Santa Barbara City College
College or university · Santa Barbara, California
- Location
- Santa Barbara, California
- U.S. nonresident students, fall 2023
- 420
- Share of all students
- 3.4%
- Undergraduate / graduate
- 420 / —
- Change since fall 2015
- -69.8%
International3.4%of students, fall 2023
Year by year
Data as at fall 2023
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International students, fall by fall
Students enrolled for credit who are in the United States on a visa or temporary basis (IPEDS "U.S. nonresident").
U.S. nonresident students
Data table
| 2015 | 1,392 |
| 2016 | 1,191 |
| 2017 | 1,039 |
| 2018 | 952 |
| 2019 | 861 |
| 2020 | 386 |
| 2021 | 411 |
| 2022 | 515 |
| 2023 | 420 |
| Fall | All students | U.S. nonresident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12,345 | 420 | 3.4% |
| 2022 | 12,413 | 515 | 4.1% |
| 2021 | 12,746 | 411 | 3.2% |
| 2020 | 12,525 | 386 | 3.1% |
| 2019 | 14,133 | 861 | 6.1% |
| 2018 | 14,646 | 952 | 6.5% |
| 2017 | 16,385 | 1,039 | 6.3% |
| 2016 | 16,642 | 1,191 | 7.2% |
| 2015 | 17,920 | 1,392 | 7.8% |
Source: NCES, IPEDS — fall enrolment, U.S. nonresident studentsData as at 30 Jun 2026
Undergraduate and graduate
Fall 2023.
- Undergraduate420
- Rank in California by international students
- 48 of 315
- Share of California's international students
- 0.4%
- Share of all U.S. international students
- 0.04%
Source: NCES, IPEDS — fall enrolment, U.S. nonresident studentsData as at 30 Jun 2026
How this school compares
Santa Barbara City College reports 420 U.S. nonresident students in fall 2023, 3.4% of its enrolment, against 4.7% across California's colleges and 5.7% nationwide.
- Share of students from abroad, this school
- 3.4%
- Share across California
- 4.7%
- Share across the United States
- 5.7%
- Change since fall 2015, this school
- -69.8%
- Change since fall 2015, California
- -15.4%
Source: NCES, IPEDS — fall enrolment, U.S. nonresident studentsData as at 30 Jun 2026
Sponsored jobs in Santa Barbara
Employers in Santa Barbara filed 880 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 for 288 job titles, at a median offered wage of $93,881.
- Applications since FY2022
- 880
- Employers filing
- 157
- Median offered wage
- $93,881
- Postdoctoral Scholar89
- Postdoctoral Scholar- Employee61
- Assistant Professor57
- Project Scientist55
- Lecturer30
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026
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