university of california-santa barbara

Santa Barbara, California

General information:	(805) 893-8000
Website:	www.ucsb.edu
Type:	Public, 4-year or above
Awards offered:	Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree
Campus setting:	Suburb Midsize
Campus housing:	Yes

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Undergraduate application fee: $60

Undergraduate admissions:

	TOTAL	MALE	FEMALE
Number of applicants:	40937	17962	22975
Percent admitted:	54%	53%	56%
Percent admitted who enrolled:	19%	19%	20%

Admissions Considerations	Required	Recommended
Secondary school GPA	X
Secondary school record	X
Completion of college-prepatory program	X
Admission test scores	X
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)	X

Test Scores (enrolled first-time students):

Students submitting scores	NUMBER	PERCENT
SAT	4279	98%
ACT	1770	40%

Test Scores	25th Percentile*	75th Percentile**
SAT Critical Reading	530	640
SAT Math	540	660
SAT Writing	530	640
ACT Composite	23	28
ACT English	21	28
ACT Math	23	29

Notes:

* 25% of students scored at or below

** 25% of students scored above

Programs/majors

Completions 2007-2008:

Program	Bachelor	Master	Doctor	Certificate
Natural resources and conservation.
Environmental Studies	96	-	-	-
Environmental Science	-	63	7	-
Category total	96	63	7	-
Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies.
Asian Studies/Civilization	13	2	-	-
Near and Middle Eastern Studies	11	-	-	-
Italian Studies	11	-	-	-
Area Studies, Other	16	9	-	-
African-American/Black Studies	19	-	-	-
Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies	29	4	-	-
Asian-American Studies	22	-	-	-
Womens Studies	26	-	-	-
Category total	147	15	-	-
Communication, journalism, and related programs.
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric	307	3	6	-
Category total	307	3	6	-
Computer and information sciences and support services.
Computer Science	45	31	20	-
Category total	45	31	20	-
Education.
Education, General	-	144	22	92
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	-	-	3	-
Category total	-	144	25	92
Engineering.
Chemical Engineering	27	4	18	-
Computer Engineering, General	41	-	-	-
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	51	53	36	-
Mechanical Engineering	105	6	13	-
Materials Science	-	6	15	-
Category total	224	69	82	-
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics.
Linguistics	26	6	4	2
Comparative Literature	42	4	6	-
Chinese Language and Literature	6	-	-	-
Japanese Language and Literature	16	-	-	-
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	7	-	-	-
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	8	-	2	-
French Language and Literature	15	10	2	-
Portuguese Language and Literature	1	-	-	-
Spanish Language and Literature	104	16	-	-
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General	8	2	-	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	-	-	4	-
Category total	233	38	18	2
Legal professions and studies.
Legal Studies, General	162	-	-	-
Category total	162	-	-	-
English language and literature/letters.
English Language and Literature, General	221	7	5	-
Category total	221	7	5	-
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities.
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	7	-	-	11
Category total	7	-	-	11
Biological and biomedical sciences.
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	203	-	-	-
Biochemistry	35	-	-	-
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other	27	3	2	-
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other	32	7	5	-
Microbiology, General	24	-	-	-
Zoology/Animal Biology	28	-	-	-
Physiology, General	10	-	-	-
Pharmacology	34	-	-	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	-	1	6	-
Aquatic Biology/Limnology	33	-	-	-
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other	12	9	13	-
Category total	438	20	26	-
Mathematics and statistics.
Mathematics, General	58	4	10	-
Applied Mathematics	-	2	-	-
Applied Mathematics, Other	29	-	-	-
Statistics, General	21	18	4	-
Category total	108	24	14	-
Multi/interdisciplinary studies.
Medieval and Renaissance Studies	1	-	-	-
International/Global Studies	260	2	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	-	8	2	11
Category total	261	10	2	11
Philosophy and religious studies.
Philosophy	83	10	2	9
Religion/Religious Studies	53	5	13	-
Category total	136	15	15	9
Physical sciences.
Chemistry, General	39	5	20	-
Chemistry, Other	10	-	-	-
Geology/Earth Science, General	12	3	5	-
Geophysics and Seismology	4	1	-	-
Hydrology and Water Resources Science	8	-	-	-
Physics, General	42	15	17	-
Category total	115	24	42	-
Psychology.
Psychology, General	341	5	9	-
Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology	66	-	-	-
Psychology, Other	-	15	9	-
Category total	407	20	18	-
Social sciences.
Anthropology	134	8	4	-
Economics, General	15	25	14	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	13	-	-	-
Geography	72	6	9	-
Political Science and Government, General	225	7	5	-
Sociology	451	12	7	-
Category total	910	58	39	-
Visual and performing arts.
Dance, General	11	-	-	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	49	2	2	-
Film/Cinema Studies	136	1	-	-
Art/Art Studies, General	7	-	-	-
Fine/Studio Arts, General	64	8	-	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	65	4	5	-
Music, General	28	14	8	-
Music Theory and Composition	3	-	-	-
Category total	363	29	15	-
Business, management, marketing, and related support services.
Business/Managerial Economics	615	-	-	-
Category total	615	-	-	-
History
History, General	172	8	12	-
History, Other	10	-	-	-
Category total	182	8	12	-
Grand total	4977	578	346	125

Data shown are for first majors
(-) Program is not offered at this award level

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