3 Best Universities in Santa Barbara, CA [2022 Rankings]

We ranked 3 best universities in Santa Barbara based on their reputation, research performance, and alumni impact. We processed 4.86M citations received by 73K publications made by 3 universities in Santa Barbara, measured the popularity of 235 recognized alumni, and utilized the largest available links database (to compare non-academic prominence).

University of California - Santa Barbara

#1 in Santa Barbara

#10 in California

#55 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

Westmont College

#2 in Santa Barbara

#69 in California

#793 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,418

Fielding Graduate University

#3 in Santa Barbara

#78 in California

#898 in the United States

Enrollment: 1,071
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1974

Universities near Santa Barbara

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
12	Pacifica Graduate Institute	1209	Carpinteria, California
48	Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law at Ventura	2149	Ventura, California
58	Thomas Aquinas College	1709	Santa Paula, California
68	California State University - Channel Islands	1024	Camarillo, California
68	St John's Seminary	1914	Camarillo, California
80	California Lutheran University	726	Thousand Oaks, California
102	Pepperdine University	261	Malibu, California
105	California Institute of the Arts	824	Santa Clarita, California
110	Master's University and Seminary	1558	Santa Clarita, California
117	California State University - Bakersfield	592	Bakersfield, California