University of California-Santa Barbara

● Santa Barbara, CA

Public Bachelor's Main campus
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iSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data current as of March 23, 2026
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Average net price Average annual price after grant and scholarship aid for the reporting cohort.

$16,109 Annual average after aid Available
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Graduation rate Cohort-based completion measure; it may not describe every student pathway.

83% 150% time Available
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Admission rate Share of applicants admitted; not an individual admissions probability.

33% Where reported Available
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Student size Undergraduate certificate/degree-seeking enrollment.

23,113 Undergraduate enrollment Available

Basics

School type
Public
Predominant degree
Bachelor's
Highest degree
Graduate
Campus status
Main campus
Branch count
1

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Location
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Coordinates
34.416297, -119.846426

Cost and aid (2023-24)

Average net price
$16,109
Median debt of completers
$11,875
Pell Grant share
27.9%

Admissions (2023-24)

Admission rate
33%
SAT average
Not available
ACT midpoint
Not available

Outcomes (2021 cohort)

Graduation rate (150% time)
83%
Retention rate (full-time)
93%

Student body (2023-24)

Total students
23,113
Undergraduate students
23,113
Pell Grant share
27.9%
Federal loan share
18.1%

Top programs

ProgramCommon credentialCIPAwards countProgram earningsProgram debtData
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 2401 537,156 $46,008 $16,807 Available
Biology, General. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 2601 105,024 $54,714 $23,478 Available
Psychology, General. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4201 143,410 $50,266 $24,451 Available
English Language and Literature, General. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 2301 37,440 $45,329 $23,279 Available
Mathematics. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 2701 29,013 $65,873 $21,236 Available
History. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5401 31,475 $46,980 $23,168 Available
Fine and Studio Arts. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5007 37,241 $38,223 $23,613 Available
Communication and Media Studies. Master's Degree Master's Degree 0901 62,780 $52,134 $24,035 Available
Music. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5009 25,734 $41,501 $24,007 Available
Chemistry. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4005 20,997 $64,217 $22,619 Available
Political Science and Government. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4510 47,642 $59,747 $22,787 Available
Sociology. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4511 35,824 $48,167 $24,111 Available
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5005 16,725 $36,529 $23,359 Available
Natural Resources Conservation and Research. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0301 22,923 $54,504 $22,332 Available
Computer Science. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1107 60,965 $105,557 $22,671 Available
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 1609 13,699 $48,720 $21,836 Available
Physics. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4008 13,468 $77,438 $22,818 Available
Economics. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4506 47,798 $77,707 $21,740 Available
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. Master's Degree Master's Degree 3099 31,618 $54,053 $23,760 Available
Educational Administration and Supervision. Master's Degree Master's Degree 1304 45,539 $78,783 $26,611 Available
Education, General. Graduate/Professional Certificate Graduate/Professional Certificate 1301 29,488 $60,234 $23,307 Available
Philosophy. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 3801 9,802 $45,521 $21,625 Available
Religion/Religious Studies. Master's Degree Master's Degree 3802 9,167 $40,856 $25,626 Available
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. Doctoral Degree Doctoral Degree 2602 14,334 $57,887 $21,949 Available
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0502 9,340 $48,294 $22,461 Available
Film/Video and Photographic Arts. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5006 17,403 $40,511 $22,964 Available
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0907 18,393 $50,102 $22,718 Available
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. Post-baccalaureate Certificate Post-baccalaureate Certificate 5213 48,731 $99,663 $23,026 Available
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4006 8,129 $56,220 $23,658 Available
Anthropology. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4502 11,118 $41,991 $22,412 Available
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1601 8,163 $45,989 $21,156 Available
Geography and Cartography. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4507 8,391 $56,576 $21,896 Available
Area Studies. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0501 5,742 $48,761 $20,756 Available
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1410 26,474 $103,406 $23,781 Available
Mechanical Engineering. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1419 44,778 $96,021 $23,569 Available
International/Globalization Studies. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 3020 6,728 $57,656 $21,709 Available
Applied Mathematics. Doctoral Degree Doctoral Degree 2703 11,046 $90,015 $21,123 Available
Computer Engineering. Doctoral Degree Doctoral Degree 1409 17,112 $108,715 $23,411 Available
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. Master's Degree Master's Degree 5102 23,318 $64,441 $22,162 Available
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Master's Degree Master's Degree 1605 1,128 $52,860 $22,195 Available
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. Doctoral Degree Doctoral Degree 2613 7,926 $60,229 $22,522 Available
Dance. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5003 3,206 $35,325 $24,147 Available
Neurobiology and Neurosciences. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 2615 12,614 $54,596 $21,733 Available
Research and Experimental Psychology. Master's Degree Master's Degree 4227 20,966 $58,917 $21,865 Available
Non-Professional Legal Studies. Associate's Degree Associate's Degree 2200 4,591 $59,471 $27,875 Available
Statistics. Graduate/Professional Certificate Graduate/Professional Certificate 2705 9,526 $98,075 $19,963 Available
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1612 1,416 $35,299 $23,064 Available
Business/Managerial Economics. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5206 5,135 $73,991 $21,735 Available
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 2609 9,836 $60,362 $22,706 Available
Data Science. Graduate/Professional Certificate Graduate/Professional Certificate 3070 3,082 Not available Not available Not available
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1603 2,343 $43,395 $20,513 Available
Chemical Engineering. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1407 12,258 $97,845 $23,171 Available
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. Master's Degree Master's Degree 2604 6,370 $69,459 $19,961 Available
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 2605 4,796 $59,117 $20,290 Available
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1604 503 $40,738 $5,500 Available
Psychology, Other. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4299 2,728 $61,361 $18,109 Available
Zoology/Animal Biology. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 2607 3,075 $47,180 $23,570 Available
Pharmacology and Toxicology. Doctoral Degree Doctoral Degree 2610 1,096 $84,888 $17,829 Available
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 1699 527 $47,188 $24,718 Available
Materials Sciences. Doctoral Degree Doctoral Degree 4010 658 $111,083 $24,750 Available
Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 3013 129 Not available Not available Not available
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University of California-Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA

PublicBachelor'sMain campus
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iSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data current as of March 23, 2026

Snapshot

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Average net price Average annual price after grant and scholarship aid for the reporting cohort.

$16,109 Annual average after aid Available
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Graduation rate Cohort-based completion measure; it may not describe every student pathway.

83% 150% time Available
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Admission rate Share of applicants admitted; not an individual admissions probability.

33% Where reported Available
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Student size Undergraduate certificate/degree-seeking enrollment.

23,113 Undergraduate enrollment Available
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Median debt Median debt for a defined borrower/completer cohort.

$11,875 Completers / borrowers Available
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Retention rate Share of first-time students who returned the following year.

93% First-year return Available
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Programs

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▱Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. Bachelor's DegreeAwards count
537,156
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▱Biology, General. Bachelor's DegreeAwards count
105,024
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▱Psychology, General. Bachelor's DegreeAwards count
143,410
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iSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data current as of March 23, 2026 Methodology notes: definitions, cohorts, and calculations vary.