Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara
ESS 130
Fall 2009 – Spring 2026 (52 terms) · 4,624 students · Source:
The curve
Share of all students who received each grade, all terms combined.
53.8%
of students got an A
0.0% withdrew
A rate by term
Share of students who got an A in each term the course ran.
By term, newest first
ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource
Spring 202682
78.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026Winter 2026104
72.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026Fall 2025105
86.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025Spring 2025135
85.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025Winter 2025109
84.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025Fall 2024110
93.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024Spring 2024169
86.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024Winter 2024162
86.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024Fall 202350
76.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023Spring 202366
86.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023Winter 202368
75.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023Fall 202259
86.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022Spring 202270
92.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022Winter 2022137
79.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022Fall 202158
84.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021Spring 202175
86.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021Winter 2021118
72.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021Fall 202070
41.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020Spring 2020130
63.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020Winter 202071
42.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020Fall 201960
45.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2019Spring 201972
30.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2019Winter 201970
40.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2019Fall 2018119
42.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2018Spring 2018140
43.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2018Winter 201872
52.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2018Fall 2017121
35.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017Spring 2017146
33.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017Winter 201763
58.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017Fall 2016120
33.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016Spring 2016131
27.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016Winter 201670
54.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016Fall 201566
36.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2015Spring 201570
64.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2015Winter 201565
46.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2015Fall 2014112
25.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2014Spring 201458
29.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2014Winter 2014114
38.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2014Fall 201362
29.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2013Spring 2013118
24.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2013Winter 2013110
24.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2013Fall 201258
29.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012Spring 2012116
23.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012Winter 2012108
26.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012Fall 201160
38.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2011Spring 201177
49.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2011Winter 201143
18.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2011Fall 201043
34.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2010, Spring 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2010Summer 201031
6.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2010, Spring 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2010Spring 2010103
35.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2010, Spring 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2010By instructor, highest A rate first
ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
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