University of California, Santa Barbara campus

The University of California, Santa Barbara is located on cliffs directly above the Pacific Ocean.

UCSB's campus is autonomous from local government and has not been annexed by the city of Santa Barbara.

Much of the campus's early architecture was designed by architect William Pereira and his partner Charles Luckman, and made heavy use of custom tinted and patterned concrete blocks.

The vast majority of university facilities, including all lecture halls and laboratories, are in the East Campus.

The largest sand dunes on the south-facing coast of the Santa Barbara Channel are located here.

The East Campus centers around two quadrangles, separated from each other by the main library and bus circle, and the life sciences buildings.

Along the western quad are Storke Plaza and buildings housing the various arts, social sciences, and humanities departments.

Surrounding the wider, park-like eastern quad are buildings housing the physical sciences departments and the College of Engineering.

Directly to the south of, but not adjacent to, the eastern quad are the life sciences and psychology departments, as well as most of the on-campus housing.

It will also provide opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students, who will be voluntary guides, to learn about teaching science.