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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

PHIL 20C

Spring 2010 – Spring 2026 (17 terms) · 2,818 students · Source:

The curve

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

25.9%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%20%40%60%25.9%A51.2%B17.4%C1.3%D3.1%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%Sp2010Sp2011Sp2012Sp2013Sp2014Sp2015Sp2016Sp2017Sp2018Sp2019Sp2020Sp202171.9%Sp2022Sp2023Sp2024Sp2025Sp202626.8%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource
Spring 2026112
26.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026
Spring 2025106
38.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025
Spring 2024107
27.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024
Spring 2023112
67.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023
Spring 2022152
35.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Spring 2021114
71.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021
Spring 2020162
29.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020
Spring 2019163
30.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2019
Spring 2018219
16.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2018
Spring 2017259
20.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017
Spring 2016215
15.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016
Spring 2015145
15.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2015
Spring 2014183
15.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2014
Spring 2013195
11.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2013
Spring 2012228
22.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012
Spring 2011199
15.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2011
Spring 2010147
27.9%
—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
BARNES D B389
53.2%
—
HOLDEN T A2,101
22.4%
—
LOOPER B T145
15.9%
—
MCINTYRE R W183
15.8%
—

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