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Columbia vs NYU

How classes compare at Columbia University and New York University: the easiest and hardest courses, difficulty and workload by subject.

From student ratings across the web

Classes at Columbia and NYU rate about as hard as each other. NYU asks for more time outside class.

MeasureColumbiaNYU
Rated courses1931,246
Average difficulty61/10063/100
Average workload62/10065/100

Difficulty by subject

Average of each department's rated courses, 0 to 100. Higher is harder, or more time.

  • Computer Science

    Harder at Columbia
    DifficultyWorkloadColumbia7575NYU6973

  • Economics

    Harder at NYU
    DifficultyWorkloadColumbia5656NYU6869

  • Political Science

    Harder at Columbia
    DifficultyWorkloadColumbia7070NYU6768

  • Statistics

    Harder at Columbia
    DifficultyWorkloadColumbia6871NYU5963

  • Engineering

    Harder at Columbia
    DifficultyWorkloadColumbia6566NYU5864

  • Mathematics

    Harder at Columbia
    DifficultyWorkloadColumbia9494NYU6771

  • Psychology

    About the same
    DifficultyWorkloadColumbia6262NYU6465

  • Chemistry

    Harder at Columbia
    DifficultyWorkloadColumbia7676NYU6973

  • Biology

    Harder at Columbia
    DifficultyWorkloadColumbia9191NYU6969

  • English

    Harder at NYU
    DifficultyWorkloadColumbia5353NYU6465

Easiest classes at Columbia

Ranked by difficulty, from student ratings

  1. 1

    ARCT101

    45/100 difficulty4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 8 ratings

  2. 2

    ENG1009

    46/100 difficulty5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 13 ratings

  3. 3

    ROBIN101

    47/100 difficulty4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 34 ratings

  4. 4

    ECON305

    48/100 difficulty2.0 out of 5 stars2.0· 4 ratings

  5. 5

    ARCH101

    50/100 difficulty4.6 out of 5 stars4.6· 55 ratings

All easiest classes at Columbia

Easiest classes at NYU

Ranked by difficulty, from student ratings

  1. 1

    FMTVUT49

    36/100 difficulty3.3 out of 5 stars3.3· 21 ratings

  2. 2

    FMTVUT4

    41/100 difficulty4.1 out of 5 stars4.1· 25 ratings

  3. 3

    PSYCH0032

    41/100 difficulty3.1 out of 5 stars3.1· 22 ratings

  4. 4

    FMTVUT21

    43/100 difficulty3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 8 ratings

  5. 5

    FMTV0049

    43/100 difficulty3.3 out of 5 stars3.3· 7 ratings

All easiest classes at NYU

Hardest classes at Columbia

Ranked by difficulty, from student ratings

  1. 1

    COMS4995

    81/100 difficulty2.5 out of 5 stars2.5· 111 ratings

  2. 2

    IEOR4523

    78/100 difficulty1.0 out of 5 stars1.0· 8 ratings

  3. 3

    RW1

    76/100 difficulty2.6 out of 5 stars2.6· 18 ratings

  4. 4

    CSEE4119Computer Networks

    76/100 difficulty1.0 out of 5 stars1.0· 5 ratings

  5. 5

    CHEM1403

    74/100 difficulty3.3 out of 5 stars3.3· 7 ratings

All hardest classes at Columbia

Hardest classes at NYU

Ranked by difficulty, from student ratings

  1. 1

    ECON11

    88/100 difficulty2.5 out of 5 stars2.5· 44 ratings

  2. 2

    ECON-UA 11Microeconomic Analysis

    87/100 difficulty2.8 out of 5 stars2.8· 43 ratings

  3. 3

    MATH131

    86/100 difficulty1.8 out of 5 stars1.8· 94 ratings

  4. 4

    CS472

    86/100 difficulty1.4 out of 5 stars1.4· 50 ratings

  5. 5

    ECON-UB 2ECON-UB 2

    86/100 difficulty1.6 out of 5 stars1.6· 21 ratings

All hardest classes at NYU

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Difficulty and workload are 0 to 100 scores from student ratings across the web, averaged over courses with 3 or more ratings. Subjects are matched by department name and shown when both schools have at least 3 rated courses in them.