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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

PHIL 20A

Fall 2009 – Fall 2025 (17 terms) · 2,212 students · Source:

The curve

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

36.5%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%10%20%30%40%50%36.5%A49.3%B11.0%C0.9%D2.3%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%FaFaFaFaFaFaFaFaFaFaFaFaFa76.3%FaFaFaFa44.5%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource
Fall 2025110
44.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025
Fall 2024112
47.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024
Fall 2023118
36.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023
Fall 2022114
56.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Fall 2021114
76.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021
Fall 2020113
69.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020
Fall 2019112
48.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2019
Fall 2018103
41.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2018
Fall 2017162
21.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017
Fall 2016143
35.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016
Fall 2015148
20.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2015
Fall 2014173
18.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2014
Fall 2013170
34.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2013
Fall 2012157
37.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012
Fall 2011159
24.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2011
Fall 2010139
12.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2010, Spring 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2010
Fall 200965
24.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
BARNES D B227
72.7%
—
NEIDLINGER J114
56.1%
—
ZYLSTRA S J118
36.4%
—
TSOUNA V1,401
33.8%
—
MCDONALD C M65
24.6%
—
AUGUSTIN M J148
20.3%
—
CLARK J C139
12.2%
—

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