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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

PHYS 6BL

Spring 2011 – Summer 2026 (47 terms) · 26,901 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.

64.9%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%20%40%60%80%64.9%A33.6%B0.7%C0.0%D0.7%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%100%Sp2011Sp2012Sp2013Sp2014Sp2015Sp2016Sp2017Sp2018Sp2019Sp2020Sp2021Sp202289.2%Sp2023Sp2024Sp2025Sp2026Su77.2%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
VELA A H136
44.9%
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26 instructors. Select a name's terms to see each term separately.