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The Office of Admissions is open for in person and virtual assistance. Visit our FAQ page first or our contact us page. Look through the UC Santa Barbara COVID page for more campus information.
Next Steps for Applicants. We will release admission decisions on the Applicant Portal in mid-March for freshman applicants and in mid-April for transfer applicants. In the meantime, stay informed and learn more about what UCSB has to offer!
☐ December 15 - January 31: Update your UC application with fall grades and spring coursework ☐ April 12: Attend UCSB's Open House ☐ Mid-April: View your admission decision
- Campus Portals
- Provisional Admission
- Review of Admission Decisions
- Acceptance of Admission
- Waitlists
By January, each campus you applied to will email you to create a username and password for access to the campus’ applicant portal. This is the site where the admission decision will be posted along with other important information. You should check each campus portal frequently.
Offers of admission are provisional until the campus receives your final official transcript and verifies successful completion of all coursework required for UC eligibility. Each campus provides newly admitted students with conditions for admission that must be satisfied prior to enrollment at the University. The subject requirement must be comple...
Our campuses review each applicant's record thoroughly, and admission decisions are rarely reversed. However, students who are not admitted may request a review of the decision if they believe there was an error in the evaluation or can provide new and compelling information not included in the initial application. Each campus has specific procedur...
Each campus that offers you admission will issue you a Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) form or direct you to a website where you can declare your intent to register. Use this form or website to indicate whether you accept or decline the admission offer. You are strongly encouraged to wait until you hear from each campus you have applied to be...
Fall-term freshman applicants will receive waitlist offers by the end of March, with an opt-in deadline of April 15 for most campuses. Waitlists could extend into the summer based on specific campus enrollment needs. You can accept waitlist offers from multiple campuses, but you can only accept one offer of admission. Even if you accept a waitlist ...
Santa Barbara: Freshman admit data. This is a snapshot of the admitted freshman class for fall 2023. Please be cautious in drawing conclusions from this information. Use it as a general guide to selectivity and not as a predictor of your chance for admission to UC Santa Barbara.
Undergraduate Admission. With ample access to our world-renowned faculty — Nobel Laureates, anyone? — and abundant research opportunities from your first year on campus, the question isn’t ‘Why apply to UC Santa Barbara?’. It’s ‘What are you waiting for?’.
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Admission decisions are posted on the UCSB Applicant Portal in mid-March for all freshman applicants and some transfer applicants. Remaining admission decisions for transfers are posted on the portal on a rolling basis until May 1.
