Antioch University-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California · Also known as AUSB · Website
$51,541
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$51,541
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Antioch University-Santa Barbara is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Santa Barbara, California with 55 undergraduates and 208 graduate students. Former students earn a median $51,541 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $23,501 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
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Completion rate
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Median debt
$23,501
About $249 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$51,541
Rank 1,362 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 31%
- Students with federal loans
- 39%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission and students
- Undergraduates
- 55
- Graduate students
- 208
- Part-time students
- 76%
- Women
- 64%
- Students per teacher
- 5
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 11
- Endowment
- $846K
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,362 of 5,094 US colleges and 150 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $20,161 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $8,086 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $23,501 | $11,537 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $47,986 | $36,048 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $51,541 | $41,472 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 46% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 69% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
11 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 75 | $75,165 | $49,735 | $71,113 | $65,184 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $35,357 | Withheld | $51,702 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMaster's | Master's | 6 | $44,312 | Withheld | $57,116 | $55,035 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyProfessional | Professional | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | $25,000 | $46,487 | $66,596 | $53,072 |
| Psychology, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | $79,347 | $64,711 |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 0 | $43,148 | $55,121 | $67,918 | $65,824 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 0 | Withheld | $46,988 | Withheld | $63,709 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | $64,985 | $79,072 | $103,485 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much do Antioch University-Santa Barbara graduates earn?
$51,541 a year is the median pay of former Antioch University-Santa Barbara students who work, 10 years after they started ($47,986 after 6 years). That ranks 1,362 of 5,094 US colleges and 150 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $64,985.
How much student debt do Antioch University-Santa Barbara graduates have?
$23,501 is the median federal student loan debt of Antioch University-Santa Barbara graduates, about $249 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 39% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What are the most popular majors at Antioch University-Santa Barbara?
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (75 master's graduates), Psychology, General (16 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (8 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 11 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.