University of California--Santa Barbara Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at University of California--Santa Barbara is 17:1, and the school has 46.8 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at University of California--Santa Barbara include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Psychology; Biology/Biological Sciences, General; Sociology; and Communication and Media Studies. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 91.2 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Foreign languages Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Mathematics History English (including composition) Social science Philosophy Other
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	17:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 11% Psychology 8% Biology/Biological Sciences, General 7% Sociology 6% Communication and Media Studies 5%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	B.A. and M.A. in French; B.A. in Chinese or Japanese and M.A. in Asian Studies; B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science; B.S. in Chemical, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering and M.S. in Materials; B.S. in Chemistry (or other designated science disciplines) and M.S. in Biochemistry-Molecular Biolo; B.S. in Computer Engineering and M.S. in Computer Science or Electrical and Computer Engineering; B.S. in Creative Studies and M.S. in Computer Science; B.S. in Electrical Engineering and M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering; B.S. in Engineering (any major) and M.A. in Economics (with emphasis in Business Economics); B.S. in Geological Sciences and M.S. in Geological Sciences or Geophysics
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Writing in the disciplines N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	91%
4-year graduation rate	69

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data