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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

SOC 185A

Spring 2010 – Winter 2026 (20 terms) · 1,429 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.

54.3%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%20%40%60%54.3%A32.0%B8.5%C1.2%D4.0%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%Sp2010WiFaWiSp2012Sp2013FaWiWiWiFaWiSp2019Sp2021Fa96.5%WiSp2024WiSp2025Wi46.9%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
NIELSEN E S269
79.2%
—
RAYMOND E89
76.4%
—
WINANT H61
55.7%
—
ANDERSON KE B529
55.4%
—
KOHLER K M69
52.2%
—
VAN VALKENBUR76
34.2%
—
CRUZ J D194
32.0%
—
RAWLINGS C M142
31.0%
—

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