diff --git a/apps/backend/src/modules/catalog/controller.ts b/apps/backend/src/modules/catalog/controller.ts
index 736aae9ad..8d482db87 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/modules/catalog/controller.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/modules/catalog/controller.ts
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ import {
 } from "@repo/common/models";
 
 import { getFields, hasFieldPath } from "../../utils/graphql";
-import { searchSemantic } from "../semantic-search/client";
 import { formatClass, formatSection } from "../class/formatter";
 import type { ClassModule } from "../class/generated-types/module-types";
 import { formatCourse } from "../course/formatter";
 import { formatEnrollment } from "../enrollment/formatter";
 import type { EnrollmentModule } from "../enrollment/generated-types/module-types";
 import type { GradeDistributionModule } from "../grade-distribution/generated-types/module-types";
+import { searchSemantic } from "../semantic-search/client";
 import { getCachedCatalog, getSearchIndex } from "./catalog-cache";
 
 export interface CatalogQueryParams {
@@ -197,6 +197,30 @@ const getCatalogWithSemanticSearch = async ({
   return { results, totalCount };
 };
 
+const VIEWCOUNT_BOOST = 0.05;
+
+// Given fuzzy search returns, assign a score to each item and sort by viewCount
+const scoreAndSort = (
+  items: ICatalogClassItem[],
+  scoreMap: Map<ICatalogClassItem, number>
+): ICatalogClassItem[] => {
+  const maxViewCount = Math.max(...items.map((i) => i.viewCount ?? 0), 1);
+
+  return [...items].sort((a, b) => {
+    const fuzzyA = scoreMap.get(a) ?? 1;
+    const fuzzyB = scoreMap.get(b) ?? 1;
+    const viewA =
+      (Math.log((a.viewCount ?? 0) + 1) / Math.log(maxViewCount + 1)) *
+      VIEWCOUNT_BOOST;
+    const viewB =
+      (Math.log((b.viewCount ?? 0) + 1) / Math.log(maxViewCount + 1)) *
+      VIEWCOUNT_BOOST;
+    const scoreA = fuzzyA - viewA;
+    const scoreB = fuzzyB - viewB;
+    return scoreA - scoreB;
+  });
+};
+
 const getCatalogWithSearch = async ({
   year,
   semester,
@@ -214,10 +238,14 @@ const getCatalogWithSearch = async ({
 }) => {
   const index = await getSearchIndex(year, semester);
   const hits = index.search(searchTerm);
+  const scoreMap = new Map<ICatalogClassItem, number>();
+  for (const hit of hits) scoreMap.set(hit.item, hit.score ?? 1);
   const items = hits.map((r) => r.item);
+
   const filtered = applyInMemoryFilters(items, filters);
   const totalCount = filtered.length;
-  const results = filtered.slice(skip, skip + limit);
+  const reranked = scoreAndSort(filtered, scoreMap);
+  const results = reranked.slice(skip, skip + limit);
 
   return { results, totalCount };
 };
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/app/Catalog/index.tsx b/apps/frontend/src/app/Catalog/index.tsx
index f36407758..4de6565ca 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/app/Catalog/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/app/Catalog/index.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {
   Semester,
 } from "@/lib/generated/graphql";
 import { RecentType, addRecent, getRecents } from "@/lib/recent";
+import { saveCourseClick } from "@/lib/recent";
 import { compareCollectionsByBookmarksOrder } from "@/utils/collections";
 
 import styles from "./Catalog.module.scss";
@@ -508,9 +509,11 @@ export default function Catalog() {
       subject: string,
       courseNumber: string,
       number: string,
-      sessionId: string
+      sessionId: string,
+      searchQuery: string
     ) => {
       if (!term) return;
+      saveCourseClick(`${subject}${courseNumber}`, searchQuery);
 
       setCatalogDrawerOpen(false); // Close drawer when selecting a class
 
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/app/GradTrak/Dashboard/LabelMenu/index.tsx b/apps/frontend/src/app/GradTrak/Dashboard/LabelMenu/index.tsx
index 42da90636..aec5da795 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/app/GradTrak/Dashboard/LabelMenu/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/app/GradTrak/Dashboard/LabelMenu/index.tsx
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import { Plus, Trash } from "iconoir-react";
 import { Button, Color, Dialog, Flex, IconButton, Input } from "@repo/theme";
 
 import ColorSelector from "@/components/ColorSelector";
+import { DeleteScheduleDialog } from "@/components/ScheduleCard/DeleteScheduleDialog";
 import { ILabel } from "@/lib/api";
 
-import { DeleteScheduleDialog } from "@/components/ScheduleCard/DeleteScheduleDialog";
 import styles from "./LabelMenu.module.scss";
 
 type LabelMenuProps = {
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/components/ClassBrowser/List/index.tsx b/apps/frontend/src/components/ClassBrowser/List/index.tsx
index 01eabdd86..269e0c849 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/components/ClassBrowser/List/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/components/ClassBrowser/List/index.tsx
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ interface ListProps {
     subject: string,
     courseNumber: string,
     number: string,
-    sessionId: string
+    sessionId: string,
+    searchQuery: string
   ) => void;
 }
 
@@ -108,6 +109,8 @@ export default function List({ onSelect }: ListProps) {
   const recentlyViewedListRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const recentlyViewedMeasureRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
+  const { query } = useLayoutContext();
+
   useEffect(() => {
     setResolvedSessionIds({});
   }, [year, semester]);
@@ -285,7 +288,8 @@ export default function List({ onSelect }: ListProps) {
       selected.subject,
       selected.courseNumber,
       selected.number,
-      selected.sessionId
+      selected.sessionId,
+      query
     );
   };
 
@@ -336,7 +340,8 @@ export default function List({ onSelect }: ListProps) {
                           recentClass.subject,
                           recentClass.courseNumber,
                           recentClass.number,
-                          recentClass.sessionId
+                          recentClass.sessionId,
+                          query
                         );
                       }}
                     >
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/components/ClassBrowser/hooks/useCatalogQuery.ts b/apps/frontend/src/components/ClassBrowser/hooks/useCatalogQuery.ts
index c8e8b3894..2a286f739 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/components/ClassBrowser/hooks/useCatalogQuery.ts
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/components/ClassBrowser/hooks/useCatalogQuery.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,10 @@ export default function useCatalogQuery({
   );
 
   // Server-side catalog query (always requests first page)
-  const { data, loading, error, fetchMore } = useQuery<GetCatalogSearchQuery, GetCatalogSearchQueryVariables>(GET_CATALOG_SEARCH, {
+  const { data, loading, error, fetchMore } = useQuery<
+    GetCatalogSearchQuery,
+    GetCatalogSearchQueryVariables
+  >(GET_CATALOG_SEARCH, {
     variables: {
       ...catalogQueryVariables,
       page: 1,
@@ -215,7 +218,7 @@ export default function useCatalogQuery({
   const isFirstPageLoading = loading && localPage === 1 && !isLoadingNextPage;
   const semanticError =
     semanticSearch && error
-      ? (error.graphQLErrors?.[0]?.message ?? error.message ?? "AI search failed")
+      ? (error.message ?? "AI search failed") // pre-existing error, not relatd to this pr
       : null;
 
   return {
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/components/ClassBrowser/index.tsx b/apps/frontend/src/components/ClassBrowser/index.tsx
index d07fda0ab..390b55d55 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/components/ClassBrowser/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/components/ClassBrowser/index.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ interface ClassBrowserProps {
     subject: string,
     courseNumber: string,
     number: string,
-    sessionId: string
+    sessionId: string,
+    searchQuery: string
   ) => void;
   forceMode?: CatalogLayoutMode;
   semester: Semester;
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/lib/api/catalog.ts b/apps/frontend/src/lib/api/catalog.ts
index 8cf0da05f..265037a15 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/lib/api/catalog.ts
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/lib/api/catalog.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export const GET_CATALOG_SEARCH = gql`
     $page: Int
     $pageSize: Int
     $semanticSearch: Boolean
+    $recentClicks: [RecentClick]
   ) {
     catalogSearch(
       year: $year
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export const GET_CATALOG_SEARCH = gql`
       page: $page
       pageSize: $pageSize
       semanticSearch: $semanticSearch
+      recentClicks: $recentClicks
     ) {
       results {
         year
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/lib/recent.ts b/apps/frontend/src/lib/recent.ts
index dddfcef82..88e0b66b5 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/lib/recent.ts
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/lib/recent.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export enum RecentType {
   CatalogTerm = "recent-catalog-term",
   GradesPage = "recent-grades-page",
   EnrollmentPage = "recent-enrollment-page",
+  CourseClick = "recent-course-click",
 }
 
 const MaxLength = {
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ const MaxLength = {
   [RecentType.CatalogTerm]: 1,
   [RecentType.GradesPage]: 1,
   [RecentType.EnrollmentPage]: 1,
+  [RecentType.CourseClick]: 50,
 };
 
 interface RecentClass {
@@ -56,6 +58,12 @@ interface RecentPageUrl {
   timestamp: number;
 }
 
+interface RecentCourseClick {
+  searchTerm: string;
+  courseNumber: string;
+  timestamp: number;
+}
+
 export type Recent<T extends RecentType> = T extends RecentType.Class
   ? RecentClass
   : T extends RecentType.Schedule
@@ -68,7 +76,9 @@ export type Recent<T extends RecentType> = T extends RecentType.Class
           ? RecentPageUrl
           : T extends RecentType.EnrollmentPage
             ? RecentPageUrl
-            : never;
+            : T extends RecentType.CourseClick
+              ? RecentCourseClick
+              : never;
 
 export const getRecents = <T extends RecentType>(
   type: T,
@@ -204,3 +214,15 @@ export const getPageUrl = (
   const saved = getRecents(type) as RecentPageUrl[];
   return saved[0]?.url ?? null;
 };
+
+export const saveCourseClick = (courseNumber: string, searchTerm: string) => {
+  addRecent(RecentType.CourseClick, {
+    searchTerm,
+    courseNumber,
+    timestamp: Date.now(),
+  });
+};
+
+export const getCourseClicks = (): RecentCourseClick[] => {
+  return getRecents(RecentType.CourseClick) as RecentCourseClick[];
+};
diff --git a/packages/gql-typedefs/catalog.ts b/packages/gql-typedefs/catalog.ts
index c06f44632..d6937a01d 100644
--- a/packages/gql-typedefs/catalog.ts
+++ b/packages/gql-typedefs/catalog.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ export const catalogTypeDef = gql`
     online: Boolean
   }
 
+  input RecentClick {
+    courseNumber: String!
+    searchTerm: String!
+    timestamp: Float!
+  }
+
   type CatalogMeeting {
     days: [Boolean!]
     startTime: String
@@ -213,6 +219,7 @@ export const catalogTypeDef = gql`
       page: Int
       pageSize: Int
       semanticSearch: Boolean
+      recentClicks: [RecentClick]
     ): CatalogResult!
 
     catalogClassIdentities(