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- Chancellor: Henry T. Yang - (Appointed June 1994)
- Date established: 1944
- School Colors: Blue and Gold
- Academic calendar: Quarter system
- Library collection: 3 million volumes
- 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
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 (32), the National Academy of Engineering (25),
and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (60).
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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, 2012, the following majors were most popular with undergraduates.
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| Applicants: 55,249 |
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| Admitted: 24,622 (45.0%) |
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- 4.07 average GPA
- 1922 mean SAT I score
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| Estimated Enrolled: 4,650 |
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- 3.91 mean GPA
- 1851 mean SAT score
- 41% GPA of 4.0 or above
- 609 mean Verbal SAT score
- 634 mean Math SAT score
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| Applicants: 13,569 |
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| Admitted: 6,750 (50.0%) |
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| Estimated Enrolled: 1,650 |
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| Monterey County and North |
31% |
| Santa Barbara County |
5% |
| Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Kern Counties |
7% |
| Other Southern California counties: |
51% |
| Out of state: |
4% |
| International (76 countries): |
2% |
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| American Indian/Alaskan Native |
1% |
| African American |
4% |
| Chicano |
18% |
| Latino |
6% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander/E. Indian/Pakistani |
16% |
| Filipino |
3% |
| Caucasian |
46% |
| 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 78% 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 undergraduate students. |
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- Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio is 18:1.
- Lower division classes average 52 students each, although there are a number of introductory courses with several hundred students.
- Upper division classes average 36 students each.
- Sixty-nine percent of undergraduate classes enroll fewer than 30 students.
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New freshman and new transfer students are guaranteed UCSB housing if they submit their Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) by the deadline. SIR deadline is May 1 for freshman and June 1 for transfer students. Housing applications must be submitted by June 1.
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- The University owns and operates eight residence halls on campus.
- Tropicana Gardens is a privately-owned residence hall with several locations in the adjacent community of Isla Vista.
- In addition to the residence halls, transfer students are also eligible for housing in several University apartment complexes on campus and in Isla Vista, including family apartments.
- Students are not required to live on campus and may commute or rent from numerous private housing providers in the area.
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| Where students live: |
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| UCSB Residence Halls |
23% |
| UCSB Apartments |
11% |
| Private Residence Halls |
2% |
| Fraternities/Sororities |
2% |
| Isla Vista, Goleta, Santa Barbara |
52% |
| Commuters |
6% |
| Education Abroad / Addresses Unknown |
4% |
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