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Common Data Set

University of California, Santa Barbara

The University of California, Santa Barbara Common Data Set is the yearly report the college publishes about itself. 7 reports on file, 2019–2025; the latest is 2025-26. Downloads include PDF, XLSX, and CSV.

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SANTA BARBARA, CAIPEDS 110705CARNEGIE CLASS 15
§7 reports2019–2025
§ CDS archive · latest 3 shown
2025-26
Flat PDFOn the page
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2024-25
Flat PDFOn the page
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2023-24
Flat PDFOn the page
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§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reportedNo Early Action reported
§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants
Applicants110,187reported count
Admits42,09338%
Class seats5,08112% yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
All applicants110,18742,09338%5,081School-reported totals.
Overall yield: 12%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
§ Wait list attrition

70% joined after being offered a spot. 53% of students who joined were admitted. 23% of applicants were offered the wait list.

Exact wait-list data
Wait-list data
MetricValue
Offered a wait-list spot25,713
Accepted a wait-list spot18,022
Admitted from wait list9,603
Joined after being offered70%
Admitted after joining53%

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ Application cost

Application fee: $80. Fee waivers are reported as available.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Core merit fields reportedAcademic merit aid checkedNon-need aid for nonresidents
No-need grant recipients1373% of first-year full-time students
Avg no-need grant$11,666H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$16,109Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: n/a. Non-need aid for nonresidents: Reported. Average international aid reported: $27,537.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio17EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
36347ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate33%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
110259ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
4988ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
5008ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate14%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile28ADM2020.ACTCM25
ACT composite 75th percentile34ADM2020.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate38%ADM2020.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile620ADM2020.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 75th percentile710ADM2020.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile610ADM2020.SATMT25
SAT math 75th percentile750ADM2020.SATMT75
SAT submit rate82%ADM2020.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded6429DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded403DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded551DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$3,184COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$12,260COST1_2024.TUITION2
On-campus room and board$20,279COST1_2024.RMBRDAMT
Out-of-state required fees$3,184COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$44,148COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$44,907DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$79,107DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment22674DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment2952DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment507DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment26133DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment23181DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate61%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$6,123SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$7,653SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$6,026SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate28%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate24%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate28%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CitySanta BarbaraHD2024.CITY
ControlPublicHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringDoctor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameUniversity of California-Santa BarbaraHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category20,000 and aboveHD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPublic, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleSuburb: MidsizeHD2024.LOCALE
StateCaliforniaHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years70%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years81%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years83%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate93%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time83%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate41%EF2024D.RET_PCP
Transfer-out rate9%DRVGR2012.TRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$74,915
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
83%
6-year completion
Average net price
$16,109
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$13,993
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$49,095$49k
MEDIAN
$74,915$75k
P75
$111,078$111k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

Scorecard · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$9,231
$30,001 – $48,000
← MODAL BRACKET$9,992
$48,001 – $75,000
$12,588
$75,001 – $110,000
$17,136
$110,001 and up
$31,863
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
70%
6-yr grad
83%
8-yr grad
87%
Retention
93%
Pell grad
80%
Transfer
0%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.