U. California, Santa Barbara

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2023 56 88.1 459 75 87.8 602 105 88.7 914
2022 52 88.9 457 82 88.2 680 102 88.9 900
2021 57 87.6 447 71 90 691 72 87.9 583 104 88.8 908
2020 68 85.2 450 62 91.3 697 101 89.2 916
2019 56 87.8 447 73 89.7 696 74 87.7 589 100 89.3 914
2018 48 89.1 428 62 91.3 698 100 89.2 911
2017 58 86.7 425 66 90.6 684 78 86.7 575 96 89.5 898
2016 52 88.2 430 72 89.9 697 97 89.4 896
2015 52 88.1 426 67 90.6 693 77 86.8 570 95 89.6 898
2014 49 88.7 422 67 90.5 688 90 90.1 889
2013 63 88.9 555
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 335 356 296 281 323 355 315 328 342 353
  Science and engineering 260 282 235 225 239 273 228 258 256 249
    Science 198 207 160 164 176 199 161 192 184 173
      Life science 27 35 24 27 27 22 24 25 21 23
        Agricultural sciences 6 6 3 4 12 4 4 7 3 4
        Biological sciences 21 29 21 23 15 18 20 18 18 19
      Physical sciences and earth sciences 68 65 41 51 57 73 51 60 57 50
        Chemistry 21 32 22 16 18 25 22 21 22 21
        Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 12 13 4 9 13 11 9 15 13 13
        Physics and astronomy 35 20 15 26 26 37 20 24 22 16
      Mathematics and computer sciences 35 32 33 35 33 39 20 34 35 29
        Computer sciences 27 14 22 22 13 20 16 15 20 15
        Mathematics 8 18 11 13 20 19 4 19 15 14
      Psychology and social sciences 68 75 62 51 59 65 66 73 71 71
        Psychology 21 25 17 18 13 23 28 22 21 17
        Anthropology 1 3 . 3 3 . 1 6 2 2
        Economics 13 12 11 8 5 11 14 12 12 12
        Political science and government 2 5 1 2 9 6 4 3 7 7
        Sociology 4 8 3 6 6 6 3 9 13 7
        Other social sciences 27 22 30 14 23 19 16 21 16 26
    Engineering 62 75 75 61 63 74 67 66 72 76
      Biological/biomedical sciences 1 1 1 1 1 5 . 1 2 3
      Chemical engineering 9 10 11 6 11 12 8 11 14 20
      Civil engineering . . 1 . . . . . 1 .
      Electrical engineering 20 30 27 21 13 19 17 18 18 17
      Industrial engineering . 1 1 . . . . . . .
      Materials/metallurgical engineering 20 22 19 19 26 24 25 21 20 23
      Mechanical engineering 4 7 11 5 5 9 10 7 7 5
      Other engineering 8 4 4 9 7 5 7 8 10 8
  Non-science and engineering 75 74 61 56 84 82 87 70 86 104
    Education 11 14 13 8 19 26 18 21 16 23
      Education administration . . . . 1 6 2 1 2 3
      Education research 2 6 2 1 6 8 8 10 7 9
      Teacher education . 1 . . . 1 . 1 . 1
      Teaching fields 4 1 3 3 6 5 2 1 5 5
      Other education 5 6 8 4 6 6 6 8 2 5
    Humanities 58 49 43 43 56 51 56 45 61 71
      Foreign languages & literature 8 5 5 7 3 2 6 1 10 7
      History 8 7 9 9 9 10 9 7 16 17
      Letters 12 8 7 7 13 16 11 8 11 15
      Other humanities and arts 30 29 22 20 31 23 30 29 24 32
    Other 6 11 5 5 9 5 13 4 9 10
      Business management/administration 1 2 . . 1 1 . . 1 .
      Communication 5 8 5 5 8 4 12 4 8 10
      Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) . 1 . . . . 1 . . .

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2022–13

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2022–13

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2022–13

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
. 305,483 278,897 248,961 254,434 243,778 235,164 238,246 230,139 222,870 231,322
. 154 291 370 348 495 982 1,306 368 447 636
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 8,094 6,006 7,199 9,585 7,663 8,645 9,615 10,896 11,473 9,820
. 2,346 1,727 1,672 2,527 0 2,532 2,210 0 1 1,547
. 593 472 466 491 543 588 38 0 57 7
. 17,588 9,613 10,842 10,902 7,689 3,879 5,441 31,620 25,968 25,176
. 55,175 53,487 44,065 41,250 32,838 36,381 35,142 27,898 27,266 26,830
. 0 0 0 0 0 6,889 0 0 0 0
. 7,850 6,963 8,076 7,700 7,599 7,237 10,122 7,427 6,740 8,972
. 179,551 169,114 146,497 153,842 162,702 145,814 152,173 124,881 123,981 135,399
. 13,211 19,387 29,848 30,838 34,842 37,682 35,439 29,415 24,093 28,090
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 2,654 7,716 6,761 7,124 9,162 10,621 6,688 0 0
. 13,211 16,733 22,132 24,077 27,718 28,520 24,818 22,727 24,093 28,090
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 1,759 1,335 1,416 1,416 1,711 1,234 1,801 1,241 1,337 1,449
. 18,612 4,939 385 867 952 1,247 814 0 681 4,530
. 4,387 3,276 3,457 4,929 5,299 5,517 6,415 5,348 5,345 6,672
. 11,052 10,473 8,231 7,631 7,450 5,912 6,228 11,096 12,539 14,066
. 589 477 487 646 780 566 876 2,023 2,150 890
. 206 107 108 374 965 1,024 778 210 195 401
. 23 0 3 18 225 674 1,213 2,052 0 0
. 14 49 372 109 604 397 272 216 41 54
. 10,220 9,840 7,261 6,484 4,876 3,251 3,089 6,595 10,153 12,721
. 38,926 43,416 37,222 40,396 35,554 33,665 30,714 32,012 32,016 25,826
. 2,319 11,828 14,629 15,783 14,509 12,072 10,970 10,907 13,317 9,382
. 36,396 31,404 22,411 24,517 20,982 21,593 19,741 21,004 18,251 15,458
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 101 0 0
. 211 184 182 96 63 0 3 0 448 986
. 23,101 13,354 11,503 9,231 10,965 11,397 12,511 11,732 9,989 12,482
. 68,503 72,934 54,435 58,534 65,929 49,160 58,251 34,037 37,981 42,284
. 32,081 32,704 26,695 23,427 16,998 17,663 20,023 22,124 25,565 23,505
. 2,454 3,921 4,379 6,419 6,291 2,495 2,864 3,168 2,301 6,996
. 10,043 8,424 8,346 9,166 17,290 11,676 10,179 7,511 9,269 10,271
. 13,679 19,301 14,586 18,605 24,396 17,272 24,784 0 0 0
. 10,246 8,584 429 917 954 54 401 1,234 846 1,512
. 14,915 12,454 16,161 12,911 13,681 11,815 12,479 10,232 9,333 5,708
. 1 0 0 0 33 14 1 4 5 1
. 212 103 91 105 114 173 157 188 591 515
. 8,201 7,794 11,467 8,112 8,214 5,838 5,785 4,864 4,419 314
. 4,575 2,519 2,718 2,853 3,118 3,472 4,145 2,973 2,375 2,007
. 1,716 1,747 1,513 1,391 1,686 1,207 1,085 1,060 1,430 2,235
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 56 0 2 102 21 129 0 775 66 0
. 19,371 19,061 13,983 15,226 11,063 11,384 11,026 17,185 18,051 17,863

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2023
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields 305,483 179,896 7,230 65,230 14,790 27,455 10,882
    Science 179,551 100,747 5,781 35,929 7,221 22,279 7,594
      Computer and information sciences 23,101 14,281 1,168 3,747 1,869 1,829 207
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 38,926 12,410 3,484 8,560 1,903 7,701 4,868
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 2,319 513 0 1,189 24 379 214
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 36,396 11,897 3,484 7,189 1,879 7,293 4,654
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 211 0 0 182 0 29 0
      Life sciences 13,211 12,411 0 361 24 397 18
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 13,211 12,411 0 361 24 397 18
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,759 1,376 0 200 0 183 0
      Physical sciences 68,503 47,290 488 10,774 2,541 6,875 535
        Astronomy and astrophysics 2,454 2,454 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 10,043 6,841 60 1,357 195 1,444 146
        Materials science 13,679 11,309 0 900 1,470 0 0
        Physics 32,081 18,547 0 7,149 865 5,139 381
        Physical sciences nec 10,246 8,139 428 1,368 11 292 8
      Psychology 4,387 2,285 0 846 17 333 906
      Social sciences 11,052 4,523 3 4,783 64 1,029 650
        Anthropology 23 0 0 23 0 0 0
        Economics 589 0 0 588 0 0 1
        Political science and government 14 0 0 12 0 0 2
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 206 0 0 187 0 19 0
        Social sciences nec 10,220 4,523 3 3,973 64 1,010 647
      Sciences nec 18,612 6,171 638 6,658 803 3,932 410
    Engineering 111,017 77,243 88 18,969 7,569 4,064 3,084
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 19,371 18,300 0 543 0 252 276
      Chemical engineering 8,094 6,710 0 163 1,021 132 68
      Civil engineering 2,346 0 0 2,113 0 0 233
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 55,175 36,456 38 12,132 2,357 2,523 1,669
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 7,850 6,860 50 510 171 211 48
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 17,588 8,472 0 3,452 4,020 854 790
      Engineering nec 593 445 0 56 0 92 0
    Non-S&E 14,915 1,906 1,361 10,332 0 1,112 204
      Business management and business administration 8,201 268 0 7,933 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 154 122 0 0 0 21 11
      Education 4,575 1,268 1,294 1,320 0 598 95
      Humanities 1,716 248 67 855 0 451 95
      Law 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 212 0 0 167 0 42 3
      Non-S&E nec 56 0 0 56 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 179,896 161,241 122,168 123,198 118,517 113,388 117,457 116,775 116,232 121,045
  DOD 51,327 42,985 32,274 34,900 34,067 30,750 32,998 31,346 35,848 39,038
  DOE 24,864 26,239 12,311 14,629 13,094 11,314 9,312 9,058 7,759 9,601
  HHS 29,897 23,064 16,720 17,409 16,583 16,943 17,272 17,374 17,119 19,649
  NASA 7,085 6,825 5,881 5,053 6,128 4,406 4,503 4,016 3,405 3,249
  NSF 57,467 54,025 47,941 44,669 41,311 42,123 42,834 44,450 43,111 43,007
  USDA 693 503 412 410 463 122 155 0 122 301
  Other 8,563 7,600 6,629 6,128 6,871 7,730 10,383 10,531 8,868 6,200

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 3,770 419 3,351 .
2018 3,447 416 3,031 .
2017 3,302 420 2,882 .

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
  All research space 905 905 878 824 817
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 159 158 156 155 156
    Computer and information sciences 26 22 22 20 19
    Engineering 246 251 227 196 192
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 80 76 75 73 73
    Health sciences 1 1 1 1 1
    Mathematics and statistics 9 9 9 9 9
    Natural resources and conservation 34 32 32 28 28
    Physical sciences 171 170 171 172 173
    Psychology 44 44 40 41 35
    Social sciences 91 95 95 92 96
    Other 44 45 48 37 35

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space . . . 31,207 2,128 0
    Engineering . . . 31,207 0 0
    Psychology . . . . 2,128 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space 2,122 28,950 7,573 16,700 11,499
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 601 11,521 1,132 4,337 1,992
    Computer and information sciences 0 316 403 504 0
    Engineering 0 9,236 1,155 1,433 940
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 499 661 0 2,363 1,119
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 395 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 1,023 5,474 4,110 4,173 5,333
    Psychology 0 768 378 616 880
    Social sciences 0 382 0 3,274 924
    Other 0 593 0 0 312

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities