Santa Barbara City College academics
Santa Barbara, California · Public · 12,345 undergrads
Santa Barbara City College has 12,345 undergraduates. The most degrees go to Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
The short answers
12,345
undergraduates.
46%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesIPEDS, fall 2023
12,345
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard
54%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
46%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
24.8 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$34,464
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
WhiteCollege Scorecard
40%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
38%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
5.8%
AsianCollege Scorecard
4.8%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
4.1%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
3.7%
BlackCollege Scorecard
2.5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.3%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.2%
Degrees awarded in a year
Associate degreesIPEDS, 2023
2,554
CertificatesIPEDS, 2023
1,005
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
82
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Associate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Mixed Associate Medium
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Lower Access, Medium Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers