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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

PSTAT 5A

Fall 2009 – Summer 2026 (67 terms) · 18,674 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.

32.7%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%10%20%30%40%32.7%A34.7%B22.7%C5.2%D4.7%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%Fa2010Wi2011Wi2012Wi2013Wi2014Wi2015Wi2016Wi2017Wi2018Wi2019Wi2020Wi2021Wi2022Wi2023Wi2024Wi202579.0%Wi2026Su62.5%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
GATTO R48
37.5%
—
NAVA M M604
36.9%
—
BORSA C66
31.8%
—
LI C Y70
31.4%
—
HAN X40
30.0%
—
SWENSON J S8,683
29.6%
—
TIAN G63
28.6%
—
PADILLA D Y97
27.8%
—
FOUSKAKIS D397
27.5%
—
DUAN S154
26.6%
—
ZAPATA J81
25.9%
—
MOLINARI R C454
25.8%
—
MARZBAN E P144
25.0%
—
WAINWRIGHT B574
24.4%
—
TAUFER E721
22.2%
—
CHRONOPOULOU965
22.1%
—
WANG MALLORY45
20.0%
—
DUAN J296
17.2%
—
MOUMINOUX C258
15.1%
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44 instructors. Select a name's terms to see each term separately.