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University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA · Public · 23,113 students · mostly bachelor degrees
200th-cheapest of 495 California colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$16,109
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$41,573
Graduation rate
83%
Admission rate
33%
Median graduate earnings
$74,915
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$13,993
Pell grant recipients
28%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
149 programsMaterials Chemistry · Doctoral Degree22 grads/yr$164,651Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree162 grads/yr$149,190Computer Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree58 grads/yr$144,703Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree58 grads/yr$117,215Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering · Bachelor's Degree41 grads/yr$113,317Financial Mathematics · Bachelor's Degree184 grads/yr$109,360Psychology, Other · Doctoral Degree9 grads/yr$106,003Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree82 grads/yr$104,336Environmental Toxicology · Bachelor's Degree62 grads/yr$98,462Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Bachelor's Degree696 grads/yr$98,178Management Science · Bachelor's Degree47 grads/yr$96,078Mathematics and Statistics · Bachelor's Degree355 grads/yr$90,778Biochemistry · Bachelor's Degree74 grads/yr$90,694Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology · Bachelor's Degree49 grads/yr$90,061Education, General · Doctoral Degree13 grads/yr$89,989Environmental Science · Master's Degree79 grads/yr$88,781General Studies · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$87,224Mathematics, General · Bachelor's Degree123 grads/yr$85,391Physics, General · Bachelor's Degree183 grads/yr$85,219Education, General · Master's Degree96 grads/yr$75,874Environmental Chemistry · Bachelor's Degree114 grads/yr$74,713Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree620 grads/yr$72,976Education, General · Graduate/Professional Certificate74 grads/yr$72,416Logic · Bachelor's Degree108 grads/yr$71,796Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree322 grads/yr$70,384
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.