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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

PHYS 115B

Spring 2011 – Spring 2026 (25 terms) · 2,061 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.

35.6%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%10%20%30%40%35.6%A36.1%B20.0%C5.2%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%Sp20112012WiWiWiSp2018Sp2019Sp2020Sp2021Sp2022Sp2023Sp2024Sp202559.1%Sp202631.5%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
NERELLA T44
59.1%
—
WELD D M33
42.4%
—
CAMPAGNARI C51
41.2%
—
LIPPINCOTT W309
40.8%
—
PATTERSON D S331
40.5%
—
CRAIG N J168
39.3%
—
GWINN E G405
38.5%
—
YOUNG A F227
33.5%
—
GURUSWAMY S104
27.9%
—
JIN C55
27.3%
—
PINCUS P A88
22.7%
—
INCANDELA J R246
20.7%
—

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