Outcome figures are institution wide, from the US Department of Education College Scorecard.
GRENot required
English test (TOEFL or IELTS)See policy
TOEFL or IELTS or Duolingo English Test (DET)
Minimum GPASee policy
3.0
Recommendation lettersNot stated
Prior degreeSee policy
Bachelor
Statement of purposeNot stated
“Admitted PhD students are typically offered financial support consisting of student employment”
“The department does not currently require the GRE for any applicants.”
“Students may apply directly to the PhD program without a Master's degree.”
Extracted from cs.ucsb.edu (opens in new tab) and www.graddiv.ucsb.edu (opens in new tab) · latest recorded check 2026-09-08