the University of California-Santa Barbara is known for being a extremely selective school. They receive approximately 111,000 applications each year. The acceptance rate tends to be around 28 percent which is equal about 31,000 students who passed the admission process of the school. But, when the term begins, only about 5,150 or 17 percent of the students who obtained acceptance letter from the University of California-Santa Barbara decide to attend. The institution tends to see 45 percent of the students who applied are men compared to 54 percent who are women. When the term begins, about 60 percent of those accepted women decided to study at the University of California-Santa Barbara and 39 percent were men. Applicants are requested to submit their ACT or SAT scores to the University of California-Santa Barbara when filling out the application. Most often, accepted students have test scores in the range of 27 - 34 for ACT or 1,260 - 1,480 for SAT. This school also allows submissions of Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Dual enrollment. the University of California-Santa Barbara’s undergraduate application fee is $80.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2023 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2020
Applications
110,871
Male 50,391
Female 60,480

 

Acceptance
31,043
Male 12,721
Female 18,319

 

Enrollment Total
5,149
Male 2,035
Female 3,114


Acceptance Rate
28%
Male
25.2%
Female
30.3%

 

Yield
16.6%
Male
16%
Female
17%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$80


Graduate

$120



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits
  • Dual enrollment


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