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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

ECON 176

Spring 2010 – Spring 2026 (26 terms) · 1,099 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.

47.1%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%10%20%30%40%50%47.1%A40.3%B10.5%C1.7%D0.4%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%Sp2010Sp2011Sp2012Sp2013WiFaWi2018Wi2019Wi202071.8%Wi2021Wi2022WiWiSp202652.2%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
CHARNESS G B518
56.8%
—
VESPA E I91
45.1%
—
SOMERVILLE J233
42.9%
—
SHMIDOV V21
42.9%
—
OPREA R D98
36.7%
—
HARTMAN J L138
27.5%
—

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