University of California, Santa Barbara

University of California, Santa Barbara
Former names
Anna Blake Sloyd School (1891–1899)
Anna Blake Manual Training School (1899–1909)
Santa Barbara State Normal School (1909–1921)
Santa Barbara State College (1921–1944)
Santa Barbara College of the University of California (1944–1958)
MottoFiat lux (Latin)
Motto in English
'Let there be light'
TypePublic land-grant research university
Established1891; 133 years ago (1891) (1944 as a UC campus[1])
Parent institution
University of California
AccreditationWSCUC
Academic affiliations
Endowment$578.76 million (2023)[2]
Budget$1.032 billion (2023)[3]
ChancellorHenry T. Yang
Academic staff
2,749 (fall 2018)[4]
Students26,179 (fall 2020)[5]
Undergraduates23,196 (fall 2020)[5]
Postgraduates2,983 (fall 2020)[5]
Location
Santa Barbara
,
California
,
United States

34°24′59″N 119°50′47″W / 34.41639°N 119.84639°W / 34.41639; -119.84639[6]
CampusMidsize suburb[8], 1,127 acres (456 ha)[7]
NewspaperDaily Nexus
ColorsNavy and gold[9]
   
NicknameGauchos
Sporting affiliations
MascotOlé the Gaucho[10]
Websiteucsb.edu

The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.[11] Tracing its roots back to 1891 as an independent teachers' college, UCSB joined the University of California system in 1944. It is the third-oldest undergraduate campus in the system, after UC Berkeley and UCLA.

UCSB's campus sits on the oceanfront site of a converted WWII-era Marine Corps air station.[12] UCSB is organized into three undergraduate colleges (Letters and Science, Engineering, Creative Studies) and two graduate schools (Education and Environmental Science & Management), offering more than 200 degrees and programs. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" and is regarded as a Public Ivy.[13] The university has 12 national research centers and institutes,[14] including the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics and NSF Quantum Foundry.[15] According to the National Science Foundation, UC Santa Barbara spent $238 million on research and development in fiscal year 2018, ranking it 100th in the nation.[16] UCSB was the No. 3 host on the ARPAnet and was elected to the Association of American Universities in 1995.

UCSB alumni, faculty, and researchers have included 14 Nobel Prize laureates, founders of notable companies, 1 Fields Medalist, 39 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 29 members of the National Academy of Engineering, and 49 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[17] The faculty also includes two Academy and Emmy Award winners and recipients of a Millennium Technology Prize, an IEEE Medal of Honor, a National Medal of Technology and Innovation and a Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.

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  2. ^ As of June 30, 2023. "U.S. and Canadian 2023 NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2023 Endowment Market Value, Change in Market Value from FY22 to FY23, and FY23 Endowment Market Values Per Full-time Equivalent Student" (XLSX). National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). February 15, 2024. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  3. ^ As of July, 1st 2022 "Campus Permanent Budget". University of California. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "2018 - 2019 Campus Profile" (PDF). University of California, Santa Barbara Office of Budget & Planning. January 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
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  11. ^ "Facts and Figures". Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
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  15. ^ "Home | KITP". Kitp.ucsb.edu. Archived from the original on August 4, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  16. ^ "Table 20. Higher education R&D expenditures, ranked by FY 2018 R&D expenditures: FYs 2009–18". ncsesdata.nsf.gov. National Science Foundation. Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
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