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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

SOC 173

Spring 2010 – Summer 2026 (26 terms) · 1,950 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.

52.1%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%20%40%60%52.1%A32.3%B9.5%C2.5%D3.5%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%100%Sp2010Wi2012SuFaWiWi2018FaSp2019Sp2020Sp2024Wi90.9%2025SuWiSu83.3%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
MANSKI B R86
87.2%
—
FISHER R J80
76.3%
—
LOPEZ ESPINO405
66.4%
—
SENALP G G50
64.0%
—
HAJJAR L221
52.9%
—
ABRA G J477
49.1%
—
EARL J166
43.4%
—
SUTTON J R465
33.5%
—

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