Santa Barbara, California · Public
Applied Mathematics at University of California-Santa Barbara
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 2.8% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $16,109 school-wide net price and $74,915 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
2.8% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a measurable award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 2.8% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 333
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 33%
- Graduation rate
- 83%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $16,109/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $64,436
- Median debt
- $13,993
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $74,915/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (2.8%), school-wide average net price ($16,109), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($74,915), and peer averages from 333 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 333 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is 3.3x the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($5,885 below), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($8,397 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place University of California-Santa Barbara in the top 17% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 0.8% of reported awards · $3,033 net A+ CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · 0.1% of reported awards · $3,103 net A+ 
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 1.3% of reported awards · $6,128 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 1.0% of reported awards · $3,776 net A+ CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY · 0.6% of reported awards · $5,127 net A+ 
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 1.9% of reported awards · $13,807 net A+ Utah Valley University Orem, UT · 0.1% of reported awards · $6,376 net A+ Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · 0.6% of reported awards · $12,116 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Applied Mathematics accounts for 2.8% of the awards or completions reported for University of California-Santa Barbara. That award concentration is higher than at 96% of schools in this field set and is 3.3x the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
University of California-Santa Barbara's average net price is $16,109 per year, about $64,436 over four years. That is $5,885 below the $21,994 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $74,915 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $8,397 above the $66,518 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places University of California-Santa Barbara #58 of 333 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.