University of California-Santa Barbara

  • Details

    • Name: University of California-Santa Barbara
    • Location: Santa Barbara, CA 93106
    • Control: Public
    • Accreditation: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 27.78%
    • Average SAT Scores No data
    • Four Year Completion Rate 73.28% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 85.33% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 86.27% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    High Completion
    4 Year
    73.3%
    6 Year
    85.3%
    8 Year
    86.3%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $36,776 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $45,742 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $14,965 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $11,875 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $13,993 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $7,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $7,745 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $8,910 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $11,398 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $16,839 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $30,085 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $56,852 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $56,827 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $68,092 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $64,300 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $74,915 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $70,445
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree $43,010 $34,123 $33,029
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data $17,601 $28,971
Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $61,540
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree $35,255 $19,573 $26,790
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $24,510
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree $51,043 $36,407 $49,863
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree No data No data $32,729
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $25,193
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $49,765
Medieval and Renaissance Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $26,438
Sociology Bachelor's Degree $29,553 $21,641 $28,687
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree $43,702 $31,112 $21,605
History Bachelor's Degree No data $24,532 $26,516
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $19,866
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree $33,276 $20,180 $41,054
Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data $86,276
Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $83,726
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $28,592
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $26,780
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data $38,091 $41,219
Statistics Bachelor's Degree $23,399 $22,000 $46,652
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree $40,314 $39,274 $25,487
Research and Experimental Psychology Bachelor's Degree $40,970 $27,888 $28,978
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree $42,140 $39,183 $35,379
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree $38,278 $27,262 $27,057
Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $68,678
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree $29,175 $23,975 $29,434
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree $37,157 $26,688 $30,350
Pharmacology and Toxicology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $46,278
International/Global Studies Bachelor's Degree No data $19,994 $35,213
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $36,796
Economics Bachelor's Degree $32,638 $25,864 $59,465
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $23,017
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $37,928
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree $27,559 No data $40,310
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree $39,082 $23,756 $28,935
Dance Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data $22,669
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Bachelor's Degree No data No data $54,194
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data $24,656