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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

EARTH 176

Spring 2012 – Spring 2026 (15 terms) · 347 students · Source:

The curve

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

52.2%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%20%40%60%52.2%A34.9%B7.2%C3.5%D2.3%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%Sp2012Sp2013Sp2014Sp2015Sp2016Sp2017Sp2018Sp2019Sp2020FaSp2021Sp2022Sp202371.4%Sp2025Sp202658.8%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource
Spring 202617
58.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026
Spring 202524
70.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025
Spring 202321
71.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023
Spring 202228
64.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Spring 202120
60.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021
Fall 202022
50.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020
Spring 202023
60.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020
Spring 201924
33.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2019
Spring 201825
28.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2018
Spring 201721
66.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017
Spring 201630
56.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016
Spring 201525
48.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2015
Spring 201424
45.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2014
Spring 201328
28.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2013
Spring 201215
46.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
BIBBY T C21
66.7%
—
PENSERINI B D28
64.3%
—
GAO S30
56.7%
—
MORELL K D176
53.4%
—
BUFE N A25
48.0%
—
FISHER G B15
46.7%
—
HARVEY J E52
36.5%
—

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