Santa Barbara, CA · CDS 2025–2026 · Suburb: Midsize · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
| Total all undergraduates | 23,091 | |
| Total all graduate | 2,944 | |
| Grand total all students | 26,035 |
| Total applicants | 110,187 | |
| Total admitted | 42,093 | |
| Total enrolled | 5,081 | |
| Overall admit rate | 38.2% | |
| Admit rate — women | 40.5% | |
| Admit rate — men | 34.9% | |
| Yield rate | 12.1% |
| Offers Early Decision plan? | No | |
| ED closing date | — | — |
| ED notification date | — | — |
| # admitted under ED plan | — | — |
| Offers Early Action plan? | No | |
| EA closing date | — | — |
| EA notification date | — | — |
| Restrictive Early Action? | — | — |
| % submitting SAT | — | — |
| % submitting ACT | — | — |
| SAT EBRW 25th %ile | — | — |
| SAT EBRW 75th %ile | — | — |
| SAT Math 25th %ile | — | — |
| SAT Math 75th %ile | — | — |
| ACT Comp 25th %ile | — | — |
| ACT Comp 75th %ile | — | — |
| % in top 10% of HS class | — | — |
| % in top 25% of HS class | — | — |
| Tuition — in-state | $14,202 | |
| Tuition — out-of-state | $53,472 | |
| Required fees | $3,441 | |
| Room and board | $23,974 | |
| Total cost — in-state | $41,617 | |
| Total cost — out-of-state | $80,887 |
| Avg need-based grant | $28,973 | |
| Avg % of need met | 80.5% | |
| % with 100% of need met | — | — |
| Avg merit grant (no need) | $8,594 | |
| Avg loan debt at graduation | $14,056 |
| # offered place on waitlist | 25,713 | |
| # admitted from waitlist | 9,603 | |
| Waitlist admit rate | 53.3% | |
| Transfer applicants (total) | 18,872 | |
| Transfer admit rate | 59.0% |
| Student-faculty ratio | 18:1 | |
| % faculty full-time | — | — |
Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.
| Admit rate (Scorecard) | 33.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (public) | $16,109 | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (private) | — | — |
| Completion rate (200% of expected time) | 86.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200) |
| Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time) | 80.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS) |
| First-year retention rate | 92.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT) |
| Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing | $70,323 | Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars |
| % receiving a Pell Grant | 28.0% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| % receiving a federal loan | 19.2% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| Paid in full | 19.4% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Making progress | 37.0% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Not making progress | 17.0% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Discharged | — | — |
| Defaulted | — | — |
| % part-time | 1.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 31.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 2.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 27.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 17.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 9.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 8.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 2.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % women | 41.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % men | 58.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 52.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 3.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 7.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 10.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 1.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 20.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 4.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.
| Social Sciences | 26.8% |
| Psychology | 11.7% |
| Mathematics And Statistics | 10.3% |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences | 10.2% |
| Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs | 9.4% |
| Natural Resources And Conservation | 5.4% |
| Visual And Performing Arts | 5.0% |
| Engineering | 4.1% |