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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

PHYS 20CL

Spring 2022 – Spring 2026 (5 terms) · 472 students · Source:

The curve

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

60.8%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%20%40%60%80%60.8%A32.2%B3.8%C0.6%D2.5%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%Sp2022Sp2023Sp202475.3%Sp2025Sp202665.2%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource
Spring 2026115
65.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026
Spring 2025108
52.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025
Spring 202485
75.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024
Spring 202394
51.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023
Spring 202270
61.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
LIPPINCOTT W85
75.3%
—
NELSON H223
59.2%
—
FYGENSON D K164
55.5%
—

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