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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

POL S 126

Spring 2010 – Spring 2026 (28 terms) · 2,300 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.

30.7%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%20%40%60%30.7%A54.0%B11.4%C1.6%D2.2%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%Sp201092.2%WiSp2013Fa2015Sp2016FaSp2018Sp2019Sp2020WiWiSp2023Sp2024WiSp202636.4%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
SPRECHER C M376
40.7%
—
TOTTEN R120
39.2%
—
NARANG N250
32.4%
—
STRATHMAN B A1,454
27.9%
—
GEISSLER S100
21.0%
—

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