University of California - Santa Barbara Business Programs

University of California - Santa Barbara is a public institution located in Santa Barbara, California. Santa Barbara is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is University of California - Santa Barbara?

Contact details for UCSB are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5221 Cheadle Hall, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Phone:	805-893-8000
Website:	www.ucsb.edu

How Do I Get Into UCSB?

You can apply to UCSB online at: admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html

Admission Requirements for UCSB

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UCSB?

The acceptance rate at UCSB is 26%, which means the school is highly selective when deciding who will be admitted and who won't. Even if you have great grades and test scores, that may not be enough. So be sure to look for ways to make your application memorable.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 23%, and the acceptance rate for women is 28%.

Can I Afford University of California - Santa Barbara?

The overall average net price of UCSB is $46,730. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UCSB, approximately 12% of students took out student loans averaging $7,024 a year. That adds up to $28,096 over four years for those students.

University of California - Santa Barbara Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 23,091 undergraduate students at UCSB, with 22,458 being full-time and 633 being part-time.

There are also 3,033 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 22,458 full-time undergraduates at UCSB, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of California - Santa Barbara students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	4,120
Black or African American	399
Hispanic or Latino	5,743
White	7,113
International Students	2,489
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,594

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at University of California - Santa Barbara. At this time, 39 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 88 countries are represented at UCSB. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at University of California - Santa Barbara

In 2022-2023, 2,757 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UCSB has changed over the last few years.

University of California - Santa Barbara Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	656	12	11	679
Actuarial Science	47	13	0	60
Management Science	0	23	1	24
Business Economics	2	0	0	2
General Economics	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	705	48	12	765

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Nandaro under License

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