University of California, Santa Barbara Alumni

International Students

14

% of international students in the university

3674

Total International Students in the university

A friendly blend of Nobel laureates, actors, musicians, innovators, athletes, and thought leaders:

Alumni Name

Notable Achievement / Famous For

Degree

Graduating Year

Carol Greider

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2009)

BA (Biology)

1983

Robert Ballard

Oceanographer who discovered the RMS Titanic

BS (Chemistry & Geology)

1965

Michael Douglas

Academy Award–winning actor and producer

BA (Drama)

1968

Gwyneth Paltrow

Academy Award–winning actress

Attended (Anthropology)

N/A

Don Hertzfeldt

Animator and Academy Award nominee

BA (Film Studies)

1998

Gregg Araki

Filmmaker (Mysterious Skin, The Doom Generation)

BA

1982

Gavin Garrison

Emmy-nominated TV producer (Whale Wars)

BA (Global Studies)

2007

Robby Krieger

Guitarist for The Doors

Attended

N/A

Jack Johnson

Singer-songwriter and former professional surfer

BA (Film Studies)

1997

Steve Aoki

Electro-house DJ, producer, and music entrepreneur

BA (Feminist Studies & Sociology)

N/A

Jeffrey O. Henley

Vice-chairman and former chairman of Oracle

BA (Economics)

1966

Knut Vollebæk

Foreign Minister of Norway

BA (Political Science)

1973

Jason Lezak

Swimmer; four-time Olympic gold medalist

BA (N/A)

N/A

Brian Shaw

NBA player and head coach

Attended

N/A

Katy Tur

NBC/MSNBC anchor and journalist

BA (Philosophy)

2005

Elizabeth Wagmeister

TV correspondent and Variety columnist

BA (Communications)

2012

Benjamin Bratt

Actor (noted for Law & Order, films)

Attended

N/A

Reza Aslan

Author, scholar, and TV host

PhD (Sociology of Religion)

N/A

Leroy Chiao

NASA astronaut and entrepreneur

N/A

N/A

Logan Green

Co-founder and CEO of Lyft

BA (Business Economics)

2006

 

Students

712

Yocketers Applied

136

Yocketers Admitted

4,796

Yocketers Interested

University of California, Santa Barbara admitted student profiles

GRE

320

TOEFL

106

IELTS

8

Profiles that got Into University of California, Santa Barbara

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Johan Cheriyan
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GRE 313

TOEFL 109

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Allen Paul
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TOEFL 94

IELTS 7

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Mani V
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GRE 327

TOEFL 111

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Pragati
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IELTS 7

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Kshitij Suri
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GRE 327

TOEFL 114

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Dilshad Khan
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TOEFL 108

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