Santa Barbara, California · Public
Chemical Engineering at University of California-Santa Barbara
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 201 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.9% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.9%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~201
- Schools with reported signal
- 192
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
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 192 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($3,857 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($6,124 above). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 26% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 3.6% reported share · $6,128 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 1.1% reported share · $3,776 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.8% reported share · $6,541 net A+ 
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 1.1% reported share · $13,807 net A+ Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · 2.2% reported share · $12,116 net A+ 
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA · 4.1% reported share · $16,075 net A+ New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM · 8.5% reported share · $9,873 net A+ CUNY Hostos Community College Bronx, NY · 0.2% reported share · $5,297 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Chemical Engineering accounts for 0.9% of reported programs at University of California-Santa Barbara, which is bigger than 43% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 201 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
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 $3,857 below the $19,966 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 $6,124 above the $68,791 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 program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks University of California-Santa Barbara #50 of 192 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.