COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 110705PUBLIC

SANTA BARBARA, CA

University of California-Santa Barbara

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$16,109Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate84.2%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$70,323working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$13,993completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$70,323
Median earnings 5 years after completion$71,288

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$9,231
$30,001–48,000$9,992
$48,001–75,000$12,588
$75,001–110,000$17,136
$110,001+$31,863

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion84.2%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention92.5%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients27.9%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share18.1%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid46.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort3,942federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates23,113IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate33.0%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$13,993

4,560 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

17 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · 90 working graduates$149,190 earnings · $11,000 debt →EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 448 working graduates$98,178 earnings · $13,516 debt →StatisticsBachelor's Degree · 99 working graduates$90,778 earnings · $17,500 debt →MathematicsBachelor's Degree · 93 working graduates$85,391 earnings · $17,000 debt →ChemistryBachelor's Degree · 89 working graduates$74,713 earnings · $15,805 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 419 working graduates$72,976 earnings · $13,018 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 239 working graduates$70,384 earnings · $16,485 debt →Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's Degree · 517 working graduates$66,171 earnings · $15,000 debt →International/Globalization StudiesBachelor's Degree · 271 working graduates$66,127 earnings · $14,792 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 185 working graduates$64,520 earnings · $14,586 debt →Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree · 287 working graduates$63,628 earnings · $16,533 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 635 working graduates$60,013 earnings · $13,500 debt →HistoryBachelor's Degree · 141 working graduates$59,342 earnings · $14,500 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 143 working graduates$59,334 earnings · $17,550 debt →Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's Degree · 89 working graduates$59,004 earnings · $13,500 debt →AnthropologyBachelor's Degree · 130 working graduates$56,238 earnings · $19,500 debt →Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree · 151 working graduates$49,893 earnings · $15,000 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

Compare the cohort, the cost, and the fit.

Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.