Quad
U. California-Santa Barbara
UT Austin

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. California-Santa Barbara graduates 2 pts more of its students than UT Austin (87% vs. 85%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    UT Austin grads earn $206 more ten years out than U. California-Santa Barbara's ($75,121 vs. $74,915)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. California-Santa Barbara$74.9K
UT Austin$75.1K
Graduation rate
U. California-Santa Barbara87%
UT Austin85%
Retention rate
U. California-Santa Barbara93%
UT Austin97%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. California-Santa Barbara$14K
UT Austin$20.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. California-Santa Barbara18%
UT Austin27%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. California-Santa Barbara$11.7K
UT Austin$19.3K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. California-Santa Barbara77%
UT Austin71%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. California-Santa Barbara88%
UT Austin85%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. California-Santa Barbara8%
UT Austin7%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. California-Santa Barbara80%
UT Austin84%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. California-Santa Barbara85%
UT Austin91%
Pell graduation gap
U. California-Santa Barbara5 pts lower
UT Austin7 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. California-Santa BarbaraUT Austin
White84%90%
Asian90%93%
Hispanic/Latino76%84%
Black80%83%
Two or more races85%87%
International82%88%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;The University of Texas at Austin Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why