How many students at UCSB? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 26,133 students have enrolled in University of California-Santa Barbara with 23,181 undergraduate and 2,952 graduate students.
By gender, 11,366 male and 14,767 female students are attending the school.
It has fewer students compared to similar colleges (34,856 students on average - public Research University (very high research activity)).
57 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,195 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
University of California-Santa Barbara has a total of 26,133 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 23,181 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,952 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 11,366 male and 14,767 female students (the male-female ratio is 43:57) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 26,133 | 23,181 | 2,952 |
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| Men | 11,366 | 9,830 | 1,536 |
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| Women | 14,767 | 13,351 | 1,416 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 8,340 White, 560 Black, and 4,514 Asian students out of a total of 26,133 are attending at University of California-Santa Barbara. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
University of California-Santa Barbara is quite diverse with a diversity index of 79.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 39 | 15 | 24 |
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| Asian | 4,514 | 2,303 | 2,211 |
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| Black | 560 | 191 | 369 |
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| Hispanic | 6,652 | 2,334 | 4,318 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 17 | 8 | 9 |
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| White | 8,340 | 3,451 | 4,889 |
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| Two or more races | 2,230 | 924 | 1,306 |
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| Race Unknown | 670 | 309 | 361 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 27 | 9 | 18 |
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| Asian | 4,140 | 2,101 | 2,039 |
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| Black | 456 | 154 | 302 |
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| Hispanic | 6,288 | 2,185 | 4,103 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 12 | 6 | 6 |
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| White | 7,339 | 2,977 | 4,362 |
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| Two or more races | 2,197 | 907 | 1,290 |
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| Race Unknown | 631 | 288 | 343 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 12 | 6 | 6 |
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| Asian | 374 | 202 | 172 |
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| Black | 104 | 37 | 67 |
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| Hispanic | 364 | 149 | 215 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 5 | 2 | 3 |
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| White | 1,001 | 474 | 527 |
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| Two or more races | 33 | 17 | 16 |
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| Race Unknown | 39 | 21 | 18 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, UCSB has 531 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 23,575 students under 25 years old, and 2,558 students over 25 years old out of 26,133 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 531 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. UCSB has 22,697 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 484 students aged 25 and over.
It has 878 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,074 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 531 | 384 | 147 |
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| 18-19 | 9,452 | 5,825 | 3,627 |
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| 20-21 | 10,390 | 5,930 | 4,460 |
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| 22-24 | 3,202 | 1,426 | 1,776 |
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| 25-29 | 1,659 | 782 | 877 |
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| 30-34 | 587 | 271 | 316 |
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| 35-39 | 174 | 84 | 90 |
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| 40-49 | 102 | 47 | 55 |
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| 50-64 | 34 | 17 | 17 |
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| Over 65 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 531 | 384 | 147 |
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| 18-19 | 9,452 | 5,825 | 3,627 |
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| 20-21 | 10,320 | 5,898 | 4,422 |
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| 22-24 | 2,394 | 1,058 | 1,336 |
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| 25-29 | 347 | 132 | 215 |
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| 30-34 | 78 | 27 | 51 |
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| 35-39 | 28 | 13 | 15 |
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| 40-49 | 21 | 10 | 11 |
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| 50-64 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
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| Over 65 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 70 | 32 | 38 |
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| 22-24 | 808 | 368 | 440 |
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| 25-29 | 1,312 | 650 | 662 |
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| 30-34 | 509 | 244 | 265 |
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| 35-39 | 146 | 71 | 75 |
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| 40-49 | 81 | 37 | 44 |
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| 50-64 | 25 | 13 | 12 |
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| Over 65 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of California-Santa Barbara, 57 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,195 students are enrolled in some online courses.
53 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 26,133 | 57 | 1,195 |
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| Undergraduate | 23,181 | 57 | 1,162 |
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| Graduate | 2,952 | 0 | 33 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| California Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 53 | 3 | 1 |
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| Undergraduate | 53 | 3 | 1 |
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| Graduate | - | - | - |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 23,181 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 2,109 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.10%.2,065 students have transferred in as full-time status and 44 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 20,609 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 2,065 |
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| Regular Part-time | 463 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 44 |
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UCSB Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 26,133 students are enrolled at UCSB.
23,181 undergraduate and 2,952 graduate students are enrolled at UCSB.
11,366 male (43.49%) and 14,767 female (56.51%) students are attending UCSB.
3,111 international students (11.90%) are enrolled at UCSB, including 2,091 undergraduate and 1,020 graduate students.
UCSB has a student population that is quite diverse with no single group in majority: 8,340 White (31.91%), 560 Black (2.14%), and 4,514 Asian (17.27%) students are enrolled.
531 students are under 18 and 2 students are over 65 years old.
57 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 1,195 students take some online courses.