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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

CH E 184B

Spring 2010 – Spring 2026 (17 terms) · 1,463 students · Source:

The curve

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

32.6%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%20%40%60%32.6%A58.1%B9.3%C0.0%D0.0%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%Sp2010Sp201161.8%Sp2012Sp2013Sp2014Sp2015Sp2016Sp2017Sp2018Sp2019Sp2020Sp2021Sp2022Sp2023Sp2024Sp2025Sp202615.9%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource
Spring 202644
15.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026
Spring 202594
31.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025
Spring 202486
51.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024
Spring 202380
22.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023
Spring 202290
13.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Spring 202196
33.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021
Spring 2020104
40.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020
Spring 2019134
28.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2019
Spring 201888
43.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2018
Spring 2017108
44.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017
Spring 2016106
39.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016
Spring 201598
22.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2015
Spring 201482
19.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2014
Spring 2013134
29.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2013
Spring 201245
35.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012
Spring 201134
61.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2011
Spring 201040
27.5%
—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
DOHERTY M F769
33.7%
—
SHELL M S308
33.4%
—
MCFARLAND E W342
31.6%
—
CHRISTOPHER P44
15.9%
—

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