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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

PHYS 128AL

Winter 2012 – Summer 2026 (51 terms) · 1,696 students · Source:

The curve

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

58.1%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%20%40%60%58.1%A34.0%B5.0%C0.9%D1.9%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%WiSuSuSuSp2016Wi2017Fa2018SuSp2019Wi2020Fa2021Fa93.9%2022SuSp2023Sp2024Wi2025Wi2026Su15.4%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource
Summer 202613
15.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026
Spring 202633
36.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026
Winter 202630
40.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026
Fall 202529
82.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025
Spring 202537
86.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025
Winter 202536
86.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025
Fall 202428
75.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024
Summer 202411
9.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024
Spring 202426
92.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024
Winter 202446
63.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024
Fall 202330
83.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023
Spring 202325
28.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023
Winter 202364
37.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023
Fall 202221
28.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Summer 202213
23.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Spring 202236
58.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Winter 202268
91.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Fall 202133
93.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021
Spring 202119
52.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021
Winter 202145
53.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021
Fall 202029
37.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Summer 202015
26.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Spring 202084
50.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Winter 202042
42.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Fall 201934
26.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Summer 201911
27.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Spring 201993
61.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Winter 201938
65.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Fall 2018129
60.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Summer 201819
63.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Spring 201841
48.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Winter 201842
33.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Fall 201737
54.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Summer 201720
85.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Spring 201725
72.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Winter 201722
45.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Fall 201629
65.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Summer 201616
62.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Spring 201612
25.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Winter 201622
40.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Fall 201547
59.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Summer 201523
60.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Winter 201522
72.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Fall 201433
69.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Summer 201417
70.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Winter 201411
90.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Fall 201329
75.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Summer 201317
41.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Winter 201320
45.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Fall 201228
53.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Winter 201246
65.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
CARATELLI D68
91.2%
—
MAZIN B A202
77.7%
—
SHERWIN M S28
75.0%
—
YOUNGBLOOD BJ55
70.9%
—
FYGENSON D K33
69.7%
—
O'NEILL H M40
65.0%
—
STUART D D49
63.3%
—
LUBIN P92
62.0%
—
ESPLEY Z J31
61.3%
—
POPESCU P F31
61.3%
—
MONREAL B74
60.8%
—
CONRAD N C43
60.5%
—
PENG Z43
60.5%
—
JAYICH A C47
59.6%
—
LIPPINCOTT W63
58.7%
—
JAYICH A M139
54.7%
—
WELD D M37
54.1%
—
GWINN E G59
50.8%
—
LUO X223
50.7%
—
NELSON H179
49.7%
—
TO W17
41.2%
—
PATTERSON D S34
26.5%
—
LIPMAN E A109
23.9%
—

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