Overview active icon
Overview
Admissions inactive icon
Admissions
Financials inactive icon
Financials
Academic inactive icon
Academic
Campus Life inactive icon
Campus Life
Students inactive icon
Students

UC Santa Barbara is a public, comprehensive university. Founded as a Normal School in 1909, it joined the University of California system in 1944. Programs are offered through the Colleges of Creative Studies, Engineering, and Letters and Science. Its 989-acre campus is located in Santa Barbara, 90 miles north of Los Angeles.

Read More
collegeType
Public
studentType
Coed
22,873
Undergraduates
12,741
Men - 55.7%
9,927
Women - 43.4%
2,980
Graduate Students
Admissions iconAdmissions
See More
Admissions iconAdmissions
expand icon
Entrance Difficulty
Very difficult
Overall Admission Rate
29% of 103,174 applicants were admitted
Early Action Offered
No
Regular Admission Deadline
November 30
Qualifications of Enrolled Freshmen
Average GPA
Not reported
SAT Math
Not reported
SAT EBRW
Not reported
ACT Composite
Not reported
Financials iconFinancials
See More
Financials iconFinancials
expand icon
Cost of Attendance
In-state: $37,689
Out-of-state: $70,263
Tuition and Fees
In-state: $15,666
Out-of-state: $48,240
Room and Board
$18,276
Average Percent of Need Met
78%
Average Freshman Award
$24,798
Average Indebtedness of 2018 Graduates
$18,508
Academics iconAcademics
See More
Academics iconAcademics
expand icon
Academic Calendar System
Quarter
General Education/Core Curriculum
Required for most or all students
Full-Time Faculty Teaching Undergraduates
1,073
Regular Class Size (Students)
2-9
34%
10-19
22%
20-29
16%
30-39
5%
40-49
3%
50-99
11%
Over 100
9%
Campus life iconCampus Life
See More
Campus life iconCampus Life
expand icon
Santa Barbara Population
89,639
Nearest Metropolitan Area
Not reported
Freshman Housing Guarantee
College offers housing to students
Students in College Housing
39% of all students
Mascot
Gaucho
Sororities
Not reported
Fraternities
Not reported
Students iconStudents
See More
Students iconStudents
expand icon
Ethnicity of Students from U.S.
American Indian/Alaskan Native
0.1%
Asian
22.8%
Black/African-American
1.9%
Hispanic/Latino
28.9%
Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino)
7.7%
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander
0.2%
White
36.2%
Unknown
2.1%
International Students
11.0% from 90 countries
First-Year Students Returning
91.0%
Students Graduating Within 4 Years
71.0%
Graduates Offered Full-Time Employment Within 6 Months
Not reported
Graduates Pursuing Advanced Study Directly
Not reported
Undergraduate and Undergraduate Financial Aid data displayed on CollegeData’s college profiles is from the 2022-23 academic year.
A portion of the College Profile data is provided under license by:
Peterson's Undergraduate and Undergraduate Financial Aid Databases, copyright © 2023 Peterson's LLC. All rights reserved.