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Top Students by Program Credits
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Top Students by Program Credits

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to find the top 5 students by total completed credits within each program.

Use the provided student, program, and course completion data. Include only completed credits, and include enrolled students whose completed-credit total is zero.

Output

  1. One row per selected student
  2. Columns: program_name, student_id, student_name, and total_completed_credits
  3. Return no more than five students per program
  4. Order by program_name, total completed credits descending, then student_id ascending for ties

Schema

programs
ColumnTypeDescription
program_idPKINTUnique program identifier
program_nameVARCHAR(100)Program name
students
ColumnTypeDescription
student_idPKINTUnique student identifier
student_nameVARCHAR(100)Student's full name
program_idINTStudent's enrolled program
course_completions
ColumnTypeDescription
completion_idPKINTUnique course completion record
student_idINTStudent associated with the course record
creditsINTCredits earned for the course
statusVARCHAR(30)Course status
Tablesstudentsprogramscourse_completions
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