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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

POL S 106PP

Winter 2011 – Winter 2026 (6 terms) · 353 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.

25.2%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%20%40%60%25.2%A51.0%B20.1%C0.6%D2.8%F0.0%Withdrew

A rate by term

Share of students who got an A in each term the course ran.

0%10%20%30%40%WiSp2014FaFaFa38.5%Wi24.5%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource
Winter 202649
24.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Fall 202452
38.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Fall 202359
16.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Fall 202159
35.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Spring 201463
28.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Winter 201171
11.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
BARNHART J59
35.6%
—
STRATHMAN B A160
26.3%
—
AHUJA A134
19.4%
—

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