Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. California-Santa Barbara graduates 55 pts more of its students than U. Maryland Global Campus (87% vs. 32%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. Maryland Global Campus has 2.1× as many undergrads as U. California-Santa Barbara

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    U. California-Santa Barbara grads earn $9.6K more ten years out than U. Maryland Global Campus's ($74,915 vs. $65,287)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    U. Maryland Global Campus has 4 pts more first-gen students than U. California-Santa Barbara (46% vs. 42%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    U. Maryland Global Campus has 2 pts more Pell recipients than U. California-Santa Barbara (29% vs. 28%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    U. Maryland Global Campus is more diverse (index 0.78 vs. 0.78)

    Diversity index

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

U. California-Santa Barbara admits 33%; U. Maryland Global Campus doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
U. California-Santa Barbara33%
U. Maryland Global CampusNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • U. California-Santa BarbaraVery selective
  • U. Maryland Global CampusNot rated
SAT middle 50%
U. California-Santa BarbaraTest-blind
U. Maryland Global CampusNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. California-Santa BarbaraGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • U. Maryland Global CampusNot reported

Who's on each campus

U. Maryland Global Campus has 2.1× as many undergrads as U. California-Santa Barbara and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. California-Santa Barbara23.1K
U. Maryland Global Campus49.7K
Pell Grant share
U. California-Santa Barbara28%
U. Maryland Global Campus29%

Majors and faculty

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics leads at U. California-Santa Barbara, and Business Administration and Management at U. Maryland Global Campus.

Students per faculty member
U. California-Santa Barbara17 to 1
U. Maryland Global Campus21 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. California-Santa BarbaraEconometrics and Quantitative Economics11%
  • U. Maryland Global CampusBusiness Administration and Management, General18%

What each costs

Only U. California-Santa Barbara reports an average cost ($34K).

Average cost, all students
U. California-Santa Barbara$34K
U. Maryland Global CampusNot reported
Aid generosity
U. California-Santa Barbara28%
U. Maryland Global CampusNot reported

What each pays off

U. California-Santa Barbara's former students earn more, a median $74.9K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. California-Santa Barbara$74.9K
U. Maryland Global Campus$65.3K
Graduation rate
U. California-Santa Barbara87%
U. Maryland Global Campus32%

How each has changed

Applications grew at U. California-Santa Barbara, which got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. California-Santa BarbaraGrowing+65%
  • U. Maryland Global CampusNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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