Implementation Average GPA 3.33, 126 students
  36. CSE 100: Advanced Data Structures Average GPA 3.34, 8,050 students
  37. CSE 100R: Advanced Data Structures Average GPA 3.36, 2,525 students
  38. CSE 130: Progrmng Lang:princpl&paradigm Average GPA 3.37, 3,530 students
  39. CSE 153R: Machine Learning for Music Average GPA 3.37, 589 students
  40. CSE 182: Biological Databases Average GPA 3.37, 209 students
  41. CSE 131: Compiler Construction Average GPA 3.41, 792 students
  42. CSE 142L: Software Proj Comp Arch Average GPA 3.42, 1,084 students
  43. CSE 110: Software Engineering Average GPA 3.46, 6,921 students
  44. CSE 15L: Software Tools&techniques Lab Average GPA 3.47, 9,150 students
  45. CSE 170: Interaction Design Average GPA 3.47, 846 students
  46. CSE 167: Computer Graphics Average GPA 3.48, 2,475 students
  47. CSE 143: Microelectronic System Design Average GPA 3.48, 112 students
  48. CSE 169: Computer Animation Average GPA 3.49, 310 students
  49. CSE 150: Int Artif Intell:search&reason Average GPA 3.50, 741 students
  50. CSE 152A: Intro to Comp Vision I Average GPA 3.51, 1,724 students
  51. CSE 153: Machine Learning for Music Average GPA 3.51, 259 students
  52. CSE 151: Intro to A.i. Stats Approach Average GPA 3.54, 720 students
  53. CSE 156: Statistical Nlp Average GPA 3.56, 979 students
  54. CSE 112: Advanced Software Engineering Average GPA 3.56, 673 students
  55. CSE 151A: ML: Learning Algorithms Average GPA 3.57, 3,977 students
  56. CSE 190: Topics/computer Sci & Engineer Average GPA 3.58, 2,561 students
  57. CSE 140L: Digital Systems Laboratory Average GPA 3.60, 4,629 students
  58. CSE 151B: Deep Learning Average GPA 3.61, 1,623 students
  59. CSE 158: Recommender Sys&web Mining Average GPA 3.63, 2,430 students
  60. CSE 185: Advanced Bioinformatics Lab Average GPA 3.65, 908 students
  61. CSE 168: Computer Graphics Ii:rendering Average GPA 3.65, 248 students
  62. CSE 191: Semnr/Computer Sci & Engineer Average GPA 3.67, 286 students
  63. CSE 158R: Recommender Sys&web Mining Average GPA 3.71, 1,824 students
  64. CSE 118: Ubiquitous Computing Average GPA 3.71, 113 students
  65. CSE 152B: Intro to Comp Vision Ii Average GPA 3.72, 179 students
  66. CSE 25: Introduction to Ai Average GPA 3.73, 144 students
  67. CSE 150B: Ai: Search and Reasoning Average GPA 3.74, 2,242 students
  68. CSE 132B: Database System Applications Average GPA 3.75, 376 students
  69. CSE 194: Race, Gender & Computing Average GPA 3.76, 229 students
  70. CSE 176A: Maker Topics: Hhc Robotics Average GPA 3.77, 119 students
  71. CSE 148: Adv Processor Arch Design Proj Average GPA 3.81, 107 students
  72. CSE 145: Embedded System Design Project Average GPA 3.84, 170 students
  73. CSE 193: Introduction to Cs Research Average GPA 3.85, 415 students
  74. CSE 165: 3d User Interaction Average GPA 3.88, 271 students
  75. CSE 125: Software Sys Design & Implemnt Average GPA 4.00, 261 students

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