Admission Scores Trends at UCSB

Over the past 9 years, the average SAT score of University of California-Santa Barbara is 1284, and current year SAT score is . The SAT score has fallen 1215 points over the past 10 yearsand have fallen somewhat in recent years at UCSB. Compared to previous year, the SAT score decreased by 10 points at UCSB.

Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are competitive and high at UCSB. You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores to UCSB by score range -50-50 and 0-100.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2024 SAT score is at UCSB. Over the past 9 years, the average SAT score is 1160 (25^th percentile) and 1408 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are competitive and high at UCSB.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at University of California-Santa Barbara since 2013.

Year	Total			Math			Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2013-14	1,090	1,215	1,340	560	625	690	530	590	650
2014-15	1,100	1,235	1,370	570	640	710	530	595	660
2015-16	1,090	1,225	1,360	560	630	700	530	595	660
2016-17	1,120	1,255	1,390	570	650	730	550	605	660
2017-18	1,190	1,295	1,400	590	655	720	600	640	680
2018-19	1,230	1,345	1,460	610	685	760	620	660	700
2019-20	1,230	1,355	1,480	610	690	770	620	665	710
2020-21	1,230	1,345	1,460	610	680	750	620	665	710
Average	1160	1284	1408	585	657	729	575	627	679

University of California-Santa Barbara SAT Score Trends Chart

University of California-Santa Barbara SAT Math Score Trends Chart

University of California-Santa Barbara SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2024 ACT score is at UCSB. Over the past 9 years, the average ACT score of the last 9 years is 27 (25^th percentile) and 32 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are competitive and high at UCSB.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at University of California-Santa Barbara since 2013.

Year	Composite			English			Math
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2013-14	24	27	29	23	27	30	24	27	30
2014-15	26	29	31	25	29	33	25	28	31
2015-16	26	29	31	26	30	33	26	29	32
2016-17	27	30	32	26	30	33	26	29	32
2017-18	28	31	33	26	30	34	26	29	32
2018-19	27	30	33	26	30	34	26	29	32
2019-20	27	31	34	25	30	34	26	29	32
2020-21	28	31	34	26	30	34	26	29	31
Average	27	29	32	25	29	33	26	29	32

University of California-Santa Barbara ACT Score Trends Chart

University of California-Santa Barbara ACT Math Score Trends Chart

University of California-Santa Barbara ACT English Trends Chart

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