Hardest classes at UIUC
Ranked by average GPA from official grade distributions. Only courses with at least 100 graded students.
- MATH 12: Algebra Average GPA 2.21, 775 students
- MATH 2: Introductory Algebra Average GPA 2.30, 193 students
- ANSC 256: Horse's Role in Human History Average GPA 2.35, 191 students
- PS 200: Foundations of Pol Sci Average GPA 2.39, 493 students
- ANSC 362: Princ of Animal Physiology Average GPA 2.44, 102 students
- LER 120: Contemporary Labor Problems Average GPA 2.47, 1,291 students
- CHEM 102: General Chemistry I Average GPA 2.52, 47,510 students
- MATH 115: Preparation for Calculus Average GPA 2.52, 9,244 students
- MATH 220: Calculus Average GPA 2.57, 19,791 students
- CMN 321: Strategies of Persuasion Average GPA 2.57, 3,428 students
- LER 110: Labor and Social Movements Average GPA 2.59, 2,138 students
- VM 652: La Medicine and Surgery I Average GPA 2.59, 700 students
- VM 653: Sa Medicine and Surgery II Average GPA 2.59, 695 students
- GEOL 432: Mineralogy and Mineral Optics Average GPA 2.60, 123 students
- LER 100: Introduction to Labor Studies Average GPA 2.61, 6,144 students
- VM 610: Medicine and Surgery II Average GPA 2.62, 1,258 students
- TSM 100: Technical Systems in Agr Average GPA 2.62, 1,223 students
- CHEM 202: Accelerated Chemistry I Average GPA 2.63, 3,449 students
- ANSC 222: Anatomy and Physiology Average GPA 2.63, 2,747 students
- AFRO 342: Black Men and Masculinities Average GPA 2.63, 127 students
- CHEM 104: General Chemistry II Average GPA 2.64, 28,424 students
- MDIA 223: Watching the Environment Average GPA 2.65, 468 students
- THEA 360: History of Theatre I Average GPA 2.65, 388 students
- ECE 340: Semiconductor Electronics Average GPA 2.66, 4,336 students
- GE 331: Analyt Methods for Uncertainty Average GPA 2.66, 158 students
- TSM 103: Agric Machinery Technology Average GPA 2.66, 128 students
- PATH 637: Veterinary Virology Average GPA 2.66, 118 students
- CHEM 101: Introductory Chemistry Average GPA 2.67, 15,335 students
- CPSC 212: Intro to Plant Protection Average GPA 2.67, 162 students
- SPAN 101: Elementary Spanish I Average GPA 2.67, 109 students
- CHEM 204: Accelerated Chemistry II Average GPA 2.68, 2,436 students
- AE 321: Mechs of Aerospace Structures Average GPA 2.68, 2,068 students
- VM 651: Sa Medicine and Surgery I Average GPA 2.68, 571 students
- PSYC 357: Intro Cognitive Science Average GPA 2.68, 173 students
- ECE 210: Analog Signal Processing Average GPA 2.69, 10,183 students
- ECE 190: Intro to Computing Systems Average GPA 2.69, 1,607 students
- ECE 430: Power Ckts & Electromechanics Average GPA 2.69, 327 students
- CHBE 221: Principles of Che Average GPA 2.70, 3,098 students
- NPRE 448: Nuclear Syst Engrg & Design Average GPA 2.71, 472 students
- SPAN 103: Intermediate Spanish Average GPA 2.71, 402 students
- THEA 361: History of Theatre II Average GPA 2.71, 382 students
- MATH 414: Mathematical Logic Average GPA 2.71, 128 students
- PSYC 210: Behavioral Neuroscience Average GPA 2.72, 5,357 students
- CLCV 100: Vocab Building-grk & Lat Roots Average GPA 2.72, 942 students
- SPAN 122: Intensive Elementary Spanish Average GPA 2.72, 808 students
- ECE 410: Digital Signal Processing I Average GPA 2.72, 322 students
- CHEM 232: Elementary Organic Chemistry I Average GPA 2.73, 19,155 students
- MATH 125: Elementary Linear Algebra Average GPA 2.73, 5,560 students
- MCB 250: Molecular Genetics Average GPA 2.73, 3,538 students
- CHEM 436: Fundamental Organic Chem II Average GPA 2.73, 1,724 students
- PS 225: Environmental Politics&policy Average GPA 2.73, 1,116 students
- CS 231: Computer Architecture I Average GPA 2.73, 639 students
- NPRE 455: Neutron Diffusion & Transport Average GPA 2.74, 578 students
- ETMA 339: Optimization Engrg Tech Mgmt Average GPA 2.74, 163 students
- FIN 300: Financial Markets Average GPA 2.75, 7,183 students
- VM 611: Medicine and Surgery III Average GPA 2.75, 1,144 students
- PS 304: The Us Presidency Average GPA 2.75, 237 students
- MATH 292: Vector Calculus Supplement Average GPA 2.75, 126 students
- ECE 313: Probability with Engrg Applic Average GPA 2.76, 8,391 students
- MATH 112: Algebra Average GPA 2.76, 4,282 students
- FIN 232: Intro to Wealth Management Average GPA 2.76, 414 students
- ECE 440: Solid State Electronic Devices Average GPA 2.77, 539 students
- MUS 101: Music Theory and Practice I Average GPA 2.77, 251 students
- HORT 301: Woody Landscape Plants Average GPA 2.77, 149 students
- ECON 203: Economic Statistics II Average GPA 2.78, 16,960 students
- MATH 234: Calculus for Business I Average GPA 2.78, 7,889 students
- VM 602: Structure and Function I Average GPA 2.78, 2,197 students
- IE 410: Adv Stochastic Process & Appl Average GPA 2.78, 592 students
- VCM 631: Companion Animal Medicine II Average GPA 2.78, 119 students
- MATH 461: Probability Theory Average GPA 2.79, 2,671 students
- CHBE 421: Momentum and Heat Transfer Average GPA 2.79, 2,668 students
- SPAN 141: Intro to Spanish Grammar Average GPA 2.79, 657 students
- HIST 251: Warfare Milit Insts & Soc Average GPA 2.79, 581 students
- CPSC 241: Intro to Applied Statistics Average GPA 2.79, 322 students
- VCM 655: Special Large Animal Surgery Average GPA 2.79, 171 students
- TAM 211: Statics Average GPA 2.80, 7,584 students
- VM 609: Medicine and Surgery I Average GPA 2.80, 1,264 students
- PS 312: Politics and the Media Average GPA 2.80, 661 students
- ECON 220: Intl Economic Principles Average GPA 2.80, 106 students
- CHEM 236: Fundamental Organic Chem I Average GPA 2.81, 3,512 students
- MATH 101: Thinking Mathematically Average GPA 2.81, 716 students
- ANSC 224: Animal Reproduction and Growth Average GPA 2.82, 2,140 students
- MS 326: New Media, Culture & Society Average GPA 2.82, 220 students
- CWL 320: Responses to the Holocaust Average GPA 2.82, 157 students
- CPSC 215: The Prairie and Bioenergy Average GPA 2.82, 137 students
- ANSC 221: Cells, Metabolism and Genetics Average GPA 2.83, 2,615 students
- NRES 201: Introductory Soils Average GPA 2.83, 2,368 students
- VM 604: Structure and Function III Average GPA 2.83, 1,981 students
- PS 386: International Law Average GPA 2.83, 764 students
- PHIL 440: Ethics of Ai Average GPA 2.83, 184 students
- ECON 302: Inter Microeconomic Theory Average GPA 2.84, 21,365 students
- CHBE 422: Mass Transfer Operations Average GPA 2.84, 2,298 students
- CHBE 424: Chemical Reaction Engineering Average GPA 2.84, 2,190 students
- VM 654: La Medicine and Surgery II Average GPA 2.84, 694 students
- VM 655: Sa Medicine and Surgery III Average GPA 2.84, 532 students
- ADV 312: Advertising History Average GPA 2.84, 401 students
- ACE 454: Econ Dev of Tropical Africa Average GPA 2.84, 224 students
- VCM 632: Companion Animal Medicine III Average GPA 2.84, 123 students
- PHYS 212: University Physics: Elec & Mag Average GPA 2.85, 25,614 students
- CS 241: System Programming Average GPA 2.85, 5,259 students
See also: Easiest classes, UIUC course catalog.