University of California Santa Barbara campus

UCSB Comparisons

8/10 Overall Rating
4 Year
Santa Barbara, CA
4.7 3 reviews

#18 Best Public Universities in America

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Compare with California Public Colleges

Compare with California Public Colleges for University of California Santa Barbara
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$1,211 lower in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
San Diego State University San Diego, CA	$7,686 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Irvine Irvine, CA	$692 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$67 lower in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Davis Davis, CA	$360 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
San Jose State University San Jose, CA	$8,004 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State University Long Beach Long Beach, CA	$9,064 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA	$344 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	$2,818 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Riverside Riverside, CA	$808 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	$409 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State Polytechnic University Pomona Pomona, CA	$8,634 lower in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with California Private Colleges

Compare with California Private Colleges for University of California Santa Barbara
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stanford University Stanford, CA	$49,496 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$55,683 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$53,504 higher in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$44,078 higher in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$45,943 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$44,879 higher in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Chapman University Orange, CA	$48,570 higher in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	$49,484 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pomona College Claremont, CA	$49,006 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$49,860 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$40,666 higher in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA	$29,836 higher in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Redlands Redlands, CA	$44,464 higher in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	$52,199 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	$51,566 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Scripps College Claremont, CA	$49,536 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Whittier College Whittier, CA	$34,936 higher in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA	$37,170 higher in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Biola University La Mirada, CA	$32,570 higher in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA	$36,146 higher in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	$22,314 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA	$40,074 higher in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA	$51,364 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA	$13,786 higher in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for University of California Santa Barbara
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Florida Gainesville, FL	$10,033 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	$4,726 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	$10,758 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Clemson University Clemson, SC	$860 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Georgia Athens, GA	$4,964 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$4,230 higher in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$466 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	$4,234 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH	$3,170 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Wisconsin Madison Madison, WI	$4,811 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Washington Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	$3,441 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$7,615 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Purdue University Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	$6,422 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Texas A&M University College Station College Station, TX	$3,260 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	$2,488 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	$748 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, IN	$4,270 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	$2,014 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$5,483 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$1,358 higher in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	$410 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$5,512 higher in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	$1,770 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$1,515 higher in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	$800 higher in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$9,032 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$4,630 higher in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$8,950 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	$7,316 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=110705.

Last updated: August 2026