- The Inkwell
- California
- University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CASuburb: midsizeZIP 93106Founded 1891
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1891
- Motto
- Fiat Lux
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.ucsb.edu
- Member of
- APLU
CaliforniaPublic
University of California-Santa Barbara
University of California-Santa Barbara is a public university in Santa Barbara, California, with 23,113 undergraduates. It admits 33% of applicants, graduates 84% within six years and costs $16,807 a year after aid.
84%graduate
Admission rate33%
Retention93%
4-year graduation71%
Pell Grant share32%
Federal loans18%
$16,807net price / year
33%admission rate
—average SAT
84%graduate in 6 years
$82,568median earnings, 10 yrs
$11,776median debt
#175 of 1,704 for earnings#625 of 1,739 for lowest net price#132 of 1,738 for graduation rate#117 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $44,833tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $16,989
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $54,591
- Average net price
- $16,807national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$9,523
$30,001–48,000$10,281
$48,001–75,000$14,181
$75,001–110,000$18,954
$110,001+$36,658
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 33%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college33%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college93%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college84%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college32%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 84%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 71%
- First-year retention
- 93%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 87%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $61,127
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $82,568middle 50%: $55,004–$125,688
- Median debt at graduation
- $11,776
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$125,688
Median, University of California-Santa Barbara$82,568
Lower quarter$55,004
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 23,113
- Part-time
- 1.9%
- Women / men
- 58% / 42%
- Average age at entry
- 20.2
- First-generation students
- 42%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 32%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 90%
- Average faculty salary
- $20,677 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $17,118
- Endowment, end of year
- $444,044,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White32%
Hispanic27%
Black2.0%
Asian18%
Two or more races9.5%
U.S. nonresident8.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.7%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences27%
Psychology12%
Mathematics & statistics10%
Biological & biomedical sciences10%
Communication & journalism9.4%
Natural resources & conservation5.4%
Visual & performing arts5.0%
Engineering4.1%
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA | $12,672 | 75% | $72,974 |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA | $18,832 | 87% | $96,304 |
| California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA | $5,418 | 58% | $62,756 |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA | $9,404 | 68% | $77,464 |
| California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | $2,385 | 55% | $62,555 |
| San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA | $9,803 | 50% | $73,299 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC | $16,486 | 85% | $77,810 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN | $17,330 | 85% | $74,314 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH | $17,269 | 87% | $67,080 |
| Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN | $16,003 | 80% | $70,105 |
| University of Delaware Newark, DE | $16,337 | 78% | $83,800 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI | $16,600 | 90% | $80,330 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 110705. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q263064.