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Santa Barbara, CA

University of California-Santa Barbara

https://www.ucsb.edu

Repayment outcome

92.2%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$32,400–$75,800

middle 50% · median $52,000

Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed

College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.

Net price

after grants & scholarships

$14,142

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$15,000

Sticker price

before any aid

$31,913

Default rate

4.5%

Earnings by major

Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data

A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.

  1. Computer Science$81,554
  2. Education$63,997
  3. Engineering$59,485
  4. Business$52,107
  5. Physical Sciences$46,620
  6. Math & Statistics$44,835
  7. Communication and Media Studies.$41,889
  8. Interdisciplinary$37,568
  9. Biology$33,565
  10. Philosophy$31,314
  11. Foreign Languages$30,988
  12. Psychology$30,899
  13. History$30,891
  14. Visual & Performing Arts$30,409
  15. English & Literature$29,685
  16. Social Sciences$27,639

Academics

Acceptance

44.4%

Avg SAT

1,212

Enrollment

19,362

What students study

17 fields offered

Social Sciences

26% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

  1. 02Psychology12.1%
  2. 03Biology9.2%
  3. 04Interdisciplinary6.0%
  4. 05Visual & Performing Arts6.0%
  5. 06Communications5.5%
  6. 07Natural Resources5.1%
  7. 08Engineering4.3%
  8. 09Physical Sciences3.6%
  9. 10English & Literature3.6%
  10. 11Foreign Languages3.5%
  11. 12History3.3%
  12. 13Business3.0%
  13. 14Math & Statistics2.5%
  14. 15Area Studies2.5%
  15. 16Philosophy2.4%
  16. 17Computer Science1.5%
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