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Best & Easiest Classes at HWS

The easiest, hardest, and most recommended courses at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, ranked from student ratings.

Highest rated

Courses with the highest student satisfaction scores

  1. 1

    ART125

    85/100 satisfaction20 ratings

  2. 2

    PSY210

    85/100 satisfaction12 ratings

  3. 3

    GEO182

    85/100 satisfaction11 ratings

  4. 4

    SJSP100

    85/100 satisfaction6 ratings

  5. 5

    HIST231

    85/100 satisfaction6 ratings

  6. 6

    HIST208

    85/100 satisfaction6 ratings

  7. 7

    ENG260

    84/100 satisfaction15 ratings

  8. 8

    PHIL151

    84/100 satisfaction11 ratings

  9. 9

    FSEM103

    84/100 satisfaction6 ratings

  10. 10

    GEO186

    84/100 satisfaction5 ratings

Easiest

Courses students rate least difficult

  1. 1

    MUS110

    55/100 difficulty4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 10 ratings

  2. 2

    AFS110

    55/100 difficulty4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 6 ratings

  3. 3

    ASN212

    55/100 difficulty3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 3 ratings

  4. 4

    REL254

    55/100 difficulty5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 3 ratings

  5. 5

    HIST228

    55/100 difficulty5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 3 ratings

  6. 6

    ENV110

    56/100 difficulty3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 23 ratings

  7. 7

    HIST105

    56/100 difficulty4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 18 ratings

  8. 8

    GEO170

    56/100 difficulty4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 6 ratings

  9. 9

    PHIL152

    56/100 difficulty4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 6 ratings

  10. 10

    ENG114

    56/100 difficulty4.4 out of 5 stars4.4· 5 ratings

Most challenging

Courses students rate most difficult

  1. 1

    ECON240

    84/100 difficulty1.8 out of 5 stars1.8· 10 ratings

  2. 2

    SOC100

    78/100 difficulty3.5 out of 5 stars3.5· 76 ratings

  3. 3

    INTRO180

    78/100 difficulty4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 7 ratings

  4. 4

    HIST240

    78/100 difficulty2.5 out of 5 stars2.5· 7 ratings

  5. 5

    CPSC343

    78/100 difficulty2.0 out of 5 stars2.0· 5 ratings

  6. 6

    CHEM130

    78/100 difficulty2.2 out of 5 stars2.2· 5 ratings

  7. 7

    PHIL130

    78/100 difficulty2.6 out of 5 stars2.6· 5 ratings

  8. 8

    POL180

    77/100 difficulty4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 20 ratings

  9. 9

    CHEM240

    77/100 difficulty4.1 out of 5 stars4.1· 20 ratings

  10. 10

    ART125

    77/100 difficulty4.5 out of 5 stars4.5· 20 ratings

Most recommended

Courses students recommend most to their peers

  1. 1

    ART125

    90% would retake4.5 out of 5 stars4.5· 20 ratings

  2. 2

    MDSC100

    90% would retake3.5 out of 5 stars3.5· 18 ratings

  3. 3

    GEO182

    86% would retake4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 11 ratings

  4. 4

    ASN101

    86% would retake4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 11 ratings

  5. 5

    FSEM103

    81% would retake4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 6 ratings

  6. 6

    ENG190

    81% would retake4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 6 ratings

  7. 7

    AFS110

    81% would retake4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 6 ratings

  8. 8

    ENG114

    79% would retake4.4 out of 5 stars4.4· 5 ratings

  9. 9

    GEO186

    79% would retake5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 5 ratings

  10. 10

    POL180

    76% would retake4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 20 ratings

Lightest workload

Courses with the lowest reported time investment

  1. 1

    MUS110

    55/100 time needed4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 10 ratings

  2. 2

    AFS110

    55/100 time needed4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 6 ratings

  3. 3

    ENV110

    56/100 time needed3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 23 ratings

  4. 4

    HIST105

    56/100 time needed4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 18 ratings

  5. 5

    GEO170

    56/100 time needed4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 6 ratings

  6. 6

    PHIL152

    56/100 time needed4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 6 ratings

  7. 7

    ENG114

    56/100 time needed4.4 out of 5 stars4.4· 5 ratings

  8. 8

    ECON135

    56/100 time needed4.6 out of 5 stars4.6· 5 ratings

  9. 9

    MUS214

    56/100 time needed5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 5 ratings

  10. 10

    ASN212

    56/100 time needed3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 3 ratings

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