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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

PHYS 6CL

Spring 2011 – Summer 2026 (47 terms) · 24,660 students · Source:

The curve

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

61.1%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%20%40%60%80%61.1%A37.8%B0.6%C0.0%D0.5%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%100%Sp2011Sp2012Sp2013Sp2014Sp2015Sp2016Sp2017Sp2018Sp2019Sp2020Sp2021Sp2022Sp202393.6%Sp2024Sp2025Sp2026Su58.9%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
HOPKINS A C139
49.6%
—
MASTERSON P T125
49.6%
—
WU X132
49.2%
—
CLAUSSEN N H47
48.9%
—
ZHANG Y137
48.9%
—

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