Division I · Big West Conference
University of California, Santa Barbara · Athletics
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19
Programs on the site
of the sports University sponsors
527
Roster spots
$23M
Team budgets
combined, listed programs
$6.6M
Athletic aid
$3.4M women's · $3.2M men's
$770k
Recruiting spend
$245k women's · $525k men's
Every team
| 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 department
- Athletics directorKelly Barsky
- Sports informationNick Mathey
- NicknameGauchos
- NCAA member since9/1/1947
- Primary conferenceBig West Conference
- Athletics siteucsbgauchos.com ↗
- NCAA directoryRecord ↗
Aid per roster spot
- Women's teams$14,422 $3.4M across 233 spots
- Men's teams$10,932 $3.2M across 294 spots
Averages across every team of that gender. Programs differ enormously — see each team's page for its own budget and roster.
Where it ranks
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