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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

PHIL 153

Fall 2010 – Winter 2026 (15 terms) · 441 students · Source:

The curve

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

35.8%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%10%20%30%40%50%35.8%A43.1%B14.3%C1.1%D5.2%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%FaFaFaWiWiWiWiWiWiFaFaFaWiWiWi70.8%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource
Winter 202624
70.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026
Winter 202533
48.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025
Winter 202430
13.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024
Fall 202220
30.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Fall 202122
31.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021
Fall 202030
36.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020
Winter 202034
32.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020
Winter 201930
36.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2019
Winter 201832
25.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2018
Winter 201731
9.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017
Winter 201633
9.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016
Winter 201427
29.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Fall 201221
57.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Fall 201136
61.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Fall 201038
50.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
TSOUNA V122
50.0%
—
MCKIRAHAN R D256
35.2%
—
ELIZONDO E S63
11.1%
—

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