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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

PHYS 131

Spring 2010 – Spring 2026 (17 terms) · 812 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.

44.3%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%10%20%30%40%50%44.3%A34.1%B14.2%C3.3%D3.7%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%Sp2010Sp2011Sp2012Sp2013Sp2014Sp2015Sp2016Sp2017Sp2018Sp2019Sp2020Sp2021Sp2022Sp202369.4%Sp2024Sp2025Sp202636.4%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
DONG X154
61.7%
—
EARDLEY D M87
48.3%
—
HOROWITZ G95
47.4%
—
GIDDINGS S B140
45.0%
—
ZEE A11
36.4%
—
GWINN C65
35.4%
—
BLAES O M260
33.8%
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7 instructors. Select a name's terms to see each term separately.