UCSB Engineering
Prospective Undergraduates

Top 10 Reasons to choose UC Santa Barbara, College of Engineering

  1. You can actually complete your Engineering or Computer Science degree in four years because we guarantee that the engineering classes you need are available.
  2. Why not compliment your 4-year degree with a Masters? We offer seven different BS/MS programs that fit into five years.
  3. We fit just right. You'll get small college attention with large university opportunities including a student-to-faculty ratio of 10:1 (in the College of Engineering), academic counselors who know your name, and over 20,000 Gauchos (our mascot) with which to make new friends.
  4. With a traditional theoretical education and opportunities to put that theory to the test - through senior capstone projects and undergraduate research - you won't just memorize answers to problems, you'll learn how to problem solve.
  5. We produce well-rounded engineers by encouraging Education Abroad Program participation and providing opportunities for real-world service learning experiences.
  6. You can't go wrong with oceanfront views, average annual daytime temperature of 71°F, seven miles of bike paths on campus, and a university that thinks green.
  7. You may not be doing cutting-edge research during your first year, but you benefit from faculty and graduate students who are. We are a leading research and teaching institution with a top 20 graduate engineering program, five Nobel laureates, and the highest percentage of faculty who are National Academy of Engineering members than any other university-and they will be teaching your courses.
  8. We understand (and support) that changing your major is sometimes the best choice for you.
  9. You are probably not thinking about career job opportunities right now, but we already are. The College of Engineering has collaborations with over 150 local, national, and international companies and when it's time, those companies will be thinking about you.
  10. The UCSB Men's Soccer team had three players from the College of Engineering who helped engineer the 2006 NCAA Championship win.