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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

HIST 17A

Fall 2009 – Fall 2025 (20 terms) · 5,966 students · Source:

The curve

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

46.8%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%10%20%30%40%50%46.8%A41.2%B8.7%C1.1%D2.2%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%FaFaFaSuFaFaFaSuFaSuFaFaFaFaFaFaFa83.2%FaFaFa66.7%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource
Fall 2025306
66.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025
Fall 2024366
61.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024
Fall 2023376
69.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023
Fall 2022376
83.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Fall 2021368
65.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021
Fall 2020406
73.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020
Fall 2019462
43.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2019
Fall 2018412
44.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2018
Fall 2017419
40.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017
Fall 2016384
34.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016
Summer 201640
32.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016
Fall 2015324
36.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2015
Summer 201534
20.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2015
Fall 2014319
37.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2014
Fall 2013296
18.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2013
Fall 2012291
24.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012
Summer 201233
21.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012
Fall 2011297
37.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2011
Fall 2010263
14.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2010, Spring 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2010
Fall 2009194
12.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
ADAMS B376
83.2%
—
MOORE K A1,516
67.5%
—
HENDERSON J G306
66.7%
—
MAAR H R1,293
42.9%
—
OLIVERA E V297
37.4%
—
CRISPIN-PERAL643
37.3%
—
WARKENTIN J B418
33.3%
—
BROOKS J F40
32.5%
—
COHEN P C850
19.2%
—
PLANE A M227
14.1%
—

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