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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

FEMST 40

Fall 2009 – Winter 2026 (20 terms) · 3,851 students · Source:

The curve

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

54.0%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%20%40%60%54.0%A30.9%B10.3%C1.9%D2.5%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%FaSp2010SuFaFaSp2012FaSp2014WiFaFaFaFaFaFaFa89.8%FaFaFaWi68.8%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource
Winter 2026138
68.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026
Fall 2024220
81.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024
Fall 2023235
86.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023
Fall 2022239
75.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Fall 2021235
89.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021
Fall 2020231
85.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020
Fall 2019223
83.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2019
Fall 2018224
53.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2018
Fall 2017205
65.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017
Fall 2016226
40.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016
Fall 2015219
28.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2015
Winter 2015205
26.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2015
Spring 2014191
55.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2014
Fall 2012200
30.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012
Spring 2012134
32.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012
Fall 2011191
13.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2011
Fall 2010194
19.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2010, Spring 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2010
Summer 201034
14.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2010, Spring 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2010
Spring 2010110
65.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2010, Spring 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2010
Fall 2009197
8.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
THOMPSON A M223
83.4%
—
SPENCER M H220
81.4%
—
VON WALD K239
75.7%
—
RICHARDSON M138
68.8%
—
HOBSON E K110
65.5%
—
BOBO J2,582
49.1%
—
HOECHST H L134
32.8%
—
KICK L L205
26.8%
—

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