University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA · Official acceptance rate: 27.78%
Official Data
Source: College Scorecard, US Dept. of EducationDecision Timeline
When University of California-Santa Barbara releases admissions decisions
Regular Decisionestimated
Mar 16, 2026
Community Data
From 462 crowdsourced submissions
Total Submissions
462
Crowdsourced Accept Rate
61%
Avg GPA (UW)
3.86
Avg SAT
1492
Decision Breakdown
284
Accepted
101
Rejected
77
Waitlisted
0
Deferred
Avg ACT
32
SAT Range
730-1600
GPA Range
2.50-4.11
Individual Submissions (462)
Showing 241-260 of 462 self-reported outcomes for University of California-Santa Barbara
University of California-Santa Barbara
CA · 2021-2022 · RD
Rejected
ACT
27
Major: Public Health or anything that bridges Health Science with Sociology and Poli Sci
Public HSFirst-Gen
I am a two year active member of the board that runs the above community antiI acted in two school musicalsPart of an Improv Club for two years before its leadership tankedParticipated in four years of JV swim, and two years of JV waterpolo
Self-Reported·via Reddit
From CA
University of California-Santa Barbara
CA · 2021-2022 · RD
Accepted
Major: Computer Science/ computer engineering/ undecided lol
List all extracurricular involvements, including leadership roles, time commitments, major achieveme#Research Internship at IIT Madras, wrote a paper (unpublished)(2 years)*\#Competitive Math\#competitive Programming\#Founded a Start
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is University of California-Santa Barbara's acceptance rate?
- University of California-Santa Barbara has an official acceptance rate of 27.78%. Based on 462 community-reported outcomes, the crowdsourced acceptance rate is 61%.
- What GPA do you need to get into University of California-Santa Barbara?
- Based on 462 community-reported outcomes, the average unweighted GPA of applicants to University of California-Santa Barbara is 3.86 (range: 2.50–4.11).