University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
Public·Four or more years·Doctor's degree - research/scholarship·GPA 4.29
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The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Tracing its roots back to 1891 as an independent teachers college, UC Santa Barbara joined the University of California system in 1944. It is the third-oldest campus in the system, after Berkeley, and UCLA. UCSB's campus sits on the oceanfront site of a…
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#28 (THE US)▼
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Ranked #28 in the US by Times Higher Education (2026). Source: THE US ↗
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Ranked #40 in National Universities (2026). Source: US News ↗
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Ranked #42 in Forbes Top Colleges (2026). Source: Forbes ↗
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Ranked #51 in the US by CWUR (2026). Source: CWUR US ↗
World rank
Ranked #72 globally in Times Higher Education (2026). Source: THE World ↗
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5221 Cheadle Hall, Santa Barbara, California, 93106
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