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Top Five Courses Query
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Top Five Courses Query

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to find the top five courses with the highest enrollment.

Use the provided courses and enrollments tables. Return courses even when they have no enrollments, although zero-enrollment courses should not appear in the top five.

Output

  1. One row per selected course with course_id, course_code, course_name, and enrollment_count
  2. Include the five highest enrollment counts
  3. Order by enrollment_count descending, then course_id ascending for ties

Schema

courses
ColumnTypeDescription
course_idPKINTUnique course identifier
course_codeVARCHAR(20)Catalog code for the course
course_nameVARCHAR(150)Course title
department_nameVARCHAR(100)Academic department offering the course
enrollments
ColumnTypeDescription
enrollment_idPKINTUnique enrollment identifier
course_idINTReferenced course identifier
student_idVARCHAR(20)Student identifier
enrolled_atDATEDate the student enrolled
Tablescoursesenrollments
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