Division I · Big West Conference
University of California, Santa Barbara · Campus
Santa Barbara, CA · Suburb · Public · Research university · the Gauchos · Website ↗
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.
Midsize suburb
Setting
Santa Barbara, CA
23,232
Undergraduates
+ 2,836 graduate students
17:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
92%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
10%
From out of state
+ 12% from abroad
$19k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k
The place
- SettingMidsize suburb Santa Barbara, CA
- TypePublic · Research university
- Part ofUniversity of California
- CalendarQuarter
- DesignationsLand-grant
- Admissions28% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
23,2322,836
Undergraduates 23,232Graduate students 2,836
Where first-years come from
78%10%12%
In state 78%Other states 10%Abroad 12%
Division I median: 72% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
32%26%19%10%
White 32%Hispanic 26%Black 2%Asian 19%Two or more 9%International 10%Not reported 3%
- Women56%
- Full-time98% of undergraduates · median 89%
- First-year class5,043 entered last fall
- Transfers in1,899 8% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online9% take some classes online
- Registered with disability services7.8% of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $18,684 | $5,456 | $24,140 |
| Off campus | $15,416 | $6,076 | $21,492 |
| With family | — | $15,232 | $15,232 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCArmy
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety2.14 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page bottom quarter for safety in Division I
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors
Division I campuses
66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%
66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
Among Division I schools; every list University of California, Santa Barbara is on.
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