University of California, Santa Barbara - University in California

The University of California, Santa Barbara is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a 1,022-acre (414 ha) site near Goleta, California, United States, 8 miles (13 km) from Santa Barbara and 100 miles (160 km) northwest of Los Angeles.

Address:                  Santa Barbara, CA 93106, United States
Mascot:                   Ole

Former names	Anna Blake School (1891–1909) Santa Barbara State Normal School (1909–21) Santa Barbara State College (1921–44) Santa Barbara College of the University of California (1944–58)
Motto	Fiat lux (Latin)
Motto in English	Let there be light
Established	1891 (Anna Blake School); Joined the UC in 1944
Type	Public research university Space Grant University State
Endowment	$258.0 million (2014)
Chancellor	Henry T. Yang
Academic staff	1,078 (Fall 2013)
Students	22,225 (Fall 2013)
Undergraduates	19,362 (Fall 2013)
Postgraduates	2,863 (Fall 2013)
Location	Santa Barbara, California, United States
Campus	Suburban 1,055 acres (427 ha)
Newspaper	Daily Nexus The Bottom Line
Colors	Blue and Gaucho Gold
Athletics	NCAA Division I Big West Conference
Nickname	Gauchos
Affiliations	UC System APLU AAU URA APRU
Website	www.ucsb.edu