the University of California-Santa Barbara is known for being a extremely selective school. They receive approximately 110,000 applications each year. The acceptance rate tends to be around 33 percent which is equal about 36,000 students who passed the admission process of the school. But, when the term begins, only about 4,890 or 13 percent of the students who obtained acceptance letter from the University of California-Santa Barbara decide to attend. The institution tends to see 43 percent of the students who applied are men compared to 52 percent who are women. When the term begins, about 61 percent of those accepted women decided to study at the University of California-Santa Barbara and 38 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. 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 2025 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2020
Applications
110,266
Male 47,530
Female 57,512

 

Acceptance
36,347
Male 13,764
Female 20,641

 

Enrollment Total
4,892
Male 1,861
Female 3,031


Acceptance Rate
33%
Male
29%
Female
35.9%

 

Yield
13.5%
Male
13.5%
Female
14.7%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$80


Graduate

$135



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits


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