Hardest classes at UIUC

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

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

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