With ample access to our world-renowned faculty — Nobel Laureates, anyone? — and abundant research opportunities from your first year on ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, the question isn’t ‘Why apply to UC Santa Barbara?’ It’s ‘What are you waiting for?’
Undergraduate Majors
UCSB offers a diversity of undergraduate majors — some 90 of them, plus 40 minors — in subjects across engineering, biological sciences, social science, the humanities, and fine arts.
Freshman Applicants
A top-ranked institution with a thriving ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø culture, situated in one of the most picturesque locations you can imagine — that’s got to check a few boxes off your university must-have list.
Transfer Applicants
Our vibrant transfer ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is ready to welcome you to UCSB. Our academics will challenge you. Our degree will prepare you for myriad careers — and give you a leg up on landing that first big gig.
International Applicants
Top students from across the U.S. and around the world choose our university to study and collaborate with decorated faculty. Get a UCSB degree and join our global ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Gaucho alumni.
Financial Aid
Time to talk numbers. Get the skinny on the cost of attending UCSB — from tuition and fees to the many options for financial assistance and scholarships — right here.
Visit
Mountains, ocean, 360-degree beauty. You need to see this place. And feel it, too. Immerse yourself for a few hours or a full day and experience our vibrant, welcoming ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø first-hand. Live it, love it.