University of California--Santa Barbara is a public institution that was founded in 1909. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 18,977, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 989 acres. It utilizes a quarter-based academic calendar. University of California--Santa Barbara's ranking in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 41. Its in-state tuition and fees are $13,746 (2013-14); out-of-state tuition and fees are $36,624 (2013-14).

Located 100 miles up the coast from Los Angeles, the University of California—Santa Barbara sits atop cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean.