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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

CHEM 6AL

Spring 2011 – Summer 2026 (62 terms) · 13,013 students · Source:

The curve

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

27.8%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%20%40%60%27.8%A52.0%B17.9%C1.3%D1.1%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%Sp2011Wi2012Fa2013Su47.1%Sp2014Wi2015Fa2016SuSp2017Wi2018Fa2019SuSp2020Wi2021Fa2022SuSp2023Wi2024Fa2025SuSp2026Su32.1%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
LEWIS R B287
32.8%
—
GAINER M J11,008
28.6%
—
RUSSAK J A1,718
21.6%
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3 instructors. Select a name's terms to see each term separately.