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#156 Best Value Schools
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#34 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
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#19 Chemical
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#29 Computer
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#34 Electrical / Electronic / Communications
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#14 Materials
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#32 Mechanical
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#14 Best Colleges for Veterans
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#9 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#7 Top Public Schools
University of California--Santa Barbara is ranked #34 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
71
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
12
Graduation and retention rank
58
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
83%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
93%
Social Mobility Rank
9
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
84%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
89%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
84%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
3
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
3.6
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
22
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
12
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
94.9%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
100%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
50.2%
Classes with 50 or more students
18%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
17:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
33
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
1230-1480
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
100%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
72
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
52
Average alumni giving rate
16.7%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
