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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

POL S 160

Spring 2011 – Fall 2025 (17 terms) · 730 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.

31.0%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%10%20%30%40%50%31.0%A43.4%B19.5%C4.1%D2.1%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%50%Sp2011Sp2012Sp2013Sp2014FaFaFaFaSu48.4%WiSuWiWiFaSp2024WiFa30.4%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource
Fall 202546
30.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Winter 202535
22.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Spring 202453
35.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Fall 202258
31.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Winter 202262
22.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Winter 202159
33.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Summer 202030
43.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Winter 202055
32.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Summer 201931
48.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Fall 201875
36.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Fall 201732
28.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Fall 201634
35.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Fall 201536
25.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Spring 201431
25.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Spring 201328
25.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Spring 201233
24.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Spring 201132
21.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
BRUSH A M61
45.9%
—
LIEN P669
29.6%
—

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