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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

PHIL 20B

Winter 2010 – Winter 2026 (17 terms) · 2,250 students · Source:

The curve

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

26.8%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%20%40%60%26.8%A52.5%B16.0%C2.1%D2.4%F0.0%Withdrew

A rate by term

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

0%10%20%30%40%50%WiWiWiWiWiWiWiWiWiWiWiWi43.4%WiWiWiWiWi34.2%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource
Winter 202673
34.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026
Winter 2025113
35.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025
Winter 2024112
42.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024
Winter 2023109
38.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023
Winter 2022108
23.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Winter 2021106
43.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021
Winter 2020114
36.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020
Winter 2019115
23.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2019
Winter 2018163
27.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2018
Winter 2017176
25.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017
Winter 2016176
20.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016
Winter 2015128
11.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2015
Winter 2014120
27.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2014
Winter 2013165
22.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2013
Winter 2012166
33.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012
Winter 2011173
12.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2011
Winter 2010133
15.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2010, Spring 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2010

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
ZYLSTRA S J1,189
32.2%
—
YANG E T331
28.1%
—
STOODY R L176
20.5%
—
MCINTYRE R W248
19.4%
—
FALVEY K T133
15.0%
—
SPEWAK D C173
12.7%
—

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