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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

POL S 142

Spring 2018 – Winter 2026 (9 terms) · 298 students · Source:

The curve

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

43.0%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%10%20%30%40%50%43.0%A44.3%B8.4%C1.7%D2.3%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%Sp2018WiWiSp2021WiWi66.7%Sp2024Sp2025Wi38.8%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource
Winter 202649
38.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026
Spring 202527
40.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025
Spring 202425
40.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024
Winter 202330
66.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023
Winter 202235
42.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Spring 202130
43.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021
Winter 202034
50.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020
Winter 201934
35.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2019
Spring 201834
32.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2018

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
STRATHMAN B A298
43.0%
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