Hardest upper-division classes at Mississippi State University
The 50 upper-division (3000 to 4999) courses at Mississippi State University with the lowest A rates, the share of students who earned an A, across all terms on record. Only courses with at least 200 students on record that were taught in 2024 or later are included, so small seminars and independent study are left out.
| # | Course | Name | A rate | Avg GPA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BCS 3904 | 12.6% | 2.58 | 326 | |
| 2 | PSS 3303 | Soils | 13.1% | 2.45 | 580 |
| 3 | ADS 4124 | Animal Breeding | 14.6% | 2.21 | 316 |
| 4 | FIN 4223 | Intermediate Financial Management | 15.1% | 2.70 | 351 |
| 5 | CE 3501 | Water Resource Engineering Lab | 17.4% | 2.68 | 288 |
| 6 | EM 3213 | Mechanics of Materials | 18.7% | 2.09 | 843 |
| 7 | ADS 4613 | Physiology of Reproduction | 19.3% | 2.00 | 332 |
| 8 | FIN 4243 | Senior Seminar in Financial Management | 20.3% | 2.74 | 217 |
| 9 | ARC 3904 | Architectural Structures I | 21.1% | 2.78 | 285 |
| 10 | ACC 3023 | Intermediate Accounting I | 21.2% | 2.46 | 509 |
| 11 | CH 4513 | Organic Chemistry I | 21.5% | 2.49 | 1,620 |
| 12 | EM 3413 | Vibrations | 22.4% | 2.29 | 237 |
| 13 | CE 3503 | Water Resources Engineering | 22.4% | 2.66 | 290 |
| 14 | CH 4523 | Organic Chemistry II | 22.7% | 2.50 | 1,269 |
| 15 | GR 4713 | 22.9% | 2.58 | 231 | |
| 16 | ACC 3013 | Cost Accounting | 23.1% | 2.73 | 459 |
| 17 | CE 3801 | Environmental Engineering and Water Resources Engineering Lab | 23.1% | 2.93 | 376 |
| 18 | MGT 3713 | Family Business Management | 23.6% | 2.88 | 288 |
| 19 | CE 3823 | Environmental Engineering | 24.1% | 2.76 | 381 |
| 20 | INS 3503 | Employee Benefits | 24.3% | 2.92 | 214 |
| 21 | GR 4753 | 24.5% | 2.72 | 257 | |
| 22 | FIN 4423 | Investments | 24.7% | 2.54 | 396 |
| 23 | ARC 3313 | History of Architecture II | 24.9% | 2.81 | 201 |
| 24 | WFA 4153 | Principles of Wildlife Conservation and Management | 25.1% | 2.81 | 319 |
| 25 | CE 3603 | Structural Mechanics | 26.4% | 2.58 | 363 |
| 26 | BIO 3014 | Human Physiology | 27.3% | 2.60 | 990 |
| 27 | GR 4623 | 27.9% | 2.86 | 226 | |
| 28 | CO 3803 | Principles of Public Relations | 28.5% | 2.78 | 597 |
| 29 | BQA 3123 | Business Statistical Methods II | 28.6% | 2.62 | 2,657 |
| 30 | ADS 3013 | Anatomy and Physiology | 29.1% | 2.67 | 649 |
| 31 | ECE 3714 | Digital Devices and Logic Design | 29.3% | 2.70 | 563 |
| 32 | BIO 4133 | Human Genetics | 29.7% | 2.60 | 661 |
| 33 | CE 3113 | Transportation Engineering | 29.9% | 2.92 | 394 |
| 34 | REF 3333 | Principles of Real Estate | 30.2% | 2.92 | 411 |
| 35 | FIN 3723 | Financial Markets and Institutions | 30.2% | 2.96 | 434 |
| 36 | EP 3183 | Exercise Psychology | 31.1% | 3.10 | 267 |
| 37 | ECE 3724 | Microprocessors | 31.3% | 2.77 | 486 |
| 38 | WFA 4353 | Fish and Wildlife Policy and Law Enforcement | 31.4% | 3.02 | 210 |
| 39 | CE 4973 | Concrete Structures I | 31.5% | 2.81 | 219 |
| 40 | PSY 3104 | Introductory Psychological Statistics | 31.6% | 2.68 | 976 |
| 41 | ACC 4013 | Income Tax I | 31.8% | 2.96 | 471 |
| 42 | CE 3413 | Soil Mechanics | 32.5% | 3.03 | 326 |
| 43 | ADS 4213 | Feeds and Feeding | 32.7% | 2.64 | 263 |
| 44 | EM 3313 | Fluid Mechanics | 32.7% | 2.83 | 1,467 |
| 45 | CO 4313 | Mass Media Law | 33.3% | 3.02 | 333 |
| 46 | MA 3253 | Differential Equations I | 33.5% | 2.82 | 2,067 |
| 47 | INS 3203 | Property and Casualty Insurance | 34% | 2.94 | 344 |
| 48 | BIO 4113 | Evolution | 34.1% | 2.73 | 522 |
| 49 | ASE 4343 | Compressible Aerodynamics | 34.1% | 2.86 | 249 |
| 50 | ADS 4114 | Animal Nutrition | 34.4% | 2.62 | 372 |
See also: easiest classes at Mississippi State University · departments A to Z
Historical data from official Mississippi State University grade records, all years and semesters combined. Historical grades, not a guarantee: past grades describe past terms and don’t predict your grade. Professor-by-professor breakdowns are in the app.