Standard Profile: University of California, Santa Barbara

University of California, Santa Barbara

www.ucsb.edu

General College Information:

Public 4-year university, founded 1909. Part of the University of California (UC) system.

Suburban campus setting on 989 acres, located 10 miles west of downtown Santa Barbara (population=200,000).

Quarter-based academic year

Total Student Population (approx.): 18,000 undergraduates; 3000 graduate students; 0 professional/other.

Undergraduates (approx.): 98% full-time; 94% from California; 44% minorities (3% African-American; 18% Asian-American; 22% Hispanic-American; 1% Native American); 2% international students; 52% women.

On-Campus Housing:
Undergrad: Incoming freshman given priority for housing; 24% of students live on-campus.
Graduate: Available to single and married students.

Annual Tuition and Fees for FT Students (approx.): (To check the most current rates: Current Rates)
Undergrads: $13,550 state resident; $36,400 non-resident
Grad Students: $12,950 state resident; $28,060 non-resident

Annual Room and Board (approx.): $13,300 (undergrads); $11,300 (grad students)

ROTC Program Offered On-Campus?: Yes (Army)

Virtual Tour: www.admissions.ucsb.edu/VirtualTour.asp

Engineering Program Information:

Program Name: College of Engineering (www.engr.ucsb.edu)

Engineering Student Population (approx.): 1350 undergraduates; 750 graduate students (150 master's; 600 doctoral)

Engineering Departments:

Chemical Engineering (ChE)

Computer Engineering Program (CEP)

Computer Science (CS)

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)

Materials (Mat)

Mechanical Engineering (ME)

Degrees Offered: (B=Bachelor's; M=Master's; D=Doctorate)

Major	Dept	B	M	D
Chemical Engineering	ChE	X	X	X
Computer Engineering	CEP	X
Computer Science	CS	X	X	X
Electrical Engineering	ECE	X
Electrical and Computer Engineering	ECE		X*	X*
Materials Science and Engineering	Mat		X	X
Mechanical Engineering	ME	X	X	X

* Offered areas of emphasis:

Communications, Control, and Signal Processing

Computer Engineering

Electronics and Photonics

Undergraduate Engineering Admissions Statistics (2012):

Offered Admission/Applied (% Accepted): 2220/8056 (28%)

Enrolled/Offered Admission (% Enrolled): 365/2200 (16%)

Notable Engineering Program Rankings:

One of the 30 Largest Engineering Doctorate Programs

A Top 50 Graduate Engineering Program (per US News; ranked # 21 overall)

A Top 20 Graduate Program specifically in (per US News):

Chemical Engineering (# 8)
Computer Engineering (# 18)
Electrical Engineering (# 16)
Materials Engineering (# 2)

Other Information Regarding The School And Its Engineering Program:

A detailed profile of this school's engineering program is provided online at the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) website at: http://profiles.asee.org

Contact Information:

Entity	Website	Mailing Address	Phone / Email
General College Contacts:
Main Website/ Phone Number	www.ucsb.edu		(805) 893-8000
Office of Admissions (Undergraduate)	www.admissions.ucsb.edu	1210 Cheadle Hall Santa Barbara, CA 93106-2014	(805) 893-2485 / (805) 893-2881 admissions@sa.ucsb.edu
Financial Aid and Scholarships Office	www.finaid.ucsb.edu	2103 SAASB Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3180	(805) 893-2432
Graduate Division (Admissions, Financial Aid, Housing, etc.)	www.graddiv.ucsb.edu	3117 Cheadle Hall Santa Barbara, CA 93106-2070	(805) 893-2277 admissions@graddiv.ucsb.edu financial@graddiv.ucsb.edu
Housing and Residential Services	www.housing.ucsb.edu	1501 Residential Services Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6130	(805) 893-2760 see website for email
Engineering Program Contacts:
College of Engineering	www.engr.ucsb.edu	1006 Harold Frank Hall Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5130	(805) 893-2809 coe-info@engr.ucsb.edu
Dept of Chemical Engineering	www.chemengr.ucsb.edu	Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5080	(805) 893-3412 cheugrads@engineering.ucsb.edu
Computer Engineering Program	www.ce.ucsb.edu	Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9560	(805) 893-5615 ugradinfo@ece.ucsb.edu
Dept of Computer Science	www.cs.ucsb.edu	Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5110	(805) 893-4321 ugradv@cs.ucsb.edu
Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering	www.ece.ucsb.edu	Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9560	(805) 893-3821 ugradinfo@ece.ucsb.edu
Dept of Materials	www.materials.ucsb.edu	Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5050	(805) 893-4362 academic@engineering.ucsb.edu
Dept of Mechanical Engineering	www.me.ucsb.edu	Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5070	(805) 893-2430 meugrad@engineering.ucsb.edu

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Public 4-year university, founded 1909. Part of the University of California (UC) system.

Suburban campus setting on 989 acres, located 10 miles west of downtown Santa Barbara (population=200,000).

Entity

Website

Mailing Address

Phone / Email

Main Website/ Phone Number

Office of Admissions (Undergraduate)

Financial Aid and Scholarships Office

Graduate Division (Admissions, Financial Aid, Housing, etc.)

Housing and Residential Services

College of Engineering

Dept of Chemical Engineering

Computer Engineering Program

Dept of Computer Science

Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dept of Materials

Dept of Mechanical Engineering

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Main Website/
Phone Number

Office of Admissions
(Undergraduate)

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