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UW-Madison vs UMN

How classes compare at University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Minnesota Twin Cities: the easiest and hardest courses, difficulty and workload by subject.

From student ratings across the web

Classes at UW-Madison and UMN rate about as hard as each other. Workload is about the same at both.

MeasureUW-MadisonUMN
Rated courses1,3561,472
Average difficulty60/10061/100
Average workload63/10063/100

Difficulty by subject

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

Easiest classes at UW-Madison

Ranked by difficulty, from student ratings

  1. 1

    ENT201

    34/100 difficulty4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 27 ratings

  2. 2

    ENTOM201Insects and Human Culture-a Survey Course in Entomology

    34/100 difficulty4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 25 ratings

  3. 3

    LIS102Introduction to Computing

    35/100 difficulty3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 27 ratings

  4. 4

    LIS202Informational Divides and Differences in a Multicultural Society

    36/100 difficulty4.5 out of 5 stars4.5· 23 ratings

  5. 5

    AFROAMER154Hip-Hop and Contemporary American Society

    37/100 difficulty5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 36 ratings

All easiest classes at UW-Madison

Easiest classes at UMN

Ranked by difficulty, from student ratings

  1. 1

    MUS1014Rock II: Rock Music from 1970 to the Present

    32/100 difficulty4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 54 ratings

  2. 2

    GEOG1502Mapping Our World

    32/100 difficulty4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 49 ratings

  3. 3

    MUS1013Rock I: The Historical Origins and Development of Rock Music to 1970

    38/100 difficulty3.5 out of 5 stars3.5· 41 ratings

  4. 4

    SOC1001Introduction to Sociology

    40/100 difficulty4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 237 ratings

  5. 5

    MUS3480Marching Band

    40/100 difficulty4.9 out of 5 stars4.9· 45 ratings

All easiest classes at UMN

Hardest classes at UW-Madison

Ranked by difficulty, from student ratings

  1. 1

    MATH321Applied Mathematical Analysis 1: Vector and Complex Calculus

    90/100 difficulty2.3 out of 5 stars2.3· 129 ratings

  2. 2

    ZOOLOGY315

    90/100 difficulty1.2 out of 5 stars1.2· 34 ratings

  3. 3

    IES502

    89/100 difficulty1.2 out of 5 stars1.2· 22 ratings

  4. 4

    ANAT337

    86/100 difficulty2.6 out of 5 stars2.6· 34 ratings

  5. 5

    COMPSCI577Introduction to Algorithms

    84/100 difficulty2.5 out of 5 stars2.5· 210 ratings

All hardest classes at UW-Madison

Hardest classes at UMN

Ranked by difficulty, from student ratings

  1. 1

    MATS2001Introduction to the Science of Engineering Materials

    89/100 difficulty2.0 out of 5 stars2.0· 103 ratings

  2. 2

    ME3331Thermodynamics

    89/100 difficulty2.4 out of 5 stars2.4· 38 ratings

  3. 3

    CHEM2081Chemistry for the Life Sciences III

    86/100 difficulty2.1 out of 5 stars2.1· 37 ratings

  4. 4

    CSCI4211Introduction to Computer Networks

    85/100 difficulty1.9 out of 5 stars1.9· 47 ratings

  5. 5

    AEM4202Aerodynamics

    85/100 difficulty1.3 out of 5 stars1.3· 21 ratings

All hardest classes at UMN

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.