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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

ECON 138A

Fall 2009 – Spring 2026 (42 terms) · 4,612 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.

43.2%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%10%20%30%40%50%43.2%A34.9%B19.0%C2.2%D0.7%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%100%FaFaFaFaSp2013Wi2014FaSp2015WiWiWi2018Wi2019Wi2020Wi2021FaSp2022Wi2023Wi91.5%2024FaSp2025WiSp202622.8%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
HARRIS J P63
74.6%
—
RICHTER B175
72.6%
—
CLARK D268
56.3%
—
SCHNEIDER N J2,807
45.0%
—
SHERIDAN E F642
32.4%
—
CAUGHELL C274
32.1%
—
RUSSELL N383
29.0%
—

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