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- Chancellor: Henry T. Yang - (Appointed June 1994)
- Date established: 1944
- School Colors: Blue and Gold
- Academic calendar: Quarter
- Library collection: 2.7 million
- NCAA athletics: Division I
- Campus Mascot: Gaucho
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1,055 acres on the California coast about 100 miles northwest of Los Angeles.
Office of Admissions
1210 Cheadle Hall
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-2014
(805) 893-2881
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In addition to five Nobel Prize winners, UCSB's faculty includes many elected members or fellows of the American Academy
of Arts and Sciences (25), the National Academy of Sciences (27), the National Academy of Engineering (27),
and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (38).
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More than 200 majors, degrees, and credentials are offered through UCSB's five schools and the Graduate Division.
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Major Colleges and Divisions:
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As of fall, 2009, the following majors were most popular with undergraduates.
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| Applicants: 44,713 |
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| Admitted: 21,590 (48.3%) |
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- 4.01 average GPA
- 1876 mean SAT I score
- 4% of admitted students are non-residents
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| Enrolled: 4,587 |
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- 3.85 mean GPA
- 1801 mean SAT score
- 36% GPA of 4.0 or above
- 594 mean Verbal SAT score
- 612 mean Math SAT score
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| Applicants: 10,166 |
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| Admitted: 6,828 (67.2%) |
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| Enrolled: 1,871 |
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- 3.14 mean GPA
- 95% California residents
- 1% residents of other states
- 4% foreign residents
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| Monterey County and North |
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33% |
| Santa Barbara County |
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6% |
| Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Kern Counties |
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8% |
| Other Southern California counties: |
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48% |
| Out of state: |
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4% |
| International (76 countries): |
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1% |
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| American Indian/Alaskan Native |
1% |
| African American |
3% |
| Chicano |
16% |
| Latino |
5% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander/E. Indian/Pakistani |
14% |
| Filipino |
3% |
| Caucasian |
52% |
| Other |
6% |
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- The median time to obtain an undergraduate degree is four years, which compares favorably to the national average.
- 91% of freshmen return for their sophomore year.
- Approximately 77% of freshmen will graduate from UCSB within five years.
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| UCSB offers over 1,800 classes each quarter to more than 18,000 students. |
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- Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio is 20:1.
- Lower division classes average 47 students each, although there are a number of introductory courses with several hundred students.
- Upper division classes average 35 students each.
- Almost half of our courses enroll 21 or fewer students.
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New freshman and transfer students are guaranteed housing in one of 10 residence halls if they submit their Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) by May 1:
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- There are eight University-owned residential halls.
- There are two privately-owned residence halls in Isla Vista (Tropicana, Fontainebleu).
- The University owns several apartment complexes in adjacent Isla Vista, including student family complexes.
- Students may also rent from numerous privately owned apartments in the area.
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| Where students live: |
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| UCSB Residence Halls |
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23% |
| UCSB Apartments |
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6% |
| Private Residence Halls |
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2% |
| Fraternities/Sororities |
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2% |
| Isla Vista, Goleta, Santa Barbara |
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53% |
| Commuters |
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10% |
| Education Abroad / Addresses Unknown |
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4% |
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