Quad
UT Austin
U. California-Santa Barbara

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

Borrowing

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

Eight-year outcomes

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

Graduation by group

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

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupUT AustinU. California-Santa Barbara
White90%84%
Asian93%90%
Hispanic/Latino84%76%
Black83%80%
Two or more races87%85%
International88%82%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;The University of Texas at Austin Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;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;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About 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