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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

LING 140

Spring 2011 – Spring 2026 (16 terms) · 376 students · Source:

The curve

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

71.3%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%20%40%60%80%71.3%A21.3%B5.6%C1.1%D0.5%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%Sp2011Sp2012Sp2013WiSp2015Sp2016Sp2017Sp2018Sp2019Sp2020Sp2021Sp2022Sp2023Sp2024100.0%Sp2025Sp202681.8%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource
Spring 202622
81.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026
Spring 202516
93.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025
Spring 202423
100.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024
Spring 202323
82.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023
Spring 202220
60.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Spring 202124
70.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021
Spring 202028
71.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020
Spring 201923
73.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2019
Spring 201825
52.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2018
Spring 201724
75.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017
Spring 201626
65.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016
Spring 201526
76.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2015
Winter 201419
57.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2014
Spring 201323
56.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2013
Spring 201227
59.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012
Spring 201127
70.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2011

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
KESSLER K E104
83.7%
—
NICOLAESCU A24
70.8%
—
FRODESEN J M248
66.1%
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3 instructors. Select a name's terms to see each term separately.