<p>US News also has Santa Barbara ranked a little higher than Irvine, but those few spots have little, if any, meaning.</p>
<p>To answer the OPs question, IMO Irvine is more selective than Santa Barbara. I hope you get in though. Good luck!</p>
<p>US News also has Santa Barbara ranked a little higher than Irvine, but those few spots have little, if any, meaning.</p>
<p>To answer the OPs question, IMO Irvine is more selective than Santa Barbara. I hope you get in though. Good luck!</p>