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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

CH E 140A

Spring 2011 – Spring 2026 (16 terms) · 822 students · Source: University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026

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

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