University of California-Santa Barbara Top Questions

The beach, surfing and partying amidst the beautiful surroundings of UCSB.

UC Santa Barbara is best known for its social life and its beautiful campus. The campus atmosphere is very relaxing. Isla Vista is a community of students, faculty, and residents who live right next to the campus, which makes it a non-commuter school. This helps all of the students maintain a well balanced social and academic life. Students are either busy with school work or enjoying their time living right next to the beach.

UCSB is known for being right on the beach, it's physically and academically active students, it's intense social scene (Isla Vista), and for being a top research institution. A common motto used at UCSB is "we work hard, we play hard!"

Great social life combined with great academics, and a beautiful campus!

Parties

Sadly for being a party school but I think the school is a great environment for learning and meeting new people.

UCSB is best known for the adjacent student town of Isla Vista, which is notorious for debauchery.

Beautiful scenery, best parties, and strong academics. Its an all in one school!

Almost everyone rides a bike, skateboards, or walks to class!

My school is known best for its strong interests and advances in the sciences.

Our school is best known for its location, even though we have great academic progams, a lot of students focus on the fact that it is set in beautiful scenery and that Isla Vista, the student community, is a BIG party town. As a whole, the school programs have gotten increasingly better, the engineering and science departments have been growing exponentially and have nobel prize winning professors!

UCSB is known for being a top research university. It also has the reputation of being a party school although I believe this is an unfair label.

Partying!

Isla Vista parties

party atmosphere, beautiful campus and location

The location of the school, which is on the beach and extracurricular activities that students participate in during their free time, which is usually partying. The school also is high ranked in achademics.

Not only does the University offer great academics with the best professors, it has the pacific within a few mins walk. Great social life.

U.C.S.B. captures the essence of everything college should be. From the immediate California coastal access to the Santa Ynez Mountains, the possibility of outdoor activities is endless. The University is next to one of the best college towns in the country, Isla Vista, which effortlessly caters to college students. UCSB is 15 minutes away from downtown Santa Barbara which offers fantastic restaurants, great movie venues and amazing shopping. Known for academic excellence and its active research environment, the University provides students with a wide range of classes, majors and exceptional professors.