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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

MCDB 108A

Fall 2009 – Summer 2026 (23 terms) · 4,673 students · Source:

The curve

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

25.0%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%10%20%30%40%50%25.0%A40.9%B27.2%C4.9%D2.0%F0.0%Withdrew

A rate by term

Share of students who got an A in each term the course ran.

0%20%40%60%FaFaFaFaFaFaFa2021Fa2022FaSu51.0%SuSu28.1%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource
Summer 202664
28.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026
Fall 2025282
28.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025
Summer 202579
39.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025
Fall 2024298
27.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024
Summer 202451
51.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024
Fall 2023242
45.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023
Fall 2022281
27.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Spring 202276
40.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Fall 2021268
23.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021
Spring 2021108
26.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021
Fall 2020306
25.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020
Fall 2019217
22.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2019
Fall 2018232
25.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2018
Fall 2017233
23.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017
Fall 2016306
20.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016
Summer 201636
25.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016
Fall 2015282
18.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2015
Fall 2014257
16.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2014
Fall 2013257
15.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2013
Fall 2012234
17.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012
Fall 2011207
27.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2011
Fall 2010173
22.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2010, Spring 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2010
Fall 2009184
19.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
DAHLQUIST F W242
45.9%
—
CALKINS E R194
38.7%
—
GARDNER B M1,045
28.6%
—
ACOSTA-ALVEAR988
24.3%
—
FLETCHER B J268
23.1%
—
VALOIS E342
21.3%
—
DOOHAN N C184
19.6%
—
SEARS D W1,410
19.2%
—

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