Acceptance Rate Changes
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 34.69%, and this year's acceptance rate is 25.85% at University of California-Santa Barbara. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 32.35% and women students' rate is 36.71%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of California-Santa Barbara than the previous year.
The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at University of California-Santa Barbara over the past 11 years (2012-2023).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | 46.31% | 45.53% | 46.93% |
| 2013-14 | 44.44% -1.87% |
43.56% -1.77% |
45.16% -1.77% |
| 2014-15 | 36.34% -8.09% |
33.74% -6.58% |
38.58% -6.58% |
| 2015-16 | 32.64% -3.70% |
29.99% -3.61% |
34.96% -3.61% |
| 2016-17 | 35.77% 3.12% |
31.85% 4.19% |
39.16% 4.19% |
| 2017-18 | 32.81% -2.96% |
29.53% -3.59% |
35.57% -3.59% |
| 2018-19 | 32.20% -0.61% |
29.80% -1.39% |
34.18% -1.39% |
| 2019-20 | 29.56% -2.64% |
27.96% -3.31% |
30.86% -3.31% |
| 2020-21 | 36.70% 7.14% |
34.86% 7.33% |
38.19% 7.33% |
| 2021-22 | 29.00% -7.70% |
26.00% -6.19% |
32.00% -6.19% |
| 2022-23 | 25.85% -3.15% |
23.01% -3.78% |
28.22% -3.78% |
| Average | 34.69% | 32.35% | 36.71% |
