Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   UT Austin's yield is 35 pts higher than U. California-Santa Barbara's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   U. California-Santa Barbara has 15 pts more first-gen students than UT Austin (42% vs. 28%)

   First-generation students
3. 3

   U. California-Santa Barbara's grants cover 28% of its full price on average, vs. 16% at UT Austin

   Aid generosity
4. 4

   UT Austin has 1.9× as many undergrads as U. California-Santa Barbara

   Undergrads
5. 5

   UT Austin costs about $4.7K less per year on average than U. California-Santa Barbara ($29,224 vs. $33,964, all students)

   Average cost, all students
6. 6

   UT Austin admits 22% vs. 33% at U. California-Santa Barbara

   Acceptance rate

The shape of each school

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