University of California-Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA 93106

Overview

Admission

University of California-Santa Barbara is very selective in its admission process. In Fall 2016, it received 77,112 applications and only 27,581 students were granted admission. University of California-Santa Barbara is at the #34 spot (in a scale of 1 to 100) in terms of admission difficulty out of 1,781 4 year colleges in the U.S.

Among other admission requirements, applicants must submit ACT or SAT test scores in order to get their application considered. In Fall 2016, 55% of the enrollees submitted ACT scores and 81% submitted SAT scores.

Tuition & Fees

University of California-Santa Barbara charges different tuition rate depending on students residency. In 2016-2017 academic year, students from out of state paid $37,902 and in-state students paid $11,220.

Follow the link below to learn more about additional cost components such as books and supplies, room and board and other expenses.

Financial Aid

In 2016-2017 academic year, 70% of University of California-Santa Barbara's full-time freshman students were awarded some type of financial aid. 39% of the students received need based financial assistance from the federal government with an average amount of $4,797 (which is 8.2% above the national average.)

The total number of federal student loan recipients at University of California-Santa Barbara in 2016-2017, was 1,775, which is 40% of the total eligible students. The average loan amount given out to these students was $5,141 (which is 3% below the national average.)

Student Body

In Fall 2016, University of California-Santa Barbara has enrolled a total of 24,346 students (23,803 students full-time and 543 on a part-time basis). Out of the total 24,346 students, 2,044 of those students were transfer students. The gender ratio of the new enrollee was 48% men and 52% women and 21,574 students were enrolled for undergraduate programs and 2,772 for graduates studies.

Majors

Listed below are the 10 largest majors offered at University of California-Santa Barbara.

Graduation & Dropout Rates

Graduation rate is a key indicator of an institution's education quality and the level of academic and financial support provided to students.

The following section details graduation and dropout rates of University of California-Santa Barbara full-time students who started class in 2010 and graduated or dropped out prior to August 31, 2016.

The above graduation rate is the percentage of students who graduated within 150% of the normal graduation time. For a 4 year degree program, 150% of 4 years is 6 years and for a 2-year program 150% is 3 years.

Earnings After College

The typical median income of University of California-Santa Barbara graduates 6 years after enrollment is $36,000. Last year, out of the total 4,496 graduates who entered the institution 6 years ago, 4,046 were reported to have been employed. On the same note, out of 5,095 graduates, who enrolled 10 years ago, 4,586 were employed.