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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

CH E 140A

Spring 2011 – Spring 2026 (16 terms) · 822 students · Source:

The curve

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

27.0%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%10%20%30%40%50%27.0%A45.1%B21.4%C4.4%D2.1%F0.0%Withdrew

A rate by term

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

0%10%20%30%40%50%Sp2011Sp2012Sp201348.9%Sp2014Sp2015Sp2016Sp2017Sp2018Sp2019Sp2020Sp2021Sp2022Sp2023Sp2024Sp2025Sp202624.4%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource
Spring 202641
24.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026
Spring 202542
31.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025
Spring 202446
28.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024
Spring 202340
25.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023
Spring 202245
24.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Spring 202151
27.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021
Spring 202051
27.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020
Spring 201952
38.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2019
Spring 201872
33.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2018
Spring 201745
44.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017
Spring 201651
7.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016
Spring 201559
32.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2015
Spring 201460
23.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2014
Spring 201345
48.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2013
Spring 201272
12.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012
Spring 201150
10.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2011

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
GORDON M J45
48.9%
—
CHMELKA B F72
33.3%
—
PETERS B G164
32.3%
—
CHRISTOPHER P287
29.6%
—
CHADA J P40
25.0%
—
MEFFORD J T41
24.4%
—
MCFARLAND E W173
10.4%
—

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