The University of California, Santa Barbara is a leading research institution that also provides a comprehensive liberal arts learning experience. Because teaching and research go hand in hand at UC Santa Barbara, our students are full participants in an educational journey of discovery that stimulates independent thought, critical reasoning, and creativity. Our academic community of faculty, students, and staff is characterized by a culture of interdisciplinary collaboration that is responsive to the needs of our multicultural and global society. Our commitment to public service is manifested through the creation and distribution of knowledge that advances the well-being of our state, nation, and world. All of this takes place within a living and learning environment like no other, as we draw inspiration, opportunity, and advantage from the beauty and resources of UC Santa Barbara's extraordinary location at the edge of the Pacific Ocean.
< CollapseThe University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) is a research-oriented public university located on the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara County, California, USA. It is one of ten campuses of the University of California. Its current student body is around 20,000. UCSB ranks as the 35th university worldwide and the 27th in the United States in the 2007 Academic Ranking of World Universities, which measures scientific research leading toward a Nobel Prize. U.S. News & World Report ranks the university as the 44th best in the United States in terms of quality of undergraduate education.
The predecessor to UCSB, Santa Barbara State College, focused on teacher training, industrial arts, home economics, and foreign languages. Intense lobbying by an interest group in the City of Santa Barbara led by Thomas Storke and Pearl Chase persuaded the State Legislature, Governor Earl Warren, and the Regents of the University of California to move the State College over to the more research-oriented University of California system in 1944. The State College system sued to stop the takeover, but the Governor did not support the suit. A state initiative was passed, however, to stop subsequent conversions of State Colleges to University of California campuses.
Originally, the Regents envisioned a small, several thousand-student liberal arts college, a so-called `Williams College of the West,' at Santa Barbara. Chronologically, UCSB is only the 3rd general-education campus of the University of California, after Berkeley and UCLA (the only other State campus to have been taken over by the UC system.) The original campus the Regents acquired in Santa Barbara was located on only one hundred acres of largely unusable land on a seaside mesa, however. The availability of a 400 acre ex-Marine Base on another seaside mesa in Goleta, which the Regents could acquire for free from the federal government, led to that site becoming the Santa Barbara campus in 1949. Originally, only 3000-3500 students were anticipated, but the post WWII baby boom led to the designation of general campus in 1958, along with a name change from "Santa Barbara College" to "University of California, Santa Barbara," and the discontinuation of the industrial arts program for which the State college was famous. A Chancellor, Samuel B. Gould, was appointed in 1959. All of this change was done in accordance with the California Master Plan for Higher Education.
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| Percent of Students International: | 3% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 30% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Basketball (Big West Conference) Baseball (Big West Conference) Track (Big West Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-State | Out-of-State | |
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 6,997 | $ 24,817 | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 0 | $ 17,304 | |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 6,997 | $ 7,513 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,024 | 24% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 3,054 | 44% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 4,988 | 44% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 3,180 | 40% | |
Any Aid: |
66% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 53% (Highly Selective) |
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| SAT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 98% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 520, Math: 540 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 640, Math: 660 |
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| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 34% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 21, Verbal: 20, Math: 22 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 28, Verbal: 28, Math: 28 |
| Application Fee: | $ 60.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Not Required |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Not Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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Dorm in UC Santa Barbara?
I am goin to UC Santa Barbara and live in the San Nicolas hall. Im thinking about changing it because i feel like there is not enough bath room. What would be a good choice for me
27 months ago
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San Rafael has better accommodations (the rooms there are set up as suites), but I'm not sure if you would be able to switch into it. I lived in Santa Rosa (across the way from St. Nick), and although it took some getting used to, the bathroom accommodations worked fine. You can also try http://www.fontainebleu.net/ for an off campus dorm.
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I havent gotten into any of these, but am thinking of UC San Diego, Santa barbara, davis and santa clara, what are the atmospheres like in these colleges? I have been looking at santa clara, but dont kno if its jus goody goody all the time. I will give whatever for a good anwser, or an awnser.
28 months ago
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UC Santa Barbara has a great atmosphere. It is right on the beach., and is really kick back. You show up for class in flip flops and shorts. It is also an extremely active community. The mode of transportation of choice is a bicycle, and you can get anywhere on your bike. It is one of the top party schools in the country, but at the same time, it offers a really respectable education. I loved it and am proud to be a Gaucho Alumni.
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28 months ago
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Student Body
Enrollment:18,114
Female:55%
Out of State:5%
International:1%
African American:3%
Asian:16%
Caucasian:52%
Hispanic:17%
Native American:1%
Admission Stats
Freshmen Returning for Sophomore Year:91%
Freshmen Graduating in 4 years:49%
Freshmen Graduating in 6 years:75%
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28 months ago
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I'm assuming you mean an undergraduate degree since neither has an actual Law School. UC Santa Cruz has a better reputation in terms of pure academics, 2nd in the state to only UC Berkeley in terms of numbers of students who comtinue to postgraduate degrees (i.e. Law School).
UC Santa Cruz has an unusual, but apparently effective system where each division of the school (Science, Literature,etc.) is run in an independent fashion...with it's own dean and administration. Facilities like the libraries, student union and athletic venues are shared by all of course. Kind of cool.
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UC Santa Barbara?
Is it a good school to attend?
Is it fun but also academically good?
Are the students friendly?
29 months ago
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It gets pretty nice weather.
It has a pretty nice beach.
It's a pretty good school.
The party scene gets way way way overdone, let me just say that those people are nuts.
To be more specific, and attempt to answer your questions more completely, UCSB has the reputation for being a party school. It fufills that reputation. But it also provides a UC caliber education which is among the best in the nation. If you decide to go there don't get too distracted with all the commotion.
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Which has a better reputation?
Which do you think or know for fact has a better reputation amongst employers, graduate schools ect...
University of California Irvine
University of California Santa barbara
Santa Clara University
any other info will help. thanks. 10 POINTS awarded
31 months ago
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In science and engineering UCSB gets mentioned the most of those three in my experience, followed by UCI. Santa Clara University is rarely mentioned amung those I've worked with.
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which one will provide a better education? (I want to go into medicince). UCSB also has the reputation of being a party school while UOP is somewhat obscure. I want to have a good time in college but also focus on school.
32 months ago
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I went to UCSB and had the time of my life, but I also earned a degree from a respected university. It built its reputation as a party school and you can still party like there's no tommorow, but UCSB is ranked in the top 50 in US News Undergraduate Rankings and is one of the best schools in the country for some of its engineering departments.
Besides, do you really want to live in Stockton? Santa Barbara will be the experience of a lifetime, and it's cheaper. Do it....
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