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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

CHEM 116BL

Spring 2011 – Spring 2026 (17 terms) · 1,325 students · Source:

The curve

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

44.7%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%10%20%30%40%50%44.7%A39.5%B11.9%C2.1%D1.7%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%Sp2011Sp2012Sp2013Sp2014Sp2015SuSp2016Sp2017Sp2018Sp2019Sp2020Sp2021Sp2022Sp2023Sp202464.8%Sp2025Sp202657.7%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource
Spring 202652
57.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026
Spring 202564
62.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025
Spring 202471
64.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024
Spring 202376
57.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023
Spring 2022116
45.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Spring 2021104
51.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021
Spring 2020104
50.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020
Spring 201998
43.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2019
Spring 2018101
34.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2018
Spring 2017102
60.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017
Spring 201696
24.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016
Summer 201523
52.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2015
Spring 201582
28.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2015
Spring 201459
40.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2014
Spring 201352
26.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2013
Spring 201283
28.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012
Spring 201142
33.3%
—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
LAVERMAN L E1,243
45.8%
—
HAYTON T W82
28.0%
—

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