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University of California, Santa Barbara

Basic Information

Type Public
Population 280,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 23,205
Men / Women 42% / 58%
White 31%
Hispanic 22%
Asian 15%
International 9%
Mixed 8%
Black 2%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 47%
Engineering, Computing & Math 18%
Life & Natural Sciences 18%
Business & Economics 11%
Arts 6%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $14,934
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $52,536
Est. In-State Cost $19,319
Est. Out-of-State Cost $67,961
10-Year ROI $255,000
ROI Percentile 93th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 93%
4-Year Graduation Rate 70%
6-Year Graduation Rate 83%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 195 (99th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 3,120 (92th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 322 (96th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 26%
Yield (Unbound) 14%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $125M #54
Humanities & Social Sciences $16M #101
Life & Natural Sciences $119M #106
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 100 #57
Humanities & Social Sciences 152 #151
Life & Natural Sciences 151 #171

Honors College

Standardized Tests — Test Blind

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Creative Studies 60 57% / 43% 13% $82,983
Computing (CCS) 15 +6 80% / 20% 13% $128,748
Mathematics (CCS) 8 +12 75% / 25% 38% $66,926
Physics (CCS) 8 75% / 25% 38% $92,167
Biology (CCS) 10 +4 40% / 60% 0% $67,317
Chemistry and Biochemistry (CCS) 5 40% / 60% 0% $70,317
Literature (CCS) 8 +4 25% / 75% 0% $51,540
Art (CCS) 4 0% / 100% 0% $42,994
Music Composition (CCS) 2 100% / 0% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Engineering 423 83% / 17% 12% $111,392
Chemical Engineering 44 68% / 32% 16% $92,070
Computer Engineering 81 89% / 11% 14% $123,842
Computer Science 153 +6 80% / 20% 12% $128,748
Electrical Engineering 58 81% / 19% 9% $96,341
Mechanical Engineering 87 89% / 11% 8% $89,088
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Letters and Science 5,946 41% / 59% 10% $67,855
Applied Mathematics 91 +4 65% / 35% 46% $96,719
Financial Mathematics and Statistics 82 +1 55% / 45% 45% $96,719
Mathematics 89 +12 71% / 29% 30% $66,926
Physics 130 75% / 25% 38% $92,167
Statistical Science 338 +37 64% / 36% 27% $98,038
Aquatic Biology 49 +1 33% / 67% 2% $43,916
Biochemistry 27 +1 59% / 41% 7% $80,350
Biochemistry-Molecular Biology 51 55% / 45% 4% $80,350
Biological Sciences 367 +4 37% / 63% 2% $67,317
Cell Biology 57 37% / 63% 11% $50,443
Chemistry 65 48% / 52% 14% $70,317
Chemistry 5 80% / 20% 60% $70,317
Earth Science 43 49% / 51% 5% $63,469
Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology 35 31% / 69% 3% $43,916
Environmental Studies 331 +21 30% / 70% 1% $69,396
Hydrology and Water Resources Science 5 40% / 60% 0% $63,469
Microbiology 31 65% / 35% 6%
Pharmacology 55 +2 44% / 56% 13% $86,525
Physiology 7 14% / 86% 14%
Zoology 26 +2 19% / 81% 0% $46,913
Actuarial Science 37 +1 65% / 35% 19% $87,473
Business Economics 2 0% / 100% 0%
Economics 667 +35 64% / 36% 16% $95,529
African-American/Black Studies 4 +3 50% / 50% 0% $51,482
Anthropology 106 +11 23% / 77% 2% $51,396
Area Studies 2 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Asian American Studies 4 +6 50% / 50% 0% $51,482
Asian Studies 5 +1 60% / 40% 80%
Chicano and Chicana Studies 17 +7 24% / 76% 0% $51,482
Chinese
Classical Languages 3 +4 0% / 100% 0%
Communication 597 +52 30% / 70% 6% $65,360
Comparative Literature 18 +1 22% / 78% 6% $46,365
English 115 +4 28% / 72% 0% $51,540
Feminist Studies 12 +7 8% / 92% 0% $51,482
French 8 +2 25% / 75% 12% $53,341
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 45 +10 53% / 47% 16% $57,416
Geography 5 40% / 60% 0% $57,416
German 8 +2 62% / 38% 25%
Global Studies 126 +11 33% / 67% 12% $58,310
History 112 +12 62% / 38% 1% $50,992
History and Administrative Studies 43 +4 42% / 58% 0% $50,992
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Italian Studies 1 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Japanese 3 +1 67% / 33% 0%
Language Studies 14 +3 21% / 79% 14% $46,365
Legal Studies 1 100% / 0% 0%
Linguistics 55 +11 22% / 78% 7% $46,365
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 2 50% / 50% 0%
Philosophy 84 +9 51% / 49% 8% $57,833
Political Science 285 +34 44% / 56% 3% $65,166
Psychological and Brain Sciences 158 28% / 72% 2% $58,691
Psychology 503 +5 21% / 79% 4% $58,691
Religious Studies 16 +8 50% / 50% 19%
Russian and Slavic Studies
Sociology 605 +45 28% / 72% 5% $52,374
Spanish 32 +14 34% / 66% 3% $53,341
Art 4 25% / 75% 0% $42,994
Dance 21 +3 5% / 95% 5%
Film and Media Studies 196 +16 51% / 49% 7% $46,626
Fine/Studio Arts 64 +5 23% / 77% 12% $42,994
History of Art and Architecture 32 +6 3% / 97% 3% $42,994
Music 20 +1 55% / 45% 5%
Theater 29 +2 31% / 69% 3%

Rankings

Fun and Games

Party til You Drop (Out) Party Schools
Legendary
Ski Bums and Surf Bros Top Recreation
Surf

Politically Incorrect

Equal Opportunity Objectification Most Attractive Men
Gym Selfie Central
I'm Getting Cancelled in 3, 2, 1... Most Attractive Women
Instagram vs Reality (It's Real)

Engineering, Computing & Math

No, I Can't Fix Your Printer Computer Science
10k-Student Server Crashers
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite Physics & Astronomy
The Einsteins
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Number Crunchers
It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes Chemical Engineering
Polymer Whisperers & Battery Bros
Half-CS, Half-EE, Full Depression Computer Engineering
State-Funded CPU Factories
Resistance Is Not Futile Electrical Engineering
Short Circuit Survivors
Hugging Trees with Calculus Environmental Engineering
Pollution Police
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes. Materials Engineering
Crystal Clear Leaders
WD-40 & Duct Tape Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
The Kinetic Energy Cartel

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
Petri Dish Elite
Breaking Bad Chemistry
Industry Pipeline & Analytical Automatons
Rocks and Whales Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Core Samplers
Photosynthesis Fan Club Ecology & Plant Biology
Botanical Brigade
Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Ecosystem Engineers
Puppies Over People Zoology & Veterinary Sciences
Overqualified Scuba Divers (Marine Biology)

Business & Economics

Pivot Tables & Missing Pallets Business Analytics
Supply Chain Bottlenecks
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Mega-Macro State Factories

Humanities & Social Sciences

Professional Yapping Communication & Journalism
Solidly Upper-Middle-Class Comm Degrees
Much Ado About Nothing English, Literature & Writing
Bookworm Elite
Saving the Planet, One Policy at a Time Environmental Policy & Sustainability
Sustainability Wonks
Smashing the Patriarchy 101 Gender Studies
Activist Academics
Mappy Few, the Cartography Crew Geography & Cartography
Cartography Cartel
Model UN Generation Government & Politics
The Filibuster
Hindsight is 20/20 (And So is My Salary) History & Archaeology
The Time Travelers
I'll Figure Out the Career Later Liberal Arts & Interdisciplinary
Dabbler Deluxe
I Want To Understand Myself Psychology
Maze Runners
Decolonizing the Curriculum Regional & Ethnic Studies
Cultural Cartographers
Arguing with God for a Grade Religion
Sunday School Professors
Everything is a Construct Sociology & Anthropology
Field Observers
Grammar Police Academy World Languages & Linguistics
Syntax Scholars

Education

Surviving PTA Karens General Education
Chalkboard Champions