Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at UC Santa Barbara is largely skewed towards women students, with 56.2% of undergraduate students being women and 43.8% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 23,091, with 12,975 women and 10,116 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at UC Santa Barbara is slightly skewed towards men students, with 53.2% of undergraduate students being men and 46.8% being women. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 3,033, with 1,420 women and 1,613 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 43.8% 10,116 students
- women 56.2% 12,975 students
Graduate Students
- men 53.2% 1,613 students
- women 46.8% 1,420 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 31.9% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 7,353 students.
Following closely behind are Hispanic students, constituting 25.4% of the student body, with 5,866 students. Asian students represent 18.4% of the population, with 4,241 students, while Mixed race students account for 8.7%, with 2,013 students. African American students account for 1.8% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 409 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 26 students.
International students make up 11.0% of the undergraduate population, totaling 2,541 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.7% of the population, totaling 618 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within UC Santa Barbara.
Undergraduate Students
- White 31.9% 7,353 students
- Hispanic 25.4% 5,866 students
- Asian 18.4% 4,241 students
- International students 11.0% 2,541 students
- Mixed race 8.7% 2,013 students
- Unknown race 2.7% 618 students
- African American 1.8% 409 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 26 students
Graduate Students
- White 39.6% 1,197 students
- International students 31.5% 950 students
- Hispanic 11.8% 356 students
- Asian 10.8% 327 students
- African American 3.4% 102 students
- Unknown race 1.9% 57 students
- Mixed race 0.8% 25 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 5 students
Transfer Students
- White 39.6% 830 students
- Hispanic 24.4% 511 students
- Asian 14.0% 293 students
- International students 9.9% 207 students
- Mixed race 8.9% 186 students
- African American 1.8% 38 students
- Unknown race 1.5% 31 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 2 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 45% 10,406 students
- 18-19 40% 9,172 students
- 22-24 10% 2,414 students
- 25-29 2% 409 students
- 30-34 0% 89 students
- 35-39 0% 39 students
- 40-49 0% 25 students
- 50-64 0% 15 students
- 25-29 46% 1,383 students
- 22-24 27% 806 students
- 30-34 17% 530 students
- 35-39 5% 155 students
- 40-49 3% 82 students
- 20-21 2% 50 students
- 50-64 1% 24 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at University of California-Santa Barbara in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 3,678 | 86.77% | |
| Washington | 70 | 1.65% | |
| Colorado | 47 | 1.11% | |
| Texas | 44 | 1.04% | |
| New York | 34 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 33 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 33 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 27 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 26 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 25 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 25 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 20 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 20 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 15 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 14 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 14 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 13 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 12 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 11 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 5 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 2 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Wyoming | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 1 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 1 | less than 1% |
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