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Acceptance Rate 32.97%
Yield 13.78%
Applicants 110,259
Admitted 36,347
Enrolled 5,008

UCSB Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 32.97% at University of California-Santa Barbara. Total 110,259 students applied and 36,347 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$120
Admission Informationwww.admissions.ucsb.edu/
Online Applicationadmission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html
Acceptance Rate32.97%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 32.97%. A total of 110,259 students (50,112 men and 60,147 women) have applied to and 36,347 (14,725 men and 21,622 women) students admitted to University of California-Santa Barbara.
Among them, 1,918 male and 3,090 female students have enrolled into UCSB and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 13.78%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UCSB
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants110,25950,11260,14700
Admitted36,34714,72521,62200
Enrolled5,0081,9183,09000
Acceptance Rate 32.97% 29.38% 35.95% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 13.78% 13.03% 14.29% - -
[Chart] University of California-Santa Barbara Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to University of California-Santa Barbara, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for UCSB
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at UCSB

The calendar system at University of California-Santa Barbara is Quarter. University of California-Santa Barbara accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of California-Santa Barbara accepts.
Calendar SystemQuarter
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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