A Santa Barbara native, the first in her family to go to college, a tour guide during her UCSB days, and a 20-plus-year veteran of UCSB’s admissions office, Acosta is an expert in her field. She’s ...

The sessions will cover starting an application, avoiding common mistakes, and asking questions before submitting a completed application. Local students in the class of 2026 who want to apply to any ...

The Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara awarded a $25,000 grant to UC Santa Barbara’s Research Mentorship Program , helping ...

University of California, Santa Barbara is a public institution that was founded in 1909. In the 2025 edition of Best ...

UC Santa Barbara received almost 130,000 applications for freshman and transfer students for fall 2022 as the entire University of California System saw a record-breaking number of applicants.

UCSB has received 81,782 applications from prospective freshmen for fall 2017, an increase of more than 6 percent over last year.