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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

POL S 170

Winter 2011 – Summer 2026 (16 terms) · 886 students · Source:

The curve

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

33.9%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%20%40%60%33.9%A53.0%B10.0%C1.0%D2.0%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%WiFaWiFaWiFaFaSp2020FaSuSp2022Sp2023Su68.2%Sp2025Sp2026Su26.3%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource
Summer 202619
26.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026
Spring 202649
34.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026
Spring 202554
66.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025
Summer 202322
68.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023
Spring 202358
63.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023
Spring 202259
35.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Summer 202122
59.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021
Fall 202061
36.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020
Spring 202055
34.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020
Fall 201663
15.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016
Fall 201572
25.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2015
Winter 201566
18.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2015
Fall 201370
12.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2013
Winter 201366
15.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2013
Fall 201188
48.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2011
Winter 201162
21.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2011

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
ANAGNOSON J T88
48.9%
—
NALL C M380
47.4%
—
SMITH H C19
26.3%
—
MCDONNELL L M399
18.0%
—

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