Knowee
Questions
Features
Study Tools
4.1
Overall Quality
Reputation
4.3
Food
3.6
Clubs
4.2
Facilities
4.4
Internet
3.9
Location
4.8
Opportunities
4.2
Safety
3.8
Social
4.5
Happiness
4.5

Basic Information

Location

  • Santa Barbara, CA

Institution Overview

  • Public/Private: Public land-grant research university
  • Established: 1891; 133 years ago (1891) (1944 as a UC campus)
  • Founder: Anna S. C. Blake, Thomas Storke, Pearl Chase

Academic information

Degree Courses

  • Over 200 majors
  • degrees
  • and credentials
  • including 90+ undergraduate majors and more than 50 graduate programs

Key Area

  • Earth & environmental sciences
  • Biological sciences
  • Physical sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Health sciences

Student and Staff Numbers

  • Students: 26,179 (fall 2020)
  • Undergraduates: 23,196 (fall 2020)
  • Postgraduates: 2,983 (fall 2020)
  • Academic Staff: 2,749 (fall 2018)

Notable Alumni

  • Michael Douglas
  • Jack Johnson
  • Steve Aoki
  • José Hernández
  • Harris Faulkner

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Students talk about this school

Good reviews
Overall 5
Simply paradise.
Overall 5
Can get too fun sometimes, focus on school
Overall 5
Coming here was the best decision of my life. I wouldn’t choose it over any other school.
Overall 5
I would come back to this school any day of the week. Had a great time here!
Overall 5
This school is amazing.
Overall 5
amazing
Overall 5
Loved every second of it
Overall 5
AWESOME in every way. Cannot beat this school. Some professors suck though
Overall 4.9
Very fun social life for individuals. Most people who are students here are very welcoming and wholesome individuals. The location couln't be more beautiful, as it is right on the beach.
Overall 4.9
UCSB is hands-down the most beautiful school you'll ever visit. I went to bed listening to crashing waves and watched dolphins while doing homework at my desk (Anacapa dorm). There are never-ending opportunities for students on & off-campus! You will find your niche here. You will make your best friends here. You will have the best education here.
Bad reviews
Overall 1.4
Bad
Overall 1.6
As a physically disabled student I would not recommend this school. Professors and staff harass you for using any handicap spots, elevators, or using a cane. Happened multiple times where staff would demand I show them I was a student before being able to park in a handicap parking spot. Plus the housing crisis and lack of good professors that care
Overall 1.6
If your goals consist of something remotely academic, don't go here.
Overall 1.9
UCSB is pretty awful. 90% of Professors do not care about you at all, only their research. Online made things worse as professors will post automatic quizzes and prerecorded lectures. This means they record a class once and do absolutely no work the rest of corona. Why are they paid so well for nothing? who knows, just go somewhere else honestly
Overall 2
UCSB used to be cool but now its just a scamming University that doesnt care about its students. So many things are wrong here. Starting with the air that reeks of gasoline from oil rigs. Everything is processed slower than the DMV and with more attitude. Avoid this school. They sell u a beachy lifestyle but trust me its not worth it stay away