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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

POL S 162

Fall 2009 – Spring 2026 (18 terms) · 1,010 students · Source:

The curve

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

44.1%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%10%20%30%40%50%44.1%A43.5%B7.2%C1.1%D4.0%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%FaSp2011Sp2012Sp2013SuWiSuSu75.9%FaWiSp2020FaWiSp2022Sp2023Sp2024Sp2025Sp202634.8%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource
Spring 202689
34.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026
Spring 202542
59.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025
Spring 202455
38.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024
Spring 202360
31.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023
Spring 202256
32.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Winter 202150
42.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021
Fall 202055
49.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020
Spring 202049
36.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020
Winter 201832
25.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2018
Fall 201732
37.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017
Summer 201529
75.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2015
Summer 201419
21.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2014
Winter 201474
51.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2014
Summer 201330
56.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2013
Spring 2013137
41.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2013
Spring 201286
60.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012
Spring 201159
49.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2011
Fall 200956
46.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Fall 2009

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
YARISH J N29
75.9%
—
SANTORI G C461
48.4%
—
NALL C M456
39.5%
—
FILLER N G32
37.5%
—
RIVAS PINEDA32
25.0%
—

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