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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

POL S 187

Winter 2012 – Spring 2026 (15 terms) · 942 students · Source:

The curve

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

27.5%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%20%40%60%27.5%A52.0%B15.7%C2.4%D2.3%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%WiSp2013FaFaSuWiSp2017WiWiFaSp2021FaSp2023Sp2025Sp202660.3%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource
Spring 202658
60.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026
Spring 202554
50.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025
Spring 202358
31.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023
Fall 202158
39.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021
Spring 202156
41.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021
Fall 202060
38.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020
Winter 201960
40.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2019
Winter 201829
34.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2018
Spring 201735
17.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017
Winter 201641
24.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016
Summer 201514
14.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2015
Fall 2014109
20.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2014
Fall 2013122
12.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2013
Spring 2013132
9.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2013
Winter 201256
16.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
KEUM T344
43.3%
—
MILLER C R165
30.3%
—
NORRIS A70
15.7%
—
HUGHES T363
13.5%
—

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