University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA5221 Cheadle Hall, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
805-893-8000
The University of California-Santa Barbara, located in Santa Barbara, California, is a public research university and one of the ten campuses of the University of California system. The university is frequently ranked as one of the top public universities in the United States and is known for its strong research and academic programs.
The university was founded in 1891 as an independent teachers' college. It became a part of the University of California system in 1944. Today, the university has an enrollment of over 24,000 students. The campus is situated on a 1,022-acre site on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
The university is organized into five colleges: the College of Letters and Science, the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, the College of Engineering, and the College of Creative Studies. The university also operates several research institutes, including the Marine Science Institute, the Institute for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research, and the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics.
The university's academic programs are highly ranked, and the campus is home to numerous research centers and institutes, including the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, the Institute for Energy Efficiency, and the Center for Nanotechnology in Society. The university is also a leading producer of Fulbright Scholars and has been designated a "Community of Scholars" by the Carnegie Foundation.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 26179
Acceptance Rate: 36.70%
Type: Public, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.ucsb.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.finaid.ucsb.edu/
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $36949
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $66703
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at University of California-Santa Barbara is $134353.83. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at University of California-Santa Barbara. For graduates of University of California-Santa Barbara, we saw an average early-career income of $63600.00 and mid-career income of $131400.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.