University of California, Santa Barbara
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of California, Santa Barbara is a public research university in Santa Barbara, CA (suburb setting), with 23,232 undergraduates (56% women). It admitted 28% of 110,871 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $71,364 a year for out-of-state students and $40,587 in-state; aided first-year students paid $15,283 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 85% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in social sciences, biological sciences, psychology. The campus reported 2.14 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of California, Santa Barbara ranks
3 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $14,965 in-state · $45,742 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 36 burglaries · 93 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 149 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of California, Santa Barbara
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of California, Santa Barbara teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big West Conference | 39 | 11 over | 4 | $1.2M | $31,410 | 985 | |
| Baseball | Big West Conference | 52 | 18 over | 5 | $3.4M | $66,067 | 959 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big West Conference | 21 | 6 over | 6 | $4.6M | $218,284 | 952 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big West Conference | 16 | 1 over | 6 | $2.5M | $154,206 | 958 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big West Conference | 25 | 8 over | 1 | $196k | $7,822 | 964 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big West Conference | 19 | 2 over | 1 | $185k | $9,721 | 989 | |
| Men's Golf | Big West Conference | 10 | 1 over | 2 | $447k | $44,732 | 990 | |
| Men's Soccer | Big West Conference | 45 | 17 over | 4 | $2M | $43,557 | 958 | |
| Softball | Big West Conference | 21 | room 4 | 4 | $1.6M | $76,940 | 966 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Swimming | 24 | room 6 | 3 | $466k | $19,398 | 973 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming | 27 | room 3 | 3 | $483k | $17,881 | 996 | |
| Men's Tennis | Big West Conference | 11 | 1 over | 3 | $723k | $65,764 | 955 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big West Conference | 10 | at cap | 2 | $1.1M | $110,797 | 992 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big West Conference | 56 | 11 over | 1 | $431k | $7,697 | 951 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor | 55 | 10 over | 5 | $400k | $7,281 | 992 | |
| Men's Volleyball | Big West Conference | 22 | 4 over | 4 | $1M | $46,963 | 970 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big West Conference | 22 | 4 over | 5 | $1.4M | $62,332 | 994 | |
| Men's Water Polo | Big West Conference | 28 | 4 over | 3 | $654k | $23,364 | 960 | |
| Women's Water Polo | Big West Conference | 24 | at cap | 1 | $661k | $27,560 | 980 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.