University of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara is a public land-grant research university in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Tracing its roots back to 1891 as an independent teachers... Wikipedia
- 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)
- Motto: Fiat lux (Latin)
- Motto (English): 'Let there be light'
- Type: Public land-grant research university
- Established: 1891 (1944 as a UC campus)
- Parent institution: University of California
- Academic affiliations: AAU, APRU, UARC, URA, Space-grant
- Endowment: $665.9 million (2024)
- Budget: $1.13 billion (2023)
- Chancellor: Dennis Assanis
- Academic staff: 4,378 (fall 2024)
- Students: 26,133 (fall 2024)
- Undergraduates: 23,181 (fall 2024)
- Postgraduates: 2,952 (fall 2024)
- Campus: Midsize suburb
- Colors: Navy and gold
- Mascot: Olé the Gaucho
- Sporting affiliations: NCAA Division I – Big West, MPSF, GCC
- Data source: DuckDuckGo