University of California-Santa Barbara
University Website: www.ucsb.edu
Apply Online: www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/apply_to_uc.html
The University of California, Santa Barbara (commonly referred to as UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a public research university and one of the ten general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a 1,022-acre (414 ha) site in Goleta, California, United States, 8 miles (13 km) from Santa Barbara and 100 miles (160 km) northwest of Los Angeles. Tracing its roots back to 1891 as an independent teachers' college, UCSB joined the University of California system in 1944 and is the third-oldest general-education campus in the system.
UCSB is one of America's Public Ivy universities, which recognizes top public research universities in the United States. The university is a comprehensive doctoral university and is organized into five colleges and schools offering 87 undergraduate degrees and 55 graduate degrees. The campus is the 6th-largest in the UC system by enrollment with 18,977 undergraduate and 2,950 graduate students. In 2012, UCSB was ranked 41st among "National Universities" and 10th among public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The university was also ranked 35th worldwide by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and 34th worldwide (6th worldwide for engineering) by the Academic Ranking of World Universities in 2012.
UC Santa Barbara is a "very high activity" research university and spent $191.2 million on research expenditures in the 2007 fiscal year, 97th-largest in the United States. UCSB houses twelve national research centers, including the renowned Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics. UCSB faculty includes five Nobel Prize laureates, one Fields Medalist, 29 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 27 members of the National Academy of Engineering, and 23 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. UCSB was the No. 3 host on the ARPAnet and was elected to the Association of American Universities in 1995.
The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos compete in the NCAA Division I Big West Conference. The Gauchos have won NCAA national championships in men's soccer and men's water polo.
Fast Facts
- Public, Four or more years
- students
- $34,098.00 avg tuition
5221 Cheadle Hall
Santa Barbara,
CA
93106
(805) 893-8000
Apply online
Admissions:
www.admissions.ucsb.edu/
Financial Aid:
www.finaid.ucsb.edu/
Areas of Study:
- Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies
- Biological And Biomedical Sciences
- Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
- Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
- Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
- Education
- Engineering
- English Language And Literature/Letters
- Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
- History
- Legal Professions And Studies
- Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
- Mathematics And Statistics
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Natural Resources And Conservation
- Philosophy And Religious Studies
- Physical Sciences
- Psychology
- Social Sciences
- Visual And Performing Arts
University of California-Santa Barbara
| Applied | 46,727 | |
| Admitted | 21,248 | 45% |
| Enrolled total | 3,720 | |
| Full Time: | 3,696 | |
| Part Time | 24 |
| Test | 25th % | 75th % |
| SAT Reading | 540 | 650 |
| SAT Math | 550 | 670 |
| SAT Writing | 540 | 650 |
| ACT Composite | 24 | 29 |
| ACT English | 23 | 30 |
| ACT Math | 24 | 30 |
| ACT Writing | 0 | 0 |
| Retention rate | 92% |
| 4-year graduation rate | 53% |
| 6-year graduation rate | 80% |
| Regular Application Deadline | 2012-11-30 |
| Early Admission Deadline | |
| Early Decision Deadline | |
| Financial Aid Deadline | 2013-03-02 |
| Student Response Deadline | 2013-05-01 |
| Transfer Student Application Deadline |
| Open Admissions Policy | No |
| Secondary School GPA | Required |
| Secondary School Rank | Neither required nor recommended |
| Secondary School Record | Required |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Admission Test Scores | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
| AP Credits | Yes |
| Dual Credit | Yes |
| Credit for Life Experiences | Yes |
University of California-Santa Barbara
| Tuition | In-District | In-State | Out-Of-State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Full-Time Undergraduate Tuition | $11,220.00 | $11,220.00 | $34,098.00 |
| Full-Time Undergraduate Required Fees | $2,375.00 | $2,375.00 | $2,375.00 |
| Part-Time Undergraduate Cost Per Credit Hour | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Avg Full Time Graduate Tuition | $11,220.00 | $11,220.00 | $26,322.00 |
| Full Time Graduate Required Fees | $1,735.00 | $1,735.00 | $1,735.00 |
| Part-Full Time Graduate Cost Per Credit Hour | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Expenses | On-Campus |
Off-Campus (without family) |
Off-Campus (with family) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Room and Board | $13,110.00 | $9,811.00 | $9,123.00 |
| Other Expenses | $3,572.00 | $4,019.00 | $9,123.00 |
| Undergraduate Application Fee | $60.00 |
| Graduate Application Fee | $70.00 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,414.00 |
| Percent receiving aid | 69% |
| Percent receiving grant aid | 57% |
| Avg amount of grant aid | $15,522.00 |
| Percent receiving student loan aid | 49% |
| Avg amount of student loan aid | $5,765.00 |
University of California-Santa Barbara
| Programs and majors | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES | ||||
| African-American/Black Studies | X | |||
| Area Studies, Other | X | X | ||
| Asian Studies/Civilization | X | X | ||
| Asian-American Studies | X | |||
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | X | X | ||
| Italian Studies | X | |||
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | X | |||
| Women's Studies | X | X | ||
| BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES | ||||
| Aquatic Biology/Limnology | X | |||
| Biochemistry | X | |||
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other | X | |||
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | X | |||
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other | X | X | ||
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other | X | X | ||
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | X | |||
| Microbiology, General | X | |||
| Pharmacology | X | |||
| Physiology, General | X | |||
| Zoology/Animal Biology | X | |||
| BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES | ||||
| Business/Managerial Economics | X | |||
| COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS | ||||
| Communication, General | X | X | ||
| COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES | ||||
| Computer Science | X | X | ||
| EDUCATION | ||||
| Education, General | X | |||
| ENGINEERING | ||||
| Chemical Engineering | X | |||
| Computer Engineering, General | X | |||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | X | X | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | X | X | ||
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS | ||||
| English Language and Literature, General | X | X | ||
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS | ||||
| Chinese Language and Literature | X | |||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | X | X | ||
| Comparative Literature | X | X | ||
| French Language and Literature | X | X | ||
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | X | |||
| Japanese Language and Literature | X | |||
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other | X | |||
| Linguistics | X | X | ||
| Portuguese Language and Literature | X | |||
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | X | |||
| Spanish Language and Literature | X | X | ||
| HISTORY | ||||
| History, General | X | X | ||
| History, Other | X | |||
| LEGAL PROFESSIONS AND STUDIES | ||||
| Legal Studies, General | X | |||
| LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES | ||||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | X | |||
| MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS | ||||
| Applied Mathematics, General | X | |||
| Applied Mathematics, Other | X | |||
| Mathematics, General | X | X | ||
| Statistics, General | X | X | ||
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES | ||||
| International/Global Studies | X | X | ||
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | X | |||
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | X | |||
| NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION | ||||
| Environmental Science | X | |||
| Environmental Studies | X | |||
| PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES | ||||
| Philosophy | X | X | ||
| Religion/Religious Studies | X | X | ||
| PHYSICAL SCIENCES | ||||
| Chemistry, General | X | X | ||
| Chemistry, Other | X | |||
| Geology/Earth Science, General | X | X | ||
| Geophysics and Seismology | X | X | ||
| Hydrology and Water Resources Science | X | |||
| Materials Science | X | |||
| Physics, General | X | X | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY | ||||
| Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology | X | |||
| Psychology, General | X | X | ||
| Psychology, Other | X | |||
| SOCIAL SCIENCES | ||||
| Anthropology | X | X | ||
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | X | |||
| Economics, General | X | X | ||
| Geography | X | X | ||
| Political Science and Government, General | X | X | ||
| Sociology | X | X | ||
| VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS | ||||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | X | X | ||
| Art/Art Studies, General | X | |||
| Dance, General | X | |||
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | X | X | ||
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies | X | X | ||
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | X | X | ||
| Music Theory and Composition | X | |||
| Music, General | X | X | ||
Scholarships for Students in California
| Name | Amount | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| CLA Reference Service Press Fellowship | $3000 | Varies |
| CLA Begun Scholarship | $3000 | Varies |
| CLA Scholarship for Minority Students in Memory of Edna Yelland | $2500 | Varies |
| Usrey Family Scholarship | $1000 | May 31, 2013 |
| Intel PhD Fellowship Program | Varies | Varies |
| Arthur H. Goodman Memorial Scholarship | Varies | May 24, 2013 |
| Fisher Communications Minority Scholarship | Varies | May 31, 2013 |
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