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University of California-Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA 4 year Public

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

29.2%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$70

Undergraduate

$120

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in UC Santa Barbara during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 105,641 47,941 57,700
Admitted students 30,824 12,472 18,352
Enrolled students 4,900 1,951 2,949
Acceptance rate 29% 26% 32%
Yield rate 16% 16% 16%

    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, UC Santa Barbara received a total of 105,641 applications. These applications included 47,941 male applicants and 57,700 female applicants.

    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 105,641 applicants, UC Santa Barbara admitted 30,824 students. Among the admitted students, there were 12,472 males and 18,352 females who received offers of admission.

    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 4,900 students chose to enroll at UC Santa Barbara. This means that 4,900 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 1,951 were male and 2,949 were female.

    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, UC Santa Barbara had an overall acceptance rate of 29% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 26% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 32%.

    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. UC Santa Barbara had an overall yield rate of 16% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 16%, and for female admitted students, it was 16%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for UC Santa Barbara over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 70,536 32,874 37,662 23,026 9,858 13,168 33% 30% 35% 4,473 1,981 2,492 19% 20% 19%
2016 77,112 35,747 41,365 27,581 11,384 16,197 36% 32% 39% 4,996 2,123 2,873 18% 19% 18%
2017 81,824 37,334 44,490 26,846 11,023 15,823 33% 30% 36% 4,538 1,910 2,628 17% 17% 17%
2018 92,306 41,568 50,738 29,726 12,386 17,340 32% 30% 34% 5,094 2,219 2,875 17% 18% 17%
2019 93,446 41,895 51,551 27,626 11,715 15,911 30% 28% 31% 4,935 2,155 2,780 18% 18% 18%
2020 90,961 40,690 50,271 33,384 14,184 19,200 37% 35% 38% 4,847 1,995 2,852 14% 14% 15%
2021 105,641 47,941 57,700 30,824 12,472 18,352 29% 26% 32% 4,900 1,951 2,949 16% 16% 16%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

University of California-Santa Barbara uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, UC Santa Barbara operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Considered

  • Secondary school rank

Neither required nor recommended

  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at University of California-Santa Barbara.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Not Accepted

  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted

  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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