Student Life

Great Climate

UC Santa Barbara provides a great climate for graduate education. The campus provides a welcoming and supportive environment in which graduate students undertake and successfully complete graduate degree programs. Faculty members know and advise graduate students individually. UCSB's interdisciplinary research programs provide unique opportunities for graduate experience. And the location of the campus between the beautiful Pacific Ocean and Central California coastal mountains is ideal.

Student satisfaction with aspects of their UCSB graduate programs may be found in the Doctoral Exit Survey Results . Additional positive results may be found in a summary of a recent Graduate Alumni Survey . Both indicate impressive ratings for UCSB degree programs, research and teaching opportunities.

UC Santa Barbara is home to eight national research centers and institutes, including six that are sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). UCSB was recently selected as one of the first three California Institutes for Science and Innovation. Information on these centers, organized research units, multicampus research units and other activities may be found in Research at UCSB .

Take a look at UCSB via a presentation on Graduate Education, the Visitors Center Virtual Tour , and get information about campus tours offered through the UCSB Visitors Center .

Then expand your horizon to the greater Santa Barbara community by visiting the Santa Barbara Conference and Visitors Bureau . This site provides information about local arts and entertainment, beaches, current cultural events, outdoor venues and more.