UC Santa Barbara: campus and town

Santa Barbara, California · Public · 23,113 undergrads

University of California, Santa Barbara is in Santa Barbara, California (Santa Barbara County), in a suburb setting.

Where it is

Town

Santa Barbara, California

CountyIPEDS, 2024

Santa Barbara County

SettingIPEDS, 2025-26

Suburb

Campus lifeCarnegie Classifications, 2025

Primarily residential

Where these numbers come from

Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)