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the University of California-Santa Barbara is known for being a highly selective school. They receive approximately 110,000 applications each year. The acceptance rate tends to be around 38 percent which is equal about 42,000 students who passed the admission process of the school. But, when the term begins, only about 5,020 or 12 percent of the students who obtained acceptance letter from the University of California-Santa Barbara decide to attend. The institution tends to see 44 percent of the students who applied are men compared to 52 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. 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
Applications
110,187
Male 48,509
Female 58,374

 

Acceptance
42,093
Male 16,945
Female 23,627

 

Enrollment Total
5,022
Male 1,974
Female 3,048


Acceptance Rate
38.2%
Male
34.9%
Female
40.5%

 

Yield
11.9%
Male
11.6%
Female
12.9%


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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