{"id":13225,"date":"2018-08-08T14:53:04","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T21:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/hs\/?p=13225"},"modified":"2021-09-05T14:51:49","modified_gmt":"2021-09-05T21:51:49","slug":"ucsb-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/ucsb-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/","title":{"rendered":"UCSB Admissions: The SAT, ACT Scores, and GPA You Need to Get In"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Type UCSB into Google Images, and you’ll see immediately why the University of California, Santa Barbara<\/a> is consistently ranked one of the most beautiful colleges in the nation. I mean, just look at the header on this blog post–you’re basically having class on the beach!<\/p>\n

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Located 100 miles north of Los Angeles, University of California, Santa Barbara sits atop the Santa Barbara cliffs, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. But there’s a lot more to UCSB than the sun and sand. <\/p>\n

UC Santa Barbara is divided into three colleges and two professional schools: the College of Letters & Science, the College of Engineering, the College of Creative Studies, the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, and the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education. So you have a lot to choose from!<\/p>\n

One of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California (think also UC Riverside<\/a>, UC Santa Cruz<\/a>), UCSB is currently ranked as the 8th best public school in the nation and offers its students a high level education for an amazing value (especially if you’re a California resident). <\/p>\n

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Before we dive into a thorough discussion of just exactly how you can make Santa Barbara your home, let\u2019s take a quick look at some UCSB admissions statistics. You can also read more about how to get into UCSB<\/a> here!<\/p>\n

UCSB Quick Admissions Statistics (For the Class of 2024)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
UCSB SAT scores (average composite score of admitted students)<\/strong>\n<\/td>\n1260 – 1460 out of 1600 (middle 50% of students accepted)\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UCSB ACT scores (average composite score of admitted students)<\/strong>\n<\/td>\n25 – 33 (middle 50% of students accepted)\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UCSB Average GPA <\/strong>\n<\/td>\n4.18\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UCSB Acceptance Rate<\/strong>\n<\/td>\n36.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Note that UCSB is test-blind until at least fall 2024<\/strong>, like the rest of the UC system. In the meantime, the A-G requirements<\/a> still stand.<\/p>\n

UCSB SAT Scores<\/h2>\n

First and foremost, here are a few things you should know if you plan to take the SAT and submit your scores to UCSB:<\/p>\n