Student Population at UCSB
Total Enrollment
26,420
Undergraduate
23,459
Graduate
2,961
Online Enrollment
10
Men Students
11,905
Women Students
14,515
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 26,420 students have enrolled at University of California-Santa Barbara - 23,459 undergraduate and 2,961 graduate.
By gender, 11,905 male and 14,515 female students are attending University of California-Santa Barbara. By attendance status, there are 25,514 full-time students and 906 part-time students.
The number of students at University of California-Santa Barbara is large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as North Carolina State University at Raleigh and Purdue University-Main Campus, its population is relatively small (average population is 36,764).
University of California-Santa Barbara offers online degree/certificate programs and 10 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
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 11,905 male and 14,515 female students attending UCSB. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.82 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.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 23,459 | 22,793 | 666 |
Men | 10,360 | 10,006 | 354 |
Women | 13,099 | 12,787 | 312 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 2,961 | 2,721 | 240 |
Men | 1,545 | 1,428 | 117 |
Women | 1,416 | 1,293 | 123 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 8,418 White students (31.86%) and 6,231 Hispanic students (23.58%) 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.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 26 | 11 | 15 |
Asian | 4,368 | 2,201 | 2,167 |
Black or African American | 437 | 150 | 287 |
Hispanic | 5,885 | 2,152 | 3,733 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 23 | 11 | 12 |
White | 7,311 | 3,117 | 4,194 |
Two or More Races | 2,030 | 834 | 1,196 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 598 | 288 | 310 |
Total | 23,459 | 10,360 | 13,099 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 14 | 5 | 9 |
Asian | 347 | 173 | 174 |
Black or African American | 106 | 40 | 66 |
Hispanic | 346 | 156 | 190 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 4 | 3 | 1 |
White | 1,107 | 543 | 564 |
Two or More Races | 25 | 10 | 15 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 35 | 23 | 12 |
Total | 2,961 | 1,545 | 1,416 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 23,728 students whose age under twenty five and 901 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of California-Santa Barbara.
Especially, 568 students are younger than eighteen and 4 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of California-Santa Barbara.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 23,459 | 10,360 | 13,099 |
Under 18 | 568 | 201 | 367 |
18-19 | 9,240 | 3,736 | 5,504 |
20-21 | 10,374 | 4,559 | 5,815 |
22-24 | 2,731 | 1,563 | 1,168 |
25-29 | 393 | 223 | 170 |
30-34 | 82 | 50 | 32 |
35-39 | 28 | 12 | 16 |
40-49 | 27 | 10 | 17 |
50-64 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
65 and over | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 23,459 | 10,360 | 13,099 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 2,961 | 1,545 | 1,416 |
18-19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
20-21 | 53 | 28 | 25 |
22-24 | 761 | 380 | 381 |
25-29 | 1,398 | 767 | 631 |
30-34 | 510 | 256 | 254 |
35-39 | 143 | 72 | 71 |
40-49 | 69 | 29 | 40 |
50-64 | 23 | 11 | 12 |
65 and over | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 2,961 | 1,545 | 1,416 |
Online Student Population
At University of California-Santa Barbara, 2,757 students (10.44% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 10 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, 10 students live in California where University of California-Santa Barbara is located in and 0 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 26,420 | 23,459 | 2,961 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 2,747 | 2,461 | 286 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 23,663 | 20,988 | 2,675 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 10 | 10 | 0 |
California Residents | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Other State in U.S. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Outside of U.S. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |