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University of California - Santa Barbara Overview

University of California - Santa Barbara is a public institution situated in Santa Barbara, California. Santa Barbara is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is University of California - Santa Barbara Known For?

0 Undergraduate Awards
$46,730 Avg Cost After Aid
29% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at UCSB have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 1%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at UCSB.
  • For the <nil> academic year, 88% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, UCSB bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $70,326 a year. That's about 72% more than their peers at other schools.
  • The average UCSB student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is University of California - Santa Barbara?

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Contact details for UCSB are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 5221 Cheadle Hall, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Phone: 805-893-8000
Website: www.ucsb.edu

How Do I Get Into UCSB?

You can apply to UCSB online at: admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html

Admission Requirements for UCSB

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Considered but not required
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UCSB?

29% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women
With an acceptance rate of 29%, UCSB is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 26%, and the acceptance rate for women is 32%.

Can I Afford University of California - Santa Barbara?

$46,730 Net Price
12% Take Out Loans
0.5% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of UCSB is $46,730. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UCSB, approximately 12% of students took out student loans averaging $7,024 a year. That adds up to $28,096 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UCSB is 0.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of California - Santa Barbara Undergraduate Student Diversity

22,458 Full-Time Undergraduates
56% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 23,091 undergraduate students at UCSB, with 22,458 being full-time and 633 being part-time.

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There are also 3,033 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 22,458 full-time undergraduates at UCSB, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of California - Santa Barbara students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 4,120
Black or African American 399
Hispanic or Latino 5,743
White 7,113
International Students 2,489
Other Races/Ethnicities 2,594

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at University of California - Santa Barbara. At this time, 39 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 88 countries are represented at UCSB. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at University of California - Santa Barbara

69 Took All Classes Online
3,665 Took At Least One Class Online
42,265.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 3,665 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UCSB has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of UCSB

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of California - Santa Barbara was 42,265.0%. This is the #8 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UCSB regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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