UC Santa Barbara Community Relations and Support Groups links UCSB to the community. Whether you are a graduate, parent, faculty, staff or simply a resident of the greater Santa Barbara area, UC Santa Barbara is part of your home. We serve as connectors to campus and encourage community engagement through events and student support.
Points of Pride
#1
Green School
Princeton Review ranked UC Santa Barbara as the No. 1 Green School among public universities in their 2015 Guide to 353 Green Colleges. Bren Hall, which houses the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, is among the “greenest” buildings in the nation, earning triple LEED Platinum certification — the highest sustainability rating possible — from the U.S. Green Building Council. In fact, our campus has the largest portfolio of LEED-certified buildings in the UC system.
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Nobel Laureates
UCSB’s renowned faculty includes six winners of Nobel Prizes for landmark research in chemistry, physics and economics. An alumna of our College of Creative Studies won the 2009 Nobel in Physiology or Medicine.
#7
Public University
UCSB ranks number 7 among all public universities in U.S. News and World Report's 2020 “Best Colleges” guide, the most widely read college guide in the country.
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