In just six decades as a campus of the University of California, UC Santa Barbara has become internationally recognized as a leading center for teaching and research, distinguished by its interdisciplinary programs and a commitment to innovation. Once a small, independent teachers college, UCSB today is an integral part of the ten-campus University of California system. With an enrollment of approximately 21,500 students, some 18,500 of them undergraduates, and a faculty of nearly 1,100, UCSB is a campus of cutting-edge intellectual activity that spans the academic spectrum. UC Santa Barbara offers more than 200 majors, degrees, and credentials through three colleges (Creative Studies, Engineering, and Letters and Science) and two professional schools (the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management and the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education). UCSB has a tradition of emphasizing both undergraduate and graduate programs in a friendly and collegial environment in which students, staff, and faculty members from diverse backgrounds and perspectives explore and learn together. In 1995, UCSB was elected to the prestigious 62-member Association of American Universities, placing it in the top 2 percent of all colleges and universities in North America. The campus is now home to twelve national research centers, nine of them supported by the National Science Foundation. The quality and stature of undergraduate programs are highly ranked. U.S. News & World Report includes UC Santa Barbara among the top 50 National universities in the country and ranks it number ten among all public institutions. Twice in recent years, UCSB was named one of the “hottest colleges” in the country by the popular Newsweek guide to colleges. “If there’s a more beautiful campus than this one at the edge of the Pacific, we haven’t seen it,” said Newsweek. The faculty now includes six winners of Nobel Prizes (in chemistry, economics, and physics). All were awarded since 1998. UCSB's faculty also includes scores of elected members or fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, as well as winners of the National Humanities Medal, National Medal of Science, Fields Medal, Millennium Technology Prize, and dozens of Fulbright and Guggenheim fellowships. Located on the coast approximately 100 miles northwest of Los Angeles, the 1,055-acre campus is bordered by the Pacific Ocean and the Santa Ynez Mountains. The campus has 7.8 million square feet of buildings occupying a picturesque palm- and eucalyptus-lined promontory overlooking the Pacific. The expanding physical plant includes new buildings for engineering, humanities, social sciences, sciences, and recreation. The University houses more than 8,000 students in residence halls and apartments located on the Main and Storke campuses and in University-owned facilities in Isla Vista; most of the rest live in the adjacent bustling student community of Isla Vista. Cultural and recreational opportunities abound in the nearby cities of Goleta and Santa Barbara, which together form a vibrant and welcoming community with a deep concern for history, the arts, and the environment. For additional information, please visit UCSB’s website at www.ucsb.edu.
Subject | Rank |
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Subject | Rank |
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Metallurgical Engineering | 12 |
Communication | 12 |
Physics | 15 |
Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 19 |
Chemical Engineering | 24 |
Automation & Control | 30 |
Ecology | 43 |
Oceanography | 49 |
Undergraduate Programs |
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Anthropology- Cultural Anthropology |
Anthropology- Physical Anthropology |
Aquatic Biology |
Art |
Art History- Architecture and Environment |
Art History- Non-Western Art |
Art- Book Arts |
Art- Painting |
Art- Sculpture |
Asian American Studies |
Asian Studies |
Biochemistry |
Biochemistry-Molecular Biology |
Biological Sciences, EEMB |
Biological Sciences, MCDB |
Biology |
Biopsychology |
Black Studies |
Business Economics- Accounting |
Cell and Developmental Biology |
Chemical Engineering |
Chemistry |
Chemistry/Biochemistry |
Chicana and Chicano Studies |
Chinese- Classical Chinese |
Chinese- Mandarin Chinese |
Classics- Archaeology |
Classics- Civilization |
Classics- Language and Literature |
Communication |
Comparative Literature- Foreign Language |
Comparative Literature- Interdisciplinary |
Computer Engineering |
Computer Science |
Computer Science |
Computer Science- Computational Biology |
Computer Science- Computational Economics |
Computer Science- Computational Geography |
Dance |
Ecology and Evolution |
Economics |
Economics-Mathematics |
Electrical Engineering |
English |
Environmental Studies |
Film and Media Studies |
Financial Mathematics and Statistics |
French |
Geography- Geographic Information Science |
Geological Sciences- Earth Systems |
Geological Sciences- Geographic Information Science |
Geological Sciences- Paleobiology |
Geological Scienceswith optional emphasis in Science Education |
Geophysics |
German |
Global Studies |
History |
History of Public Policy |
Hydrologic Sciences and Policy- Biology and Ecology |
Hydrologic Sciences and Policy- Physical & Chemical Policy |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
Italian Studies |
Japanese |
Latin American and Iberian Studies |
Linguistics- Chinese |
Linguistics- English |
Linguistics- French |
Linguistics- German |
Linguistics- Japanese |
Linguistics- Slavic |
Linguistics- Sociocultural Linguistics |
Linguistics- Spanish |
Literature |
Mathematical Sciences |
Mathematics |
Mathematics |
Mathematics |
Mechanical Engineering |
Medieval Studies |
Microbiology |
Middle East Studies |
Music- Accompanying |
Music- Bassoon |
Music- Cello |
Music- Clarinet |
Music- Composition |
Music- Double Bass |
Music- Ethnomusicology |
Music- Flute |
Music- French Horn |
Music- Guitar |
Music- Oboe |
Music- Percussion |
Music- Piano |
Music- Trombone |
Music- Trumpet |
Music- Tuba |
Music- Viola |
Music- Violin |
Music- Voice |
Music-Composition |
Pharmacology |
Philosophy- Core Philosophy |
Philosophy- Ethics and Public Policy |
Physical Geography |
Physics |
Physics |
Physiology |
Political Science- International Relations |
Political Science- Public Service |
Portuguese |
Psychological & Brain Sciences |
Religious Studies |
Renaissance Studies |
Slavic Languages and Literatures |
Sociology |
Spanish |
Speech and Hearing Sciences |
Statistical Science |
Statistical Science- Actuarial Statistics |
Statistical Science- Applied Statistics |
Statistical Science- Probability and Statistics |
Theater- Acting |
Theater- Directing |
Theater- Dramatic Literature, Theory, and Theatre History |
Theater- Playwriting |
Theater- Theatre Design and Technology |
Women's Studies |
Zoology |
Graduate Programs |
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Anthropology with optional emphases Ph.D. in: Global Studies |
Anthropology with optional emphases Ph.D. in: Human Development |
Anthropology with optional emphases Ph.D. in: Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
Anthropology with optional emphases Ph.D. in: Technology and Society |
Anthropology with optional emphases Ph.D. in: Women's Studies |
Applied Mathematics |
Art History with optional Ph.D.emphases in: European Medieval Studies |
Art History with optional Ph.D.emphases in: Women's Studies |
Art Studio |
Asian Studies with optional emphasis in: East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies |
Biochemistry-Molecular Biology with optional Ph.D. emphasis in: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
Biochemistry-Molecular Biology with optional Ph.D. emphasis in: Bioengineering and Biomaterials |
Chemical Engineering M.S., Ph.D.- Computational Science and Engineering |
Chemistry |
Chicano Studies |
Classics with emphases in: Ancient History |
Classics with emphases in: Literature and Theory |
Communication |
Communication with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Human Development |
Communication with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
Communication with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Technology and Society |
Comparative Literature with optional Ph.D. emphases in: East Asian Literatures |
Comparative Literature with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Women's Studies |
Computer Science M.S., Ph.D.- Computational Science and Engineering |
Computer Science M.S., Ph.D.- Technology & Society |
Counseling Psychology |
Counseling Psychology M.A. |
Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology Ph.D. with emphases in: Clinical Psychology |
Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology Ph.D. with emphases in: Counseling Psychology |
Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology Ph.D. with emphases in: School Psychology |
Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology |
Economics with optional M.A. emphasis in: Business Economics |
Economics with optional M.A. emphasis in: Education |
Education Leadership |
Education with emphases in: Child and Adolescent Development |
Education with emphases in: Cultural Perspectives of Education |
Education with emphases in: Educational Leadership and Organizations |
Education with emphases in: Research Methodology |
Education with emphases in: School Psychology |
Education with emphases in: Special Education, Disabilities and Risk Studies |
Education with emphases in: Teaching |
Electrical and Computer Engineering M.S., Ph.D.- Communications, Control, and Signal Processing |
Electrical and Computer Engineering M.S., Ph.D.- Computational Science and Engineering |
Electrical and Computer Engineering M.S., Ph.D.- Computer Engineering |
Electrical and Computer Engineering M.S., Ph.D.- Electronics and Photonics |
Engineering |
English with optional Ph.D. emphases in: European Medieval Studies |
English with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Global Studies |
English with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Technology and Society |
English with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Women's Studies |
Environmental Science and Management Ph.D. |
Film and Media Studies |
French with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Applied Linguistics |
French with optional Ph.D. emphases in: European Medieval Studies |
French with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Women's Studies |
Geography with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Cognitive Science |
Geography with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
Geological Sciences with optional emphasis in: Computational Science and Engineering |
Geophysics |
Germanic Languages and Literatures with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Applied Linguistics |
Germanic Languages and Literatures with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Women's Studies |
Global & International Studies |
Hispanic Languages and Literatures with optional Ph.D. emphasis in: Applied Linguistics |
Hispanic Languages and Literatures with optional Ph.D. emphasis in: European Medieval Studies |
Hispanic Languages and Literatures with optional Ph.D. emphasis in: Women's Studies |
History with optional Ph.D. emphases in: European Medieval Studies |
History with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Global Studies |
History with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Public History |
History with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Technology and Society |
History with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Women's Studies |
Latin American and Iberian Studies |
Linguistics with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Applied Linguistics |
Linguistics with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Cognitive Science |
Linguistics with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Human Development |
Linguistics with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Language, Interaction and Social Organizations |
Marine Science |
Master of Environmental Science and Management M.E.S.M. |
Materials M.S., Ph.D. |
Mathematics with optional emphasis in: Computational Science and Engineering |
Mechanical Engineering M.S., Ph.D.- Computational Science and Engineering |
Media Arts and Technology M.S.- Multimedia Engineering |
Media Arts and Technologywith emphases in: Electronic Music and Sound Design |
Media Arts and Technologywith emphases in: Multimedia Engineering |
Media Arts and Technologywith emphases in: Visual and Spatial Arts |
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology |
Music with emphases in: Composition |
Music with emphases in: Ethnomusicology |
Music with emphases in: Musicology |
Music with emphases in: Theory |
Musicwith emphases in: Conducting |
Musicwith emphases in: Keyboard |
Musicwith emphases in: Piano Accompanying (M.M. only) |
Musicwith emphases in: Strings |
Musicwith emphases in: Voice |
Musicwith emphases in: Woodwinds and Brass (M.M. only) |
Philosophy |
Physics |
Political Science with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Global Studies |
Political Science with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
Political Science with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Technology and Society |
Portuguese |
Psychological & Brain Sciences |
Psychological & Brain Sciences with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Cognitive Science |
Psychological & Brain Sciences with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Human Development |
Psychological & Brain Sciences with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
Religious Studies with optional Ph.D. emphases in: European Medieval Studies |
Religious Studies with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Global Studies |
Religious Studies with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Women's Studies |
Sociology with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Global Studies |
Sociology with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Human Development |
Sociology with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Language, Interaction, and Social Organizations |
Sociology with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
Sociology with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Technology and Society |
Sociology with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Women's Studies |
Spanish |
Spanish and Portuguese |
Speech and Hearing Sciences |
Statistics |
Statistics and Applied Probability with optional emphases in: Mathematical and Empirical Finance |
Statistics and Applied Probability with optional emphases in: Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
Teaching and Learning with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Applied Linguistics |
Teaching and Learning with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Cognitive Science |
Teaching and Learning with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Human Development |
Teaching and Learning with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Language, Interaction and Social Organizations |
Teaching and Learning with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
Theater with optional Ph.D. emphases in: European Medieval Studies |
Theater with optional Ph.D. emphases in: Women's Studies |