Santa Barbara Senior High School
- Public
- Santa Barbara
- 557 seniors
- 1,769 students
UC admit rate
75%
134 of 179 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
24%
134 of 557 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
32%
179 of 557 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
8.1%
11 of 136 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
12%
14 of 118 applicants, fall 2025
Campus by campus, fall 2025
The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.
University of California
Santa Barbara Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
11 of 136 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.01)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
12%
14 of 118 admitted
This school12%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.07)
- IrvineAbout the same
19%
14 of 74 admitted
This school19%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.97)
- San Diego8 pts lower
17%
18 of 107 admitted
This school17%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.01)
- Santa Barbara14 pts higher
47%
48 of 103 admitted
This school47%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.99)
- Davis16 pts higher
53%
48 of 90 admitted
This school53%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.07)
- Santa Cruz15 pts higher
87%
73 of 84 admitted
This school87%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.98)
- Riverside5 pts higher
92%
23 of 25 admitted
This school92%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.87)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
22 of 22 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.84)
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).
California State University
Santa Barbara Senior High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, worse at 2.
- San Luis Obispo8 pts lower
22%
29 of 131 admitted
This school22%Overall30%
- San Diego14 pts higher
49%
62 of 127 admitted
This school49%Overall34%
- Long Beach15 pts higher
63%
55 of 88 admitted
This school63%Overall47%
- San Jose9 pts higher
89%
17 of 19 admitted
This school89%Overall80%
- Northridge4 pts lower
89%
34 of 38 admitted
This school89%Overall93%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (510 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
80%
406 of 510 graduates
UC or CSU
14%
70 graduates
Community college
51%
258 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 46 | 9% |
| CSU | 24 | 5% |
| CA private college | 30 | 6% |
| Out of state | 48 | 9% |
| Community college | 258 | 51% |
| Not enrolled | 104 | 20% |
| Enrolled in college | 406 | 80% |
| Total | 510 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, Homeless, English learners
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 45%County median 50%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 19%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 13%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 7%
- Low-income students 61%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 56%County median 48%
Across California
Other schools in Santa Barbara Unified and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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