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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

CMPSC 176A

Fall 2009 – Spring 2026 (26 terms) · 2,387 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.

49.4%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%10%20%30%40%50%49.4%A32.8%B12.7%C3.2%D1.9%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%100%FaFaFa2015Fa2016Fa2017Fa2018Fa2019Fa2020Fa2021Fa2022Sp2023Wi89.4%WiSp202670.8%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
SANJAY CHANDR151
89.4%
—
COAKLEY C J75
77.3%
—
MATNI Z A84
70.2%
—
NASIR N269
61.3%
—
ZHAO B Y60
48.3%
—
BELDING E M1,019
42.3%
—
ALMEROTH K C729
41.3%
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7 instructors. Select a name's terms to see each term separately.