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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

POL S 173

Summer 2017 – Winter 2026 (12 terms) · 657 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.

48.4%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%10%20%30%40%50%48.4%A42.2%B7.5%C1.4%D0.6%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%SuWiSuWiSp2020Wi79.7%WiSp2022Sp2023WiSp2025Wi50.0%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource
Winter 202670
50.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Spring 202561
77.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Winter 202462
46.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Spring 202361
47.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Spring 202262
40.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Winter 202262
51.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Winter 202159
79.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Spring 202058
53.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Winter 201963
22.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Summer 201818
16.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Winter 201858
31.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026
Summer 201723
34.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade data, Fall 2009 to Summer 2026

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
FREEMAN L A616
49.8%
—
BRANDAO F F23
34.8%
—
JENKINS M D18
16.7%
—

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