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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

PHYS 123B

Winter 2012 – Spring 2026 (15 terms) · 285 students · Source:

The curve

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

73.7%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%20%40%60%80%73.7%A21.1%B2.5%C0.4%D2.1%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%100%WiWiWiWiWiWiWi94.7%WiWiSp2021Sp2022Sp2023WiWiSp202689.7%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource
Spring 202629
89.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026
Winter 202528
78.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025
Winter 202426
84.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024
Spring 202324
83.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023
Spring 202219
94.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Spring 202115
80.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021
Winter 202017
64.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020
Winter 201928
67.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2019
Winter 201819
94.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2018
Winter 201720
55.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017
Winter 201615
60.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016
Winter 201510
50.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2015
Winter 201412
50.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2014
Winter 201313
53.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2013
Winter 201210
40.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
XU C203
81.8%
—
PATTERSON D S17
64.7%
—
ISH D G20
55.0%
—
BALENTS L M23
52.2%
—
SHERWIN M S12
50.0%
—
FISHER M P10
40.0%
—

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