University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)

University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), Santa Barbara

  • #178 QS Global World Ranking
  • PublicStatus
  • Very HighResearch Output
  • 25,674Total Students
  • 1,386Faculty
  • 3,188Int'l Students

University highlights

QS World University Ranking

  • 2012
    #118
  • 2014
    #=130
  • 2015
    #=132
  • 2016
    #129
  • 2017
    #118
  • 2018
    #134
  • 2019
    #=132
  • 2020
    #135
  • 2021
    #=152
  • 2022
    #146
  • 2023
    #149
  • 2024
    #163
  • 2025
    #178

Student & Staff

Total students
25,674

11%
89%

International students
3,188

30%
70%

Total faculty staff
1,386

402
984

Total students
25,674

11%
89%

International students
3,188

30%
70%

Total faculty staff
1,386

984
402
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Campus locations

University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB),

University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) , Santa Barbara , California , United States , 93106

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English language requirements

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