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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

POL S 189

Spring 2010 – Summer 2026 (16 terms) · 763 students · Source:

The curve

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

19.8%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%10%20%30%40%50%19.8%A48.9%B21.4%C4.7%D5.0%F0.0%Withdrew

A rate by term

Share of students who got an A in each term the course ran.

0%10%20%30%40%Sp2010FaSp2012SuFaSuSp2014FaSuFaWiWiFaWiWiSu38.5%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource
Summer 202613
38.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026
Winter 202644
15.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026
Winter 202558
12.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025
Fall 202369
26.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023
Winter 202159
28.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021
Winter 201964
26.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2019
Fall 201726
26.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017
Summer 201714
35.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017
Fall 201649
16.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016
Spring 201419
15.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2014
Summer 201315
0.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2013
Fall 201265
10.8%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012
Summer 201230
23.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012
Spring 201297
16.5%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012
Fall 201054
5.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2010, Spring 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2010
Spring 201087
27.6%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2010, Spring 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2010

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
ALOY A13
38.5%
—
MILLER C R104
27.9%
—
MCKOY C A87
27.6%
—
HOBBS-MORGAN128
27.3%
—
COLE K D30
23.3%
—
DIGESER P97
16.5%
—
NORRIS A304
11.5%
—

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