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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

FEMST 40

Fall 2009 – Winter 2026 (20 terms) · 3,851 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.

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

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.