University of California, Santa Barbara

The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) is a public research university in Santa Barbara, California. Founded in 1909 as a teacher's college, UCSB joined the University of California system in 1944 and is the third-oldest general-education campus in the system.

Overview

The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) is one of the 10 campuses of the University of California system. It offers a wide range of disciplines from humanities to engineering. UCSB's faculty includes 6 Nobel Prize laureates. UCSB has a high level of research activity and a strong commitment to undergraduate education. The campus, with sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean, has two lagoons, a eucalyptus forest, and 8 miles of shoreline. The students enjoy a mild climate and spend much of their time outside in the campus's well-kept gardens. The university's academic community actively promotes environmental conservation and sustainability