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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

PHYS 4

Winter 2010 – Spring 2024 (30 terms) · 4,958 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.

32.6%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%10%20%30%40%32.6%A37.7%B22.5%C5.2%D2.0%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%Wi2010Wi2011Wi2012Wi2013Wi2014Wi2015Wi2016Wi2017Wi2018Wi2019Wi2020Wi2021Wi2022Wi202377.2%WiSp202423.8%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
GIESSINGER E105
63.8%
—
MILLAR-BLANCH95
48.4%
—
KRISTIANSEN K423
48.0%
—
POPESCU P F249
47.8%
—
KAPLAN A K46
45.7%
—
EARDLEY D M305
44.3%
—
LUBIN P676
42.2%
—
NELSON H93
41.9%
—
DOVBNYA A V213
35.7%
—
FREUND E G94
35.1%
—
GURUSWAMY S326
30.1%
—
KOUTROULAKIS457
27.4%
—
SANTOCCHIA A255
25.5%
—
VIJAY K80
23.8%
—
BIBILASHVILI349
21.8%
—
LIPMAN E A472
21.4%
—
RICHMAN J D317
16.1%
—
MAROLF D M243
15.2%
—
GIDDINGS S B160
13.1%
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19 instructors. Select a name's terms to see each term separately.