<p>Since there is a similar thread for USC, I decided it might apply to UCSB as well. </p>
<p>Over all, I know Cal and LA are still higher ranked but I also know some people from CCS that turned down Cal and other top ranked schools to go to UCSB. </p>
<p>Well, we all know, UCSB has the best social scenes. Academically, it also got amazing faculty members including recent nobel Laureates.</p>
<p>Uh, you can make an argument for social scene, but it is definitely not more selective than Berkeley and UCLA.</p>
<p>it has become more selective but not as much as Berk and UCLA</p>
<p>How can you ask that? Look at the stats and admission rates!</p>
<p>Wonderful as it is, its not more selective that the top 2 UCs. However selectivity and rank aren't everything; actually they ought to be low on the list of how to pick a college. I admire people who picked the school that's right for them rather than the one higher up on the USN&WR rankings.</p>
<p>Not even close.
SB and Berkeley or UCLA are virtually incomparable.</p>
<p>And even the social life issue is debatable. UCLA flourishes in that area. Even Berkeley has a lot of campus activies going on.</p>
<p>I got into UCSB, UCI, UCSC but I got rejected from UCSD. Oh well, I got into BU so all's good. : )</p>
<p>ucsb has that big lecture hall with 600 students in it... i wanna go to a school without that sheep-herded freshman year.</p>
<p>Yeah UCSB has been suprisngly difficult to get into. UCSB has been 3rd among UCs in applications recieved for the past 4 years. It's been UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, Berkeley, UCI and UCD, for applciations recieved. </p>
<p>Fall 2000 was a crazy year for acceptance rates
UCB=7637/26141 = 29.2%
UCD=14925/23385 = 63.8%
UCI=13243/23007 = 57.5%
UCLA=9886/32262 = 30.6%
UCSB=13470/28324 = 47.5%
UCSD=12863/32029 = 40.1%</p>
<p>This was the last year UCLAs acceptance rate was higher than Berkeley's. This was also the last year UCSB started getting more applications than Berkeley.</p>
<p>Still, UCSB will always be below Berkeley, UCLA and UCSD in selectivity.</p>
<p>I looked at the title of the thread.
all i can say is...</p>
<pre><code> very good... very very good...
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<p>Keep into account also that UCSB may have the 3rd most applicatns in the UC system because it is a backup school for many people. I think it is probably most people's backup school since it only has a 20% yield (out of all the people that get accepted, only 20% actually enroll). For comparison, Berkeley and UCLA have 45% yield and schools like Harvard often have upwards of 80% yield.</p>
<p>Yeah, it seems to be the backup school of choice for UCLA and Berkeley applicants!! Still, more apply to UCSB than Berkeley. The 20% yield is average for a middle UC school and comparable to some private schools' yields, notably WUSTL.</p>
<p>When you say that UCSB has become more selective, you forget to mention that so are all the other UC's, UCLA, Berkeley, and UCSD in particular. UCSB is a good school, but in terms of reputation, there is no comparison to UCLA and Berkeley. Individual people may have personal preference and decide to go to a party school, but for the most part, very few people choose UCSB over the powerhouse UC's.</p>
<p>Some would consider UCSB to be a "powerhouse UC"
5 nobel prizes since 1998!</p>
<p>It's actually quite common for those accepted to UCLA/UCSD/Berkeley to attend UCSB. There are multiple discussions of those giving serious consideration to choosing UCSB over a "powerhouse UC" on collegeconfidential. For a student intending on majoring Physics, the choice between Berkeley and UCSB might not be so simple.</p>
<p>-UCLA c/o 2006</p>
<p>I went to the Spring Insight thing and guide stressed that UCSB is a mid-sized university capped at 20,000 people. So over the years, as demand increases, more space won't be allocated, and selectivity will decrease even more.</p>
<p>UCSB is the 4th most selective UC and it's number of applicants have risen.</p>
<p>UCLA
UC Berkeley lower minutely
UCSD
UCSB</p>
<p>By the way, the yield rate for UCSB and UCSD are about the same - 20% or so.</p>
<p>The College of Creative Studies Program at UCSB is unique in the UC system so some stellar applicants may feel they will have more opportunities and a different experience. It's basically like a great LAC type education, under a university.</p>
<p>I also met lots of interesting high achieving students. This double-major student that talked is making me seriously think more about double-majoring, because I thought before it would be wayyy harder, but with responsbility, I think I can do it.</p>
<p>UCSB is ranked below UC Irvine and UC Davis. Selectivity ratings have UCSB most selective for mid-UC's because of the rise of applicants. Followed by UC Irvine, and then UC Davis. However, on US News, the ranking has an inverse relationship to selectivity as of now. I wouldn't be surprised to see UCSB go a little higher in rankings, maybe above Davis or Irvine.</p>
<p>Awakenedream, </p>
<p>You know nothing about any of the universities.</p>
<p>1) "more space won't be allocated, and selectivity will decrease even more"
No, Selectivity will increase, rather than decrease</p>
<p>2)
"Rank:
UCLA
UC Berkeley lower minutely
UCSD
UCSB"</p>
<p>Sorry, but your Socal schools have been getting fewer applicants as of late, especially UCLA with a drop of 1000 in one year. Last year, 44,000+ people applied. It's 43,000 now.</p>
<p>Berkeley is getting roughly 500 more than before.</p>
<p>UCSD has actually been getting LESS selective. 5 or 6 years ago, they admitted fewer freshmen. Now, it's 5% higher than before.</p>
<p>Actual selectivity ranks would be
UCLA (slightly decreasing this year) = Berkeley (slightly increasing this year)
UCSD (decreasing)
UCSB (increasing)
UCD (same)</p>
<p>In terms of the academic ranks
Berkeley (same as last year)
UCLA (rising this year)
UCSD (same)
UCD (same)
UCI (same)</p>
<p>BuBBLES FoR SALE: lol you're right i meant to say selectivity was increasing, thanks for correcting me</p>
<p>i found this site with the differences in increasing numbers or decreasing numbers of applicants comparing Fall 2005 to Fall 2004: </p>
<p>Berkeley: +0.6%
Davis: -4.0%
Irvine: +0.8%
UCLA: -3.0%
Riverside: +0.6%
UCSD: -3.0%
Santa Barbara: +1.6%
Santa Cruz: -2.0%</p>
<p>Overall for Freshman applicants: +2.8%</p>
<p>BuBBLES FoR SALE: i should have clarified, my ranking of schools were by acceptance rate, not whether increasing or decreasing applicants. but if you have the list using the increase of applicants, it would be like this, according to that UC site:
UCSB
Irvine
Berkeley/Riverside (wow, the first time Berkeley and Riverside ranked together, lol)
Santa Cruz
UCLA/UCSD
Davis</p>
<p>*Yeah, it seems to be the backup school of choice for UCLA and Berkeley applicants!! *</p>
<p>Interestingly enough, I've been through two tours at UCSB, with both tour guides being accepted into UCLA but choosing UCSB instead :p</p>
<p>But yeah, interesting to see UCSB getting the biggest jump in applicants.</p>