UC Santa Barbara vs University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Odds, test scores, cost, aid and graduation rates, side by side from each school's own Common Data Set. Add more schools

UC Santa Barbara38%admitted · 2025-26University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign37%admitted · 2025-26

Getting in

Acceptance rate38.2%36.6%

Early decision rateNo EDNo ED

SAT middle 50%—1390–1520

ACT middle 50%—31–34

Applicant reports on our site673761

Cost and aid

Tuition$14,202 in-state$12,992 in-state

Tuition, out-of-state$53,472$33,344

Food and housing$23,974$15,184

Sticker price per year$80,887$53,582

Average need-based grant$32,900$25,878

Average % of need met82.4%82%

Outcomes

First-year retention93.5%95.3%

6-year graduation rate84%86.3%

Undergraduates23,09138,572

Best value in each row is highlighted. Sticker price uses out-of-state tuition for public universities and leaves out books, travel and aid. "—" means the school left the item blank in its Common Data Set.