University of California, Santa Barbara

Name: University of California, Santa Barbara Common Data Set 2023-24
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2023-24

The 2023-24 Common Data Set for University of California, Santa Barbara — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. See the school's page for these reports. This archive discovered the file on Apr 19, 2026. The school did not send Last-Modified and the file has no embedded date. Subscribe via RSS.

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First-year admissions & retention§C1 · §B22 →

Accept rate§C1

27.8%

30,805 of 110,876

Applications§C1

110,876

Admitted§C1

30,805

Retention§B22

92%

Full-time 1st-yr

§ Federal outcomes

Federal outcomes

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.

Median earnings

SCORECARD

$74,915

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

SCORECARD

83%

6-year completion

Average net price

SCORECARD

$16,109

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

SCORECARD

$13,993

federal loans only

Nonpayment

FSA

as-of late May 2026 · not the official cohort default rate

Nonpayment is the share of Direct Loan borrowers who entered repayment January 2020–May 2025 and were 90+ days delinquent at the FSA pull. It is not the official cohort default rate.

The numbers, as published

§ This report141numbers from this report.

General Information

5 TABLES

Respondent Information

First Name:Steven

Last Name:Velasco

Title:Director

Office:Institutional Research, Planning & Assessment

Address Line 1:1325 Cheadle Hall

Zipcode93106-2032

Country:United States

Phone:(805) 893-8487

Email Address:steven.velasco@ucsb.edu

Other

City:Santa Barbara

StateCalifornia

Address Information

Street Address Line 1:552 University Road

CitySanta Barbara

StateCalifornia

Zip93,106

Country:United States

Main Phone Number:(805) 893-8000

WWW Home Page Address:https://www.ucsb.edu

Admissions Office

Admissions Phone Number:(805) 893-2881

Admissions Email Address:admissions@sa.ucsb.edu

Academic Year

If you have a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or department, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://diversity.ucsb.edu/

Enrollment And Persistence

2 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	1949	3007	58	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	7610	9806	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	7610	9806	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	9559	12813	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Retention Rates

B22 first-year retention

First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.

B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
Measure	Value
Entering cohort	Not reported
Still enrolled next fall	Not reported
Retention rate	92%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

4 TABLES

Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown sex	Total
Applied	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	110,876
Admitted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	30,805
Enrolled	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled full-time	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other fields

In-state first-time, first-year who applied74,691

In-state first-time, first-year who were admitted20,951

Out-of-state first-time, first-year who applied18,672

Out-of-state first-time, first-year who were admitted6,092

Nonresident first-time, first-year who applied17,513

Nonresident first-time, first-year who were admitted3,762

Admissions Requirements

Total academic units15

English4

Mathematics3

Science2

Foreign language2

Social studies0

History2

Academic electives1

Computer Science0

Visual/Performing Arts1

Total academic units18

English4

Mathematics4

Science3

Foreign language3

Social studies0

History2

Academic electives1

Computer Science0

Visual/Performing Arts1

First-time, first-year Profile

Percent who had GPA of 4.089.5

Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.996.9

Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.742.8

Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.490.6

Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.240.2

Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.990

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490

Percent who had GPA below 1.0100

Percent who had GPA below 1.00

Percent who had GPA of 4.089.5

Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.996.9

Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.742.8

Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.490.6

Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.240.2

Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.990

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490

Percent who had GPA below 1.0100

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:4.30

Admission Policies

Application closing date (fall): Month11

Application closing date (fall): Day30

Transfer Admission

4 TABLES

Fall Applicants

D2 transfer admissions

Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.

D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Applied	8701	7957	419	17077
Admitted	4796	5248	233	10277
Enrolled	879	983	37	1899

Application for Admission

List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:##

Fall Closing Date: Month11

Fall Notification Date: Month3

Other

Fall Closing Date:Day30

Fall Notification Date: Day15

Transfer Credit Policies

If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:https://veterans.sa.ucsb.edu/

Annual Expenses

4 TABLES

Information

Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://www.finaid.ucsb.edu/net-price-calculator

Public Tuition

G1 undergraduate costs

Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.

G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
Measure	First-year	All undergraduates
Tuition	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: in-district	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: in-state	13146	12260
Tuition: out-of-state	47346	44555
Tuition: nonresident	Not reported	Not reported
Required fees	3200	3200
Food and housing, on-campus	19947	19947
Housing only, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Food only, on-campus meal plan	Not reported	Not reported
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housing	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported

All Institutions Expenses

Estimated Expenses

G5 estimated expenses

Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.

G5 estimated expenses. Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
Measure	Residents	Commuters living at home	Commuters not living at home
Books and supplies	1381	1381	1381
Food only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Food and housing total	Not reported	Not reported	17047
Transportation	927	2450	1394
Other expenses	2144	2535	2304

Financial Aid

2 TABLES

Reporting Year

Academic Year2023-2024 estimated

Aid to Nonresidents

Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$75

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

1 TABLE

Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio17

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

2 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

Bachelors

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	1%
Natural resources and conservation	4.7%	Not reported	3%
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	4%
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	1.8%	Not reported	5%
Communication/journalism	8.7%	Not reported	9%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	2.3%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	Not reported	Not reported	1.0%
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	3.4%
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	3.0%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
English	Not reported	Not reported	2.6%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	10.1%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	9.3%
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	1.8%
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	5.2%
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	9.2%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Social sciences	Not reported	Not reported	26.8%
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	Not reported	Not reported	5.4%
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	0.7%
History	Not reported	Not reported	2.2%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

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