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UCSD vs SDSU

How classes compare at University of California, San Diego and San Diego State University: the easiest and hardest courses, difficulty and workload by subject.

From student ratings across the web

Classes at UCSD and SDSU rate about as hard as each other. Workload is about the same at both.

MeasureUCSDSDSU
Rated courses1,3221,710
Average difficulty60/10059/100
Average workload62/10061/100

Difficulty by subject

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

  • Engineering

    Harder at UCSD
    DifficultyWorkloadUCSD7173SDSU6162
  • Political Science

    Harder at SDSU
    DifficultyWorkloadUCSD5960SDSU6263
  • History

    Harder at SDSU
    DifficultyWorkloadUCSD5557SDSU6365
  • Mathematics

    About the same
    DifficultyWorkloadUCSD6976SDSU6870
  • Computer Science

    Harder at UCSD
    DifficultyWorkloadUCSD6872SDSU6364
  • Psychology

    About the same
    DifficultyWorkloadUCSD5860SDSU5759
  • Sociology

    Harder at SDSU
    DifficultyWorkloadUCSD5354SDSU5960
  • Biology

    Harder at SDSU
    DifficultyWorkloadUCSD6264SDSU6872
  • Chemistry

    About the same
    DifficultyWorkloadUCSD7072SDSU7073
  • Philosophy

    Harder at UCSD
    DifficultyWorkloadUCSD6567SDSU6163

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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.