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UC Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106

Official telephone: (805) 893-8000

Website: www.ucsb.edu

Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011

STUDENT PROFILE

Total undergraduates:

9,174 men, 10,622 women, 19,796 total

Full-time undergraduates:

8,887 men, 10,420 women, 19,307 total

Part-time undergraduates:

287 men, 202 women, 489 total

Total graduate students:

1,642 men, 1,412 women, 3,054 total

Full-time graduate students:

1,634 men, 1,406 women, 3,040 total

Part-time graduate students:

8 men, 6 women, 14 total

Average age of full-time undergraduates:

U.S. region where majority of students come from:

West

Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state:

First-year student breakdown:


3.8%	Black (non-Hispanic)
1.0%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
20.7%	Asian or Pacific Islander
24.2%	Hispanic
44.9%	White (non-Hispanic)
1.1%	total international (nonresident aliens)
4.2%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

Undergraduate breakdown:


3.1%	Black (non-Hispanic)
0.8%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
16.4%	Asian or Pacific Islander
20.9%	Hispanic
50.8%	White (non-Hispanic)
1.4%	total international (nonresident aliens)
6.5%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT

Campus size:

989 acres

City or town school is located in:

Santa Barbara, CA

Population of city/town:

87,000

Locations of branch/satellite campuses:

Branch campuses in Ventura, CA and Washington, D.C.

Nearest major city:

Los Angeles

Distance of nearest major city:

88 miles

Population of nearest major city:

4,000,000

Online campus map:

www.aw.id.ucsb.edu/maps/
index.html

LIVING ON CAMPUS

Institution offers housing:

yes

Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year:

yes

Housing types (% in housing type, if given):

coed dorms (63%)
sorority housing (4%)
fraternity housing (3%)
single-student apartments (22%)
married-student apartments (7%)
cooperative housing (1%)

Percent of students who live in school housing:

21%

Percent of students who live off campus:

79%

Percent of all students who have cars on campus:

Student conduct policies:

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited

Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age:

yes

STUDY FACILITIES

Every student is required to lease or own a computer:

Every student is required to take a computer course:

Computer equipment is provided in:

residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center

Total number of microcomputers available to students:

777

Other computer facilities/services:

GIS lab for geography students.

Internet access provided to all students:

yes

E-mail services/accounts provided to all students:

yes

School has a library on campus:

yes

Additional library facilities/collections:

Arts and music library.

Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:

Art museum, multicultural center.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Remedial learning services:

reading, writing, math, study skills

Additional services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, health service, women's center, day care

Counseling services:

minority student, military, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological

Career placement services:

internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training

Services for students with disabilities:

note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment, braille services

Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped:

fully

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Number of social fraternities on campus:

Number of fraternities that have chapter houses:

Percent of men who join fraternities:

Number of social sororities on campus:

Number of sororities that have chapter houses:

Percent of women who join sororities:

Student activities:

student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station

School newspaper(s):

Daily Nexus

Number of honor societies:

Total number of registered organizations:

421

Campus-based religious organizations:

Alpha Delta Chi, Alpha Gamma Omega, Asian American Christian Fellowship, Born Again Ministries, Bridges International, Chabad at UCSB, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, Destino, Epic, Episcopal Campus Ministry, Fluid Dance Company, Gracious Loving Original Righteous Youth (GLORY), InterVarsity Christian Fellowship-IVCF, Jewish Awareness Movement - J.A.M., Korea Campus Crusade for Christ, Korean American Campus Missions, Latter Day Saint Student Association, Mark's Catholic Student Organization, Not Mere Men, Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) at UCSB, Progressive Christians, Real Life, Revive Christian Fellowship, RUF Christian Fellowship, Santa Barbara Hillel, Souled Out Campus Ministry, Undignified-Division of Jubilee Christian Church, United Coalition Fellowship of Christian Ministries (U.C.F.C.M), Veritas Forum at UCSB

Minority student organizations:

Armenian Sisterhood Organization, Armenian Student Association, Asian Resource Center, Assyrian Student Alliance, Black Graduation Committee, Black Pioneer Renaisance Org BPRO, Black Student Union, Chinese Student and Scholar Association (CSSA), Hellenic Club at UCSB, Hong Kong Student Association, India Association, Interethnic Relations In Sisterhood, Kapatirang Pilipino, Khmer Student Association, Korean Amer Student Association (KASA), Korean American Coalition at UCSB, Korean Cultural Awareness Group, MUJER citas, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Persian Student Group, Pilipino Graduation, Taiwanese Student Association, Theta Nu Kappa Interest Fraternity, Akanke, Alpha Kappa Delta Phi, American Indian Intern Assoc AIIA EOP, American Indian Student Association, Asian Pacific American Graduate Students (APAGS), Asian Pacific Student Union, Asian Sisters and Brothers for Ideas in Action Now, Black Graduate Student Association, Black Quare, California South Asian Students Conference at UCSB, Chicano Latino Cultural ServicesCLCS, Chicano Latino Graduation Committee, Chicano/Latino Psych-Soc, Chicano@ Studies Department Graduation, Chinese American Association, Chinese Student Union, Cultural Arts Committee del Congreso, El Congreso, Graduate Student Colectiva, Hermanos Unidos, HSU Hmong Student Union, Indus, Japanese Cultural and Language Association, JSA - Japanese Student Association, L.A. LEY Latina/o Association for Legal Education YA!, L.A.M.B.D.A.S.-Latin American Men Bringing Diversity and Scholarship, Latino Business Association, Lebanese Club at UCSB, M.E.Ch.A. de UCSB, Mexican Graduate Student Association at UCSB, Middle Eastern Cultural Club, Middle Eastern Graduation Committee, Middle Eastern Resource Center Interns, MUJ E R (Mujeres Unidas por Justicia, Ed. y Rev), National Society for Black Engineers, Pacific Islander Student Association, Persian Student Group, Pi Alpha Phi, Pilipino Graduation, Pilipino Cultural Night (PCN), PSU/KP Alumni Association, Russian Club, Sababa-The Israeli Cultural Group at UCSB, Taiwanese American Student Association, Union Salvadorena de Estudiantes Universitarios (USEU), Vietnamese Student Association

International student organizations:

Africa Awareness Student Organization, African Diasporic CRC, Akanke, Alpha Epsilon Pi, Alpha Kappa Delta Phi, American Indian Graduate Student Alliance, American Indian Science and Engineering Society, American Indian Student Mentor Association, American Indian Student Association, Armenian Student Association, Asian Pacific American Graduate Students, Asian Resource Center, Assyrian Student Alliance, Black Graduation Committee, Black Pioneer Renaisance Organization, Black Quare, Black Student Union, Chicano Latino Cultural Services, Chicano Latino Graduation Committee, Chinese Student and Scholar Association, Chinese Student Association, East African Student Union, El Congreso, Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc, Graduate Student Colectiva, Greek Student Association, Hermanas Unidas de UCSB, Hermanos Unidos, Hong Kong Student Association, Hmong Student Union, Iranian Graduate Student Association, Jewish Sorority Interest Group, Japanese Student Association, Kapatirang Pilipino, Khmer Student Association, Korean Amer Student Association, Korean American Coalition at UCSB, Korean Cultural Awareness Group, Latina/o Association for Legal Education, Latin American Men Bringing Diversity and Scholarship, Lebanese club at UCSB, Middle Eastern Resource Center, Mixed Student Union, Mujeres Unidas por Justicia, Ed. y Rev, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Society for Black Engineers, Nikkei Student Union, Persian Student Group, Pi Alpha Phi, Pilipino Cultural Night, Pilipino Graduation, Polska Vista, Raagmala, Raices de Mi Tierra, Rhythms of Brazil cultural club, Russian club, Society for Advancement of Chicano & Native Americans in Science, Taiwanese American Student Association, Taiwanese Student Association, Union Salvadorena de Estudiantes Universitarios, Vietnamese Student Association, West African Student Union, Wom of Color Revolutionary Dialogues, Women of Color in Academia, Appreciation of Celtic-American Heritage, India Association, Italian club, Iaorana te Otea, Indus, Lambda Ladies

Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:

Asian American Psychological Association, Accounting Association, Active Minds, Actuary club, Adopt a Grandparent Program, African drum and dance club, AGE-Alliance for Graduate Excellence, Aiding Haitian Education and Development, Aikido club, Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, Alpha Phi, Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Tau Omega, Amateur Radio club, Amatory dance crew, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Medical Student Association, American Red Cross, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Students for Israel, Amnesty International, Anime club, Argentine Tango Organization, Art History Association, Art History Graduate Student Association, Association for Computing Machinery, Backyard to the Future: From IV to UCSB, Bailadores for the Brain and Body, Behavior Management Student Organization, Bisexual Discussion Group, Black Reign, Bren School Sustainability Committee Club, Brothas from Otha Mothas, Business Coalition, CALPIRG, Cam Con, Campus Democrats, Campus Left, Capoeira Sul da Bahia Santa Barbara, Carnales In Aztlan, Catalyst, Chemists Without Borders, chess club, Chi Delta Theta, Chinese Lion Dance Team, Circle K International, classics club (Eta Sigma Phi), Club Water Polo, College Republicans, Colleges Against Cancer, Collegiate Lindy Hop Association, Collegiate Panhellenic Conference, Communication Association, Community Arts, Community, Opportunity, and Artistry (COA), cooking club, Cosa Meara Company of Irish Dance, Cotillion Dance Club, Dead Composers Society, Debate Society, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Gamma, Delta Sigma Pi - Sigma Beta Epsilon Colony, Delta Tau Delta, Dramatic Women, Ecological Coalition (E-Coalition), Education Generation, EEMB Graduate Symposium, electronic music club, energy club, Engineering Student Council, Engineers Without Borders, English club, Envision:The Pre-Optometry Association, EOP Mentors, EOP Transfer/Continuing Peer Program, Equestrian club, Everybody Loves Everybody, Exchanging Thoughts about Human Integrity among College Students (E.T.H.I.C.S.), excursion club, Family Student Housing Tenants' Association, Feminist Studies Graduate Student Organization, Film & Videomaker's Co-op, Finance Connection, Focus Media Journal, Folded Shadow Press, Foodstuff, Gamelan Society, Gaucho Cinema, Gaucho MMA club, Gaucho Pep Band, Gaucho Toastmasters, Gaucho Tour Association, German club, Global Medical Brigades, Go Organization, Graduate Students Association, Graduate Students Association - Anthropology, Graduate Students Association - Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, Graduate Students Association - Education, Graduate Students Association - EEMB, Graduate Students Association - History, Graduate Students Association - Political Science, Graduate Students Underground, Green Campus Program, Green Innovations, Green Screen, Greenhouse and Garden Project GHGP, GTU geography club, Guardian Scholars Program, Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter, Health Professions Associations, Healthy Eating & Living HEAL Interns, Hoopdance club, Horizons, Horse Boarders Association, Human Resources Student Association, Human Rights Group at UCSB, I.V.D.V., ice skating club, IDEAS-Improving Dreams Equality Access & Success, Improvability, Inter Fraternity Council, Interested Gentlemen of Omega Psi Phi, International Students Association, Invisible Children, Isla Vista Kiteboard club, Isla Vista Slackline club, Israeli-Palestinian film club, IV Garb, Judo club, juggling club, Kappa Alpha Psi, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Kappa Sigma Fraternity, KINETIC, Kink University: A Fetish Fellowship, La Escuelita, Lambda Chi Alpha, Lambda Sigma Gamma Sorority, Lambda Theta Nu S

ATHLETICS

School has an athletic program:

yes

Athletic director:

Mark Massari,
Athletic Director

Athletics homepage:

www.bookstore.ucsb.edu/
home/webcams.html

School colors:

blue and gold

School mascot:

Gauchos

Athletic conference memberships:

Big West Conference (Division I, Football I-A), Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (Division I)

Sports offered

Scholarships?

Athletic Assoc.

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports:

Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports:

65%

Athletic facilities:

athletic fields, gymnasiums, recreation center, rowing and sailing facilities, tennis courts

Intramural/Recreational sports:

badminton, basketball, bowling, field hockey, flag football, floor hockey, inner-tube water polo, kickball, lacrosse, racquetball, rugby, rowing, sand volleyball, soccer, softball, squash, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball

Club sports for men:

Alpine racing, bowling, cycling, fencing, in-line hockey, lacrosse, martial arts, hockey, rowing, rugby, sailing, soccer, surfing, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, wakeboarding, water skiing

Club sports for women:

Alpine racing, bowling, cycling, fencing, lacrosse, martial arts, roller hockey, rowing, rugby, sailing, soccer, surfing, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, wakeboarding, water skiing

GETTING AWAY

Public transportation serves campus:

yes

Nearest international airport:

Los Angeles (95 miles)

Nearest other airport:

Santa Barbara, CA (1 mile)

Nearest passenger train service:

Santa Barbara, CA (7 miles)

Nearest passenger bus service:

Santa Barbara, CA (6 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS

Institutional employment is available:

yes

Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus:

17%

Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are:

excellent

Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term:

AFTER GRADUATION

Percent of graduates who pursue further study:

37% immediately

Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major:

16% within six months of graduation

List of most prominent alumni/ae:

Joseph C. Wilson, CEO of JC Wilson International Ventures
Michael Douglas, actor
Jim Rome, host of America's premiere sports radio talk show.

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