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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

PHYS 23

Fall 2011 – Spring 2026 (23 terms) · 1,872 students · Source:

The curve

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

35.5%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%10%20%30%40%35.5%A37.5%B18.9%C4.4%D3.5%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%FaFaFaFaFaFa202272.4%SuSp2023Fa2024SuSp2025Sp202644.7%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource
Spring 202694
44.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026
Fall 202576
50.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025
Spring 202566
54.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025
Fall 202458
43.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024
Summer 202421
42.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024
Spring 202459
44.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024
Fall 202348
39.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023
Summer 202315
53.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023
Spring 202363
47.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023
Fall 202256
32.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Summer 202226
53.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Spring 202276
72.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Fall 2021108
24.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021
Fall 2020148
27.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Fall 2019170
19.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Fall 2018113
34.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Fall 2017114
34.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Fall 2016112
32.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Fall 2015126
25.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Fall 201490
31.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Fall 201391
38.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Fall 201275
26.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009
Fall 201167
23.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
STREICHAN S126
60.3%
—
O'HARA J D26
53.8%
—
BIBILASHVILI36
47.2%
—
LUO X270
47.0%
—
JAYICH ANIA94
44.7%
—
OEHLMANN P58
43.1%
—
BANTA I C48
39.6%
—
CAMPAGNARI C181
34.8%
—
TREVINO VERAS67
29.9%
—
GURUSWAMY S664
28.0%
—
SHRAIMAN B I201
25.9%
—
FYGENSON D K67
23.9%
—
HOLGUIN A34
23.5%
—

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