Hardest ADV classes at UIUC
Ranked by average GPA from official grade distributions. Only courses with at least 100 graded students.
- ADV 312: Advertising History Average GPA 2.84, 401 students
- ADV 412: Advertising History Average GPA 2.89, 439 students
- ADV 281: Advertising Research Methods Average GPA 2.97, 2,936 students
- ADV 481: Advertising Research Methods Average GPA 3.07, 657 students
- ADV 450: Content Creation Average GPA 3.08, 811 students
- ADV 200: Data Literacy Average GPA 3.22, 296 students
- ADV 390: Content Creation Average GPA 3.23, 2,663 students
- ADV 310: Intro to Public Relations Average GPA 3.26, 3,160 students
- ADV 300: Introduction to Advertising Average GPA 3.36, 3,440 students
- ADV 483: Audience Analysis Average GPA 3.36, 2,952 students
- ADV 311: Classic Campaigns Average GPA 3.38, 435 students
- ADV 370: Sales and the Consumer Average GPA 3.42, 1,440 students
- ADV 270: Principles of Sales Average GPA 3.43, 839 students
- ADV 360: Innovations in Advertising Average GPA 3.44, 589 students
- ADV 460: Innovations in Advertising Average GPA 3.52, 1,959 students
- ADV 491: Social Media Management Average GPA 3.53, 732 students
- ADV 320: Sales Management Average GPA 3.54, 1,200 students
- ADV 493: Advertising and Society Average GPA 3.56, 706 students
- ADV 494: Persuasion Consumer Response Average GPA 3.57, 191 students
- ADV 284: Consumer Insight Average GPA 3.59, 2,534 students
- ADV 175: Intro to Multicultural Adverti Average GPA 3.59, 1,087 students
- ADV 410: Public Relations Strategies Average GPA 3.62, 1,928 students
- ADV 290: Experiential Branding Average GPA 3.62, 665 students
- ADV 150: Introduction to Advertising Average GPA 3.63, 8,263 students
- ADV 490: Digital Portfolio Average GPA 3.63, 549 students
- ADV 301: Becoming an Influencer Average GPA 3.64, 472 students
- ADV 393: Advertising and Society Average GPA 3.65, 1,485 students
- ADV 201: Personal Branding Average GPA 3.66, 840 students
- ADV 314: Sports Public Relations Average GPA 3.66, 279 students
- ADV 350: Writing for Public Relations Average GPA 3.69, 476 students
- ADV 411: Classic Campaigns Average GPA 3.70, 116 students
- ADV 400: Copywriting Average GPA 3.71, 255 students
- ADV 283: Advertising and Brand Strategy Average GPA 3.76, 2,095 students
- ADV 305: Adtech and the Digital World Average GPA 3.77, 977 students
- ADV 409: Media Entrepreneurship Average GPA 3.78, 501 students
- ADV 582: Qualitative Rsrch in Advert Average GPA 3.78, 101 students
- ADV 492: Tech and Advertising Campaigns Average GPA 3.79, 289 students
- ADV 250: Advertising and Brand Strategy Average GPA 3.82, 797 students
- ADV 498: The Sandage Project Average GPA 3.83, 955 students
- ADV 480: Social Media Analytics Average GPA 3.90, 143 students
See also: Easiest classes, UIUC course catalog, ADV course catalog.