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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

PHIL 1

Fall 2009 – Summer 2026 (68 terms) · 12,149 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.

29.7%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%10%20%30%40%50%29.7%A49.4%B15.2%C1.8%D3.0%F0.0%Withdrew

A rate by term

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

0%20%40%60%80%100%Fa2010Fa2011Fa2012Fa2013Fa2014Fa2015Fa2016Fa2017Fa2018Fa2019Fa2020Fa2021Fa202283.7%Fa2023Fa2024Fa2025Fa2026Su44.0%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
SCHAAL-O'CONN299
20.7%
—
ATKINS P J168
20.2%
—
STRICKLAND J207
18.8%
—
BENNETT J A216
18.5%
—
ALLEN C692
17.3%
—
BUTZER T B365
17.3%
—
NANCE I T140
17.1%
—
LINEHAN T O278
14.4%
—
KOTLOW Z A28
14.3%
—
CLARK J C121
14.0%
—
STOODY R L183
12.6%
—
RESCORLA M A542
9.8%
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37 instructors. Select a name's terms to see each term separately.