University of California-Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California

PublicBachelor's to graduateFounded 1909Midsize suburbSEVP certified

About

The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Tracing its roots back to 1891 as an independent teachers college, UC Santa Barbara joined the University of California system in 1944. It is the third-oldest campus in the system, after Berkeley, and UCLA. UCSB's campus sits on the oceanfront site of a converted WWII-era Marine Corps air station. UCSB is organized into three undergraduate colleges (Letters and Science, Engineering, and Creative Studies) and two graduate schools (Education and Environment), offering more than 200 degrees and programs. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" and is regarded as a Public Ivy.

Cost per year

Tuition and fees (out of state): US$54,591
Estimated total for international students: US$82,435
Tuition and fees (in state, for comparison): US$16,989
Total cost for in-state students: US$44,833

Net price calculatorfinaid.ucsb.edu

International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.

Students

Undergraduates: 23,113
Graduate students: 2,952
International undergraduates: 9%
Students per teacher: 17 to 1

Admissions

Admission rate: 33%

Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.

Outcomes

Graduation rate: 84%
Median earnings 10 years after starting: US$82,568

Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.

Programmes (148)

Bachelor's degrees54 subjects

AnthropologyApplied MathematicsArea StudiesBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiology, GeneralBusiness/Managerial EconomicsCell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesChemical EngineeringChemistryClassics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCommunication Disorders Sciences and ServicesCommunication and Media StudiesComputer EngineeringComputer ScienceDanceData ScienceDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftEast Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsEcology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyEconomicsElectrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsFine and Studio ArtsGeography and CartographyGeological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesGermanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsHistoryInternational/Globalization StudiesLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesManagement Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMathematicsMechanical EngineeringMedieval and Renaissance StudiesMicrobiological Sciences and ImmunologyMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMusicNatural Resources Conservation and ResearchNon-Professional Legal StudiesPharmacology and ToxicologyPhilosophyPhysicsPhysiology, Pathology and Related SciencesPolitical Science and GovernmentPsychology, GeneralReligion/Religious StudiesResearch and Experimental PsychologyRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSlavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSociologyStatisticsZoology/Animal Biology

Master's degrees45 subjects

AnthropologyApplied MathematicsArea StudiesBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyCell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesChemical EngineeringChemistryClassics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCommunication and Media StudiesComputer ScienceData ScienceDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftEcology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyEconomicsEducation, GeneralElectrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsFine and Studio ArtsGeography and CartographyGeological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesGermanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsHistoryInternational/Globalization StudiesLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesManagement Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaterials SciencesMathematicsMechanical EngineeringMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMusicNatural Resources Conservation and ResearchNeurobiology and NeurosciencesPhilosophyPhysicsPolitical Science and GovernmentPsychology, GeneralPsychology, OtherRadio, Television, and Digital CommunicationReligion/Religious StudiesResearch and Experimental PsychologyRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSociologyStatistics

Doctoral degrees45 subjects

AnthropologyBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyCell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesChemical EngineeringChemistryClassics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCommunication and Media StudiesComputer ScienceDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftEast Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsEcology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyEconomicsEducation, GeneralEducational Administration and SupervisionElectrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsFine and Studio ArtsForeign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, OtherGeography and CartographyGeological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesGermanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsHistoryInternational/Globalization StudiesLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesManagement Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaterials SciencesMathematicsMechanical EngineeringMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMusicNatural Resources Conservation and ResearchNeurobiology and NeurosciencesPhilosophyPhysicsPolitical Science and GovernmentPsychology, GeneralPsychology, OtherRadio, Television, and Digital CommunicationReligion/Religious StudiesResearch and Experimental PsychologyRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSociologyStatistics

Graduate certificates4 subjects

Education, GeneralLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherPsychology, Other

Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.