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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

CH E 132A

Spring 2010 – Spring 2026 (18 terms) · 853 students · Source:

The curve

Share of all students who received each grade, all terms combined.

40.2%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%10%20%30%40%50%40.2%A39.7%B11.3%C3.9%D4.9%F0.0%Withdrew

A rate by term

Share of students who got an A in each term the course ran.

0%20%40%60%80%Sp2010FaFaFaFaFaSp2018Sp2019FaSp2020Fa73.7%Sp2021FaSp2022Sp2023Sp2024Sp2025Sp202621.1%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource
Spring 202671
21.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026
Spring 202551
47.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025
Spring 202438
34.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024
Spring 202351
43.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023
Spring 202238
44.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Fall 202113
53.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021
Spring 202145
37.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021
Fall 202019
73.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020
Spring 202049
18.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020
Fall 201913
61.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2019
Spring 201950
48.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2019
Spring 201850
32.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2018
Fall 201769
29.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017
Fall 201649
65.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016
Fall 201560
55.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2015
Fall 201456
30.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2014
Fall 201371
52.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2013
Spring 201060
30.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2010, Spring 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2010

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
SQUIRES T M103
57.3%
—
FREDRICKSON G191
48.2%
—
GORDON M J161
41.0%
—
TAKATORI S221
35.3%
—
PETERS B G106
31.1%
—
RAWLINGS J B71
21.1%
—

6 instructors. Select a name's terms to see each term separately.