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Home > California Colleges > Santa Barbara Colleges > University of California - Santa Barbara

University of California - Santa Barbara (UCSB)

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  • Santa Barbara, CA 93106
  • OPEID College Code: 00132000
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  • General Phone: (805) 893-8000
  • Chancellor: Henry T Yang
  • Website: www.ucsb.edu
  • Type: Public, 4-Year or Above
  • Calendar System: Quarter
  • Highest Degree: Doctoral Degree
  • Local Area: Midsized Suburb
  • Student Enrollment: 21,410
  • College Alias: UCSB, UC Santa Barbara
  • College Mascot: Gauchos
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Basic Information
    Student Services
  • Academic or Career Counseling Services Offered
  • Employment Services Offered
  • Placement Services For Graduates Offered
  • On-Campus Day Care Available
    Special Learning Opportunities
  • Distance Learning Opportunities
  • Study Abroad Opportunities
  • Teaching K-12 Certification Offered
  • State Approved for Certification
  • ROTC
  • Army
    Facilities and Programs Offered
  • Library Available
    College Carnegie Classifications
  • Basic Classification
  • Research Universities (Very High Research Activity)
  • Undergraduate Classification
  • Arts & Sciences Focus, High Graduate Coexistence
  • Graduate Classification
  • Comprehensive Doctoral (No Medical/Veterinary)
  • Undergraduate Profile Classification
  • Full-Time Four-Year, More Selective, Higher Transfer-In
  • Enrollment Classification
  • High Undergraduate
  • Size Classification
  • Large Four-Year, Primarily Residential
 
 
    Admission Fees Fall 2006
  • Undergraduate Application Fee: $60.00
  • Graduate Application Fee: $60.00
 
    College Credits Accepted
  • Dual Credit
  • AP Credit
    Applicant Considerations
  • High School or Secondary School GPA
  • Required
  • High School or Secondary School Record
  • Required
  • College Preparatory Program Completion
  • Required
  • Admission Test Scores (SAT ®,ACT ®,...)
  • Required
  • TOEFL
  • Required
 
Undergraduate Admissions Fall 2006
 MaleFemaleTotal
Number of Applicants17,19822,65939,857
Number Granted Admission (%)8,836 (51%)12,446 (55%)21,282 (53%)
Number Admitted Who Enrolled (%)1,712 (19%)2,387 (19%)4,099 (19%)
 
Enrolled Students Submitting Test Scores Fall 2006
 NumberPercent (%)
SAT ® Exam4,05999%
ACT ® Exam1,75642%
 
Enrolled Students Test Scores Fall 2006
 25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT ® Critical Reading520640
SAT ® Math530650
SAT ® Writing520640
 
ACT ® Composite2228
ACT ® English2128
ACT ® Math2228
 
Financial Aid Breakdown 2006-07
 LoanFederal GrantState/Local GrantInstitutional Grant
(%) of Students Receiving36%25%27%39%
Avg Amount Receiving$4,720$3,771$3,733$8,354
 
Federal Loan Default Rates
 200620052004
Default Rate (%)1.5%1.1%1.6%
Number in Default494058
Number in Repayment3,1583,4363,510
Undergraduate Student Expenses
2007-082006-072005-06
Tuition, Fees and Other Expenses
In-State Tuition and Fees$7,896$7,010$6,997
Out of State Tuition and Fees$25,096$25,694$24,817
Books and Supplies$1,513$1,505$1,437
 
Housing Expenses
On Campus
Room and Board$11,945$11,493$10,876
Other Expenses$3,713$2,591$2,476
Off Campus
Room and Board$9,415$9,339$9,014
Other Expenses$4,203$3,249$3,096
Off Campus with Family
Other Expenses$8,606$3,249$3,250
 
Total Expenses
On Campus
In-State$25,067$22,599$21,786
Out of State$42,267$41,283$39,606
Off Campus
In-State$23,027$21,103$20,544
Out of State$40,227$39,787$38,364
Off Campus with Family
In-State$18,015$11,950$11,684
Out of State$35,215$30,634$29,504
Awarded Student Degrees and Programs
 CertificateBachelorMasterDoctor
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Aquatic Biology, Limnology-37--
Biochemistry-42--
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other-3522
Biology, Biological Sciences-176--
Cell Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other-3256
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other-10212
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography--52
Microbiology-36--
Pharmacology-42--
Physiology-10--
Zoology, Animal Biology-27--
 
Business and Marketing Studies
Business Economics-576--
 
Communications and Journalism
Communication Studies-27313
 
Computer and Information Sciences
Computer Science-573621
 
Education
Education--13817
Educational Leadership and Administration---2
 
Engineering
Chemical Engineering-35211
Computer Engineering-39--
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering-524424
Materials Science--628
Mechanical Engineering-108511
 
English Language and Literature
English Language and Literature-21965
 
Ethnic Cultural and Gender Studies
African-American Studies-13--
Area Studies, Other-119-
Asian Civilization Studies-104-
Asian-American Studies-34--
Italian Studies-11--
Near and Middle Eastern Studies-8--
Womens Studies-27--
Chicano Studies-32--
 
Foreign Languages and Literature
Chinese Language and Literature-6--
Comparative Literature-4011
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other---5
French Language and Literature-21103
Germanic Languages, Literatures and Linguistics-62-
Japanese Language and Literature-8--
Linguistics-2234
Portuguese Language and Literature-2--
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics-6--
Spanish Language and Literature-8117-
Classical Languages, Literatures and Linguistics-103-
 
Health and Clinical Professions
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other-11-
 
History
History-183813
History, Other-8--
 
Interdisciplinary Studies
International, Global Studies-274--
Medieval and Renaissance Studies-3--
Multiple, Interdisciplinary Studies, Other91101
 
Legal Professions and Studies
Legal Studies-179--
 
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, Other-11--
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Liberal Studies1110--
 
Mathematics and Statistics
Applied Mathematics--2-
Applied Mathematics, Other-18--
Mathematics-5742
Statistics-9233
 
Natural Resources and Conservation
Environmental Science--634
Environmental Studies-88--
 
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Philosophy882107
Religious Studies-47103
 
Physical Sciences
Chemistry-24915
Chemistry, Other-4--
Geology, Earth Science-2488
Geophysics and Seismology-11-
Hydrology and Water Resources Science-4--
Physics-321426
 
Psychology
Physiological Psychology, Psychobiology-84--
Psychology-32327
Psychology, Other--812
 
Social Sciences
Anthropology2113139
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics-16--
Economics-8347
Geography-6959
Political Science and Government-26444
Sociology-412125
 
Visual and Performing Arts
Art History, Criticism and Conservation-6644
Art and Art Studies-7--
Dance-11--
Drama and Theatre Arts-5735
Film Studies-1338-
Fine Studio Arts-6010-
Music-1799
Music Theory and Composition-5--
 
 
Additional Information
    Overall Student Enrollment
  • Total Student Enrollment: 21,410
  • Undergraduate: 18,415 Graduate: 2,995
    Student Gender
  • Total Student Gender
  • Male: 9,886 Female: 11,524
  • Undergraduate Gender
  • Male: 8,250 Female: 10,165
  • Graduate Gender
  • Male: 1,636 Female: 1,359
    Student Attendance
  • Total Student Attendance
  • Full-Time: 20,822 Part-Time: 588
  • Undergraduate Attendance
  • Full-Time: 17,960 Part-Time: 455
  • Graduate Attendance
  • Full-Time: 2,862 Part-Time: 133
Student Race Breakdown
 NumberPercent
Non-Resident Alien7744%
American Indian1540.7%
Black5342%
Asian3,24515%
Hispanic3,76018%
White11,04452%
Unknown1,8999%
 
Student Age Breakdown
 NumberPercent
Age Under 184252%
Ages 18-197,80636%
Ages 20-217,46635%
Ages 22-242,99014%
Ages 25-291,6698%
Ages 30-345993%
Ages 35-392111%
Ages 40-491600.7%
Ages 50-65820.4%
Age Over 6520.01%
Employee Type Breakdown
 TotalFull-TimePart-Time
Total Employees4,8113,992819
Faculty Status1,085922163
Tenured Faculty70068812
Graduate Assistants1,826-1,826
Instruction, Research and/or Public Service1,4191,142277
Primarily Instruction1,086922164
Primarily Research288181107
Primarily Public Service45396
Executive, Administrative and/or Managerial24721334
Other Professionals1,7261,468258
Technical and/or Paraprofessional1,4191,169250
Clerical And Secretarial649487162
Skilled Crafts101965
Service and/or Maintenance46342934
 
Faculty Full-Time Average Salary Breakdown
 TotalMaleFemale
9/10 Month Contract
All Faculty$100,686 (920)$107,795 (624)$85,700 (296)
Professor$127,010 (494)$129,809 (388)$116,762 (106)
Associate Professor$79,211 (182)$80,203 (98)$78,053 (84)
Assistant Professor$71,182 (111)$73,258 (69)$67,770 (42)
Lecturer$56,924 (133)$57,727 (69)$56,059 (64)
 
11/12 Month Contract
All Faculty$110,400 (2)$140,400 (1)$80,400 (1)
Professor$140,400 (1)$140,400 (1)- (-)
Associate Professor$80,400 (1)- (-)$80,400 (1)
 
Equated 9 Month Contract
All Faculty$100,664 (922)$107,806 (625)$85,633 (297)
Professor$126,985 (495)$129,771 (389)$116,762 (106)
Associate Professor$79,137 (183)$80,203 (98)$77,909 (85)
Assistant Professor$71,182 (111)$73,258 (69)$67,770 (42)
Lecturer$56,924 (133)$57,727 (69)$56,059 (64)
Overall Athletic Team Information
  • Member of National Collegiate Athletic Association (Ncaa)
 TotalMen's TeamsWomen's Teams
Athlete Student Aid
Total Aid$2,846,394$1,376,098$1,470,296
Ratio (%)100%48%52%
 
Participants
All Athletes478244234
Unduplicated Athletes425228197
Baseball3838-
Basketball301515
Track and Field and Cross Country (Combined)1416378
Golf1212-
Soccer602832
Softball21-21
Swimming623230
Tennis271215
Volleyball372116
Water Polo502327
 
Coaches Salaries
Head Coaches-$75,548$72,587
Assistant Coaches-$30,607$23,422
 
Coaches
All Coaches653431
Baseball33-
Head Coaches11-
Assistant Coaches22-
Basketball844
Head Coaches211
Assistant Coaches633
Track and Field and Cross Country (Combined)1789
Head Coaches211
Assistant Coaches1578
Golf22-
Head Coaches11-
Assistant Coaches11-
Soccer743
Head Coaches211
Assistant Coaches532
Softball3-3
Head Coaches1-1
Assistant Coaches2-2
Swimming1055
Head Coaches211
Assistant Coaches844
Tennis321
Head Coaches211
Assistant Coaches11-
Volleyball844
Head Coaches211
Assistant Coaches633
Water Polo422
Head Coaches211
Assistant Coaches211
    Retention Rates
  • Full-Time Entering Students Retained: 91%
  • Part-Time Entering Students Retained: 60%
Graduation Rates
 (%) of Entering Class
Overall
All Students80%
 
By Gender
Male77%
Female82%
 
By Race
Non-Resident Alien68%
American Indian71%
Black74%
Asian78%
Hispanic76%
White82%
Unknown82%
 
By Years Prior to Graduation
4 Years or Less50%
5 Years75%
6 Years80%
Crime Statistics
 2006-072005-06
Arrests
On Campus
Weapons Related33
Drug Related86109
Liquor Related8459
Residence Hall
Weapons Related11
Drug Related2541
Liquor Related2131
 
Criminal Offenses
On Campus
Forcible Rape86
Robbery-2
Aggravated Assault73
Burglary3747
Vehicle Theft34
Arson21
Residence Hall
Forcible Rape86
Aggravated Assault41
Burglary1622
Vehicle Theft-2
Arson-1
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