University of California, Santa Barbara Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 85% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 44% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 40% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 28% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.66 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• business economics
• sociology
• English

Policies

Probation Policy

The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:

• Freshmen: 2.00
• Sophomore: 2.00
• Junior: 2.00
• Senior: 2.00

Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar System:

• Quarter System (four terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• 1 summer session(s) that consist of 6 weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held during summer.

• 24% continue immediately.

• Law School: 15%
• Medical School: 7%
• Graduate Business Programs: 6%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 17%
• Other: 55%

• California State Universities, Caltech, Stanford University, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC
• San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, University of Southern California.

• Applied Magnetics, Arthur Andersen, Hewlett-Packard, Hughes Aircraft, IBM, KPMG Peat Marwick.

• Robert J. Lagomarsino, former U.S. congressman, California; Mary P. Ryan, historian, winner of 1982 Bancroft Prize; Robert Ballard, senior scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Lab; Michael Douglas, actor and producer; Barbara Rush, actress; Max Jamiesson, CEO, Hyundai Motor America.