10 Colleges near Santa Barbara, California

There are 6 colleges located in Santa Barbara, California. In addition, there are 4 schools near the city within 30 miles. By school types, there are 3 public and 7 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools are $14,718 for California residents and $24,340 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the tuition & fees are $18,637 for California residents and $25,116 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate of the schools is 54.00% and the yield (enrollment rate) is 17.00%. The average graduation rate is 63% and total 53,917 students enrolled in the schools. Among enrolled students, 11,018 students enrolled online exclusively in colleges near Santa Barbara, California.

10 Colleges Comparison Near Santa Barbara

The following table lists and compares 10 Colleges near Santa Barbara, California with tuition and important academic facts. You can sort the table by touching/clicking a column title that you want to sort.

Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between Colleges near Santa Barbara, California
School NameCity (distance from city center)Undergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
Fielding Graduate Universityprivate (not-for-profit) Santa Barbara
(0.2 miles)
- $22,260- - - 1,000
The Colleges of Law at Santa Barbaraprivate (not-for-profit) Santa Barbara
(0.9 miles)
- -- - - 76
Antioch University-Santa Barbaraprivate (not-for-profit) Santa Barbara
(1.5 miles)
$19,560 $32,350- - 6 to 1 279
Santa Barbara City Collegepublic Santa Barbara
(2.0 miles)
$10,186
($1,234)
-- 39% 37 to 1 12,675
Westmont Collegeprivate (not-for-profit) Santa Barbara
(3.6 miles)
$51,790 -79.99% 73% 10 to 1 1,284
University of California-Santa Barbarapublic Santa Barbara
(7.3 miles)
$45,742
($14,965)
$29,555
($14,453)
28.00% 85% 17 to 1 26,420
Pacifica Graduate Instituteprivate (for-profit) Carpinteria
(8.0 miles)
- $28,140- - - 851
Lionel Universityprivate (for-profit) Carpinteria
(13.6 miles)
$15,288 $13,275- 78% 23 to 1 510
Lu Ross Academyprivate (for-profit) Ventura
(26.5 miles)
$19,170 -- 61% 20 to 1 263
Ventura Collegepublic Ventura
(29.8 miles)
$8,642
($1,412)
-- 39% 25 to 1 10,559