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UC Santa Barbara SAT scores

What SAT score do you need for UC Santa Barbara? None. UC Santa Barbara is test blind, so there is no score to aim for.

Test blind

UC Santa Barbara does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission.

SAT and ACT at UC Santa Barbara

Not considered

Grades, courses and essays decide admission.

UC Santa Barbara at a glance

Tests for fall 2027Not consideredUC Santa Barbara does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission.
Acceptance rate38.2%Fall 2025 entry

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Questions people ask

Does UC Santa Barbara require the SAT?

No. UC Santa Barbara does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission or scholarship decisions.

What SAT score do you need for UC Santa Barbara?

None. UC Santa Barbara is test blind, so there is no score to aim for. Scores can still count for course placement after you enroll.

What is the acceptance rate at UC Santa Barbara?

38.2% for fall 2025 entry: 42,093 admitted from 110,187 applicants (Common Data Set 2025-26).

How we work this out

What it does

UC Santa Barbara is test blind: SAT and ACT scores play no part in admission.

University of California-Santa Barbara, first-year admission.

Method

  1. The policy is UC Santa Barbara's own first-year admissions page, read on the date shown in the sources.
  2. A test-blind college does not read SAT or ACT scores when it decides admission.
  3. The acceptance rate is admits divided by applicants in section C1 of the Common Data Set 2025-26.

Sources

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