First-year admissions

University of California, Santa Barbara acceptance rate

University of California, Santa Barbara admitted 38.2% of first-year applicants for fall 2025 (42,093 of 110,187), the highest in the five years shown, up from 33.0% for fall 2024. It was 29.1% for fall 2021. Applications fell 0.1% for fall 2025, to 110,187 from 110,266; the most in the years shown was 111,006, for fall 2022.

University of California, Santa Barbara’s acceptance rate, fall 2021–2025

Share of first-year applicants admitted, by fall entering class.

University of California, Santa Barbara first-year acceptance rate, applicants, admits, enrolled, and yield by entering class, newest first.
Year	Acceptance rate	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Yield	Source
Fall 20252025–26 report	38.2%	110,187	42,093	5,081	12.1%	PDF
Fall 20242024–25 report	33.0%	110,266	36,347	5,008	13.8%	PDF
Fall 20232023–24 report	27.8%	110,876	30,805	—	—	PDF
Fall 20222022–23 report	25.8%	111,006	28,689	4,968	17.3%	PDF
Fall 20212021–22 report	29.1%	103,174	30,039	4,807	16.0%	PDF

Source: Common Data Set reports published by University of California, Santa Barbara, section C1 (first-time, first-year, degree-seeking students). Note: Acceptance rate is admitted ÷ applied; yield is enrolled ÷ admitted. Each year is the class entering that fall; the 2024–25 report covers fall 2024. — = not reported or not usable.