Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares UCSB's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.
UCSB has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 41,380 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in California average (20,004 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
University of California-Santa Barbara26,13323,1812,952
Similarly Ranked Schools41,38029,47911,901
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in California20,00418,7073,396
The below chart compares the student population between University of California-Santa Barbara and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 11,366 male and 14,767 female students attending UCSB. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.77 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at UCSB.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UCSB
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total23,18122,674507
Men9,8309,557273
Women13,35113,117234
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UCSB
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,9522,683269
Men1,5361,418118
Women1,4161,265151

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 8,340 White students (31.91%) and 6,652 Hispanic students (25.45%) at University of California-Santa Barbara(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of California-Santa Barbara.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of California-Santa Barbara
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native27918
Asian4,1402,1012,039
Black or African American456154302
Hispanic6,2882,1854,103
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1266
White7,3392,9774,362
Two or More Races2,1979071,290
Race/Ethnicity Unknown631288343
Total 23,1819,83013,351
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of California-Santa Barbara
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1266
Asian374202172
Black or African American1043767
Hispanic364149215
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander523
White1,001474527
Two or More Races331716
Race/Ethnicity Unknown392118
Total 2,9521,5361,416

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 23,575 students whose age under twenty five and 899 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of California-Santa Barbara.
Especially, 531 students are younger than eighteen and 2 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of California-Santa Barbara.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at University of California-Santa Barbara
TotalMenWomen
Total23,181 9,83013,351
Under 18531 147384
18-199,452 3,6275,825
20-2110,320 4,4225,898
22-242,394 1,3361,058
25-29347 215132
30-3478 5127
35-3928 1513
40-4921 1110
50-649 54
65 and over1 10
Total 23,181 9,83013,351
Population by Student Age at University of California-Santa Barbara
TotalMenWomen
Total2,952 1,5361,416
20-2170 3832
22-24808 440368
25-291,312 662650
30-34509 265244
35-39146 7571
40-4981 4437
50-6425 1213
65 and over1 01
Total 2,952 1,5361,416

Online Student Population

At University of California-Santa Barbara, 1,252 students (4.79% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 57 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 53 students live in California where University of California-Santa Barbara is located in and 3 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total26,13323,1812,952
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes57570
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,1951,16233
Not Enrolled in Online Classes24,88121,9622,919
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)57570
California Residents53530
Other State in U.S.330
Outside of U.S.110
Unknown000