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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

CMPSC 174A

Winter 2010 – Spring 2026 (18 terms) · 1,197 students · Source:

The curve

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

47.5%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%10%20%30%40%50%47.5%A31.8%B16.1%C2.1%D2.5%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%WiWiWiWiWiFaFaFaFaFaWiSp2021Fa78.6%Sp2022FaFaSp2025Sp202642.0%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource
Spring 2026100
42.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026
Spring 2025144
42.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025
Fall 202395
48.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023
Fall 202217
64.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Spring 202228
71.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Fall 202184
78.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021
Spring 202145
48.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021
Winter 202178
53.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021
Fall 201987
40.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2019
Fall 201860
48.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2018
Fall 201765
30.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017
Fall 201660
38.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016
Fall 201581
58.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2015
Winter 201581
49.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2015
Winter 201469
30.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2014
Winter 201339
46.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2013
Winter 201248
31.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012
Winter 201016
62.5%
—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
CHU S162
66.7%
—
EL ABBADI A162
53.7%
—
SU J873
42.7%
—

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