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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: 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.

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

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.