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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

POL S 170

Winter 2011 – Summer 2026 (16 terms) · 886 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.

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

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.