Hardest POLI classes at UCSD

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

  1. POLI 146A: Us & Latin Amer:pol&econ Rel Average GPA 2.62, 446 students
  2. POLI 120E: Scandinavian Politics Average GPA 2.85, 138 students
  3. POLI 5D: Data Analytics/Social Sciences Average GPA 2.97, 676 students
  4. POLI 163: Analyzing Politics Average GPA 3.00, 402 students
  5. POLI 122D: Abuse of Power Average GPA 3.04, 281 students
  6. POLI 100W: Politics,policy,& Educ Inequal Average GPA 3.05, 643 students
  7. POLI 137: Sports Analytics Apprch/socsci Average GPA 3.06, 263 students
  8. POLI 143A: War and Society Average GPA 3.06, 180 students
  9. POLI 134D: Topics/latin American Politics Average GPA 3.07, 372 students
  10. POLI 100I: Participation and Inequality Average GPA 3.09, 606 students
  11. POLI 100V: Organized Interests Average GPA 3.09, 327 students
  12. POLI 142I: National & Internatnl Security Average GPA 3.10, 272 students
  13. POLI 142J: National Security Strategy Average GPA 3.12, 393 students
  14. POLI 142L: Insurgency and Terrorism Average GPA 3.13, 320 students
  15. POLI 144F: Politics/int'l Trade & Finance Average GPA 3.13, 235 students
  16. POLI 110B: Sovereigns,subj & Modern State Average GPA 3.14, 442 students
  17. POLI 114BR: Marxist Political Thought Average GPA 3.15, 546 students
  18. POLI 118: Game Theory/political Science Average GPA 3.18, 518 students
  19. POLI 30D: Political Inquiry Average GPA 3.20, 4,295 students
  20. POLI 142A: United States Foreign Policy Average GPA 3.20, 771 students
  21. POLI 102C: American Political Development Average GPA 3.20, 273 students
  22. POLI 100O: Perspectives on Race Average GPA 3.23, 133 students
  23. POLI 147B: Russian-american Relations Average GPA 3.24, 633 students
  24. POLI 104M: Law and Sex Average GPA 3.26, 738 students
  25. POLI 100H: Race & Ethnicity/amer Politics Average GPA 3.26, 507 students
  26. POLI 110C: Politcl Thought/Kant-Nietzsche Average GPA 3.27, 423 students
  27. POLI 124: Israeli-palestinian Conflict Average GPA 3.27, 176 students
  28. POLI 11D: Intro/poli Sci:compar Politics Average GPA 3.30, 2,894 students
  29. POLI 104A: Supreme Court & Constitution Average GPA 3.30, 1,789 students
  30. POLI 105A: Latino Politics in the Us Average GPA 3.30, 143 students
  31. POLI 127: Politics of Development Average GPA 3.32, 559 students
  32. POLI 129: How to Steal an Election Average GPA 3.32, 231 students
  33. POLI 104D: Judicial Politics Average GPA 3.33, 976 students
  34. POLI 142M: Us Foreign Policy/reg Security Average GPA 3.33, 188 students
  35. POLI 121D: Digital Politics Average GPA 3.33, 136 students
  36. POLI 100M: Political Psychology Average GPA 3.33, 107 students
  37. POLI 104N: Race and Law Average GPA 3.34, 781 students
  38. POLI 135: Comparative Lgbt Politics Average GPA 3.34, 727 students
  39. POLI 104B: Civil Liberties-Fundmntl Rghts Average GPA 3.35, 1,290 students
  40. POLI 122: Politics of Human Rights Average GPA 3.35, 858 students
  41. POLI 112A: Economic Theories/pol Behavior Average GPA 3.35, 704 students
  42. POLI 125: Gender,politics&globalization Average GPA 3.35, 217 students
  43. POLI 120D: Germany: Division Average GPA 3.36, 463 students
  44. POLI 120B: The German Political System Average GPA 3.36, 135 students
  45. POLI 10D: Intro/poli Sci:amer Politics Average GPA 3.37, 2,818 students
  46. POLI 125B: Politics of Food/global Econ. Average GPA 3.37, 598 students
  47. POLI 135D: Compar. Pol/race & Ethnicity Average GPA 3.37, 299 students
  48. POLI 124A: Pol Conseq/electoral Systems Average GPA 3.37, 109 students
  49. POLI 151: International Organizations Average GPA 3.38, 627 students
  50. POLI 100DA: Voting,campaigning & Elections Average GPA 3.38, 243 students
  51. POLI 164: The Politics of Public Policy Average GPA 3.38, 162 students
  52. POLI 100C: American Political Parties Average GPA 3.40, 559 students
  53. POLI 120G: British Politics Average GPA 3.41, 688 students
  54. POLI 110A: Citiz & Saints:plato-augustine Average GPA 3.41, 397 students
  55. POLI 140D: It'l Human Rights Law Migrants Average GPA 3.42, 1,134 students
  56. POLI 131CR: The Chinese Revolution Average GPA 3.42, 596 students
  57. POLI 176: Text as Data Average GPA 3.44, 345 students
  58. POLI 138: Populist Parties and Democracy Average GPA 3.44, 117 students
  59. POLI 104O: Intro Contracts, Drafting, Neg Average GPA 3.45, 185 students
  60. POLI 137A: Compar Pol Parties/interst Grp Average GPA 3.45, 154 students
  61. POLI 126: Political Economy/Development Average GPA 3.47, 918 students
  62. POLI 126AB: Politics&econ/cntrleast Europe Average GPA 3.47, 715 students
  63. POLI 120H: European Integration Average GPA 3.48, 1,015 students
  64. POLI 125D: Corruption/DevelopingCountries Average GPA 3.48, 971 students
  65. POLI 133A: Japanese Pol:devlpmnt Perspctv Average GPA 3.48, 847 students
  66. POLI 100B: The U. S. Congress Average GPA 3.49, 1,092 students
  67. POLI 145C: Interntnl Reltn After Cold War Average GPA 3.49, 928 students
  68. POLI 104G: Election Law Average GPA 3.50, 337 students
  69. POLI 170A: Applied Data Analysis/PoliSci Average GPA 3.50, 171 students
  70. POLI 136A: Nationalism and Politics Average GPA 3.50, 103 students
  71. POLI 154: Spec Topic/internatnl Relation Average GPA 3.50, 101 students
  72. POLI 174: Analyzing Elections Average GPA 3.51, 137 students
  73. POLI 12D: Intro/poli Sci:int'l Relations Average GPA 3.52, 3,160 students
  74. POLI 108: Politics of Multiculturalism Average GPA 3.52, 1,758 students
  75. POLI 153: The Eu in World Politics Average GPA 3.52, 716 students
  76. POLI 100X: Quant Analysis/congress Poli Average GPA 3.52, 316 students
  77. POLI 104C: Civil Liberties-rts Accu&minor Average GPA 3.52, 141 students
  78. POLI 160AA: Introduction/Policy Analysis Average GPA 3.54, 1,482 students
  79. POLI 104U: Introduction to Business Law Average GPA 3.54, 1,071 students
  80. POLI 103A: Calif Government & Politics Average GPA 3.54, 949 students
  81. POLI 143: Int'lconflict:cyber,space,uavs Average GPA 3.54, 424 students
  82. POLI 150A: Politics of Immigration Average GPA 3.55, 2,000 students
  83. POLI 100G: How to Win or Lose an Election Average GPA 3.55, 802 students
  84. POLI 100F: Social Networks Average GPA 3.55, 227 students
  85. POLI 102D: Voting Rights Act 50 Yrs Later Average GPA 3.56, 784 students
  86. POLI 113BR: Chin/Japn Political Thought I Average GPA 3.56, 722 students
  87. POLI 13D: Power and Justice Average GPA 3.57, 1,364 students
  88. POLI 165: Special Topics:policy Analysis Average GPA 3.57, 163 students
  89. POLI 120F: Europe as a Political Model Average GPA 3.57, 142 students
  90. POLI 27: Ethics and Society I Average GPA 3.58, 2,045 students
  91. POLI 101A: Black Politics in the U.s. Average GPA 3.58, 145 students
  92. POLI 179: Spec.topic/polisci Methodology Average GPA 3.59, 262 students
  93. POLI 104V: Public Law: Special Topics Average GPA 3.61, 134 students
  94. POLI 28: Ethics and Society Ii Average GPA 3.62, 1,646 students
  95. POLI 104Q: Intro Intellectual Prop Law Average GPA 3.62, 333 students
  96. POLI 194: Research Seminar/washington Dc Average GPA 3.62, 264 students
  97. POLI 142D: Weapons of Mass Destruction Average GPA 3.64, 1,456 students
  98. POLI 100E: Interest Group Politics Average GPA 3.64, 439 students
  99. POLI 138D: Spec Topic/comparatve Politics Average GPA 3.64, 247 students
  100. POLI 149: Spies/intelligence/us Nat'lsec Average GPA 3.65, 1,090 students

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