Overview

College of Letters and Sciences / College of Letters and Sciences is located in Santa Barbara, CA.

Departments & Programs

Department of Anthropology

Department of Art

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies

Department of Classics

Department of Communication

Department of Earth Science

Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies

Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology

Department of Economics

Department of English

Department of Feminist Studies

Department of Film and Media Studies

Department of Geography

Department of Global Studies

Department of History

Department of History of Art and Architecture

Department of Linguistics

Department of Mathematics

Department of Media Arts and Technology

Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Department of Music

Department of Philosophy

Department of Physics

Department of Political Science

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Department of Religious Studies

Department of Sociology

Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Department of Statistics and Applied Probability

Department of Theater and Dance

Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Biomolecular Science and Engineering

Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Dynamical Neuroscience

Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Marine Science

Program in Comparative Literature

Program in Latin American and Iberian Studies

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Master of Music/Doctor of Musical Arts (MM/DMA)
Master of Arts (MA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Master of Science (MS)
Master of Arts/Doctor of Philosophy (MA/PhD)
Master of Music (MM)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	243
Doctoral Degrees	238
Other Advanced Degrees	8

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

4,418

Applied

940

Accepted

371

Enrolled

Applying

90

Application Fee - Domestic

110

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Master's Degree Requirements	3 letters of recommendation, statement of purpose, personal achievements/contributions statement, resume/curriculum vitae, transcripts for post-secondary institutions attended
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Requirements	3 letters of recommendation, statement of purpose, personal achievements/contributions statement, resume/curriculum vitae, transcripts for post-secondary institutions attended

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required
IELTS: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

1,647

Total Graduate Students

18%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	8.62%
Black or African American	1.46%
White or Caucasian	51%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.97%
Asian	8.68%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1.28%
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	8.62%

Gender

Male (54%)

Female (45%)

Faculty

1,002

Total faculty

Full-time - 782

Part-time - 220

Male (646)

Female (356)

Location & Contact

Address 2217 Cheadle Hall
Santa Barbara, CA  93106-2080
United States

Contact Dr. David Marshall
Executive Dean
Email: dmarshall@ltsc.ucsb.edu
Phone: 805-893-4327

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