Important Dates
- Spring Final Exams: June 7-13
- Commencement: June 12-15
- Juneteenth (administrative holiday): June 19
- New Student Orientation sessions: June 26-August 8 (freshmen); August 11-15 (transfer)
- Independence Day (administrative holiday): July 4
- 2025 Summer Sessions Dates & Deadlines
- Fall Quarter Fees Due: September 15
- Move-In Weekend: September 18-21
- Week of Welcome activities: September 21-26
- First Day of Fall Quarter: September 25
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UC Santa Barbara ranks among top universities nationally and globally in recent assessments!
While rankings cannot reflect the depth and complexity of any university, landing in the upper echelons of such assessments is a significant achievement. And UC Santa Barbara continues to place well both nationally and globally.
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UCSB researchers Lauren Smith and Tamas Almos Vami are the recipients of the inaugural Awards for Excellence in Postdocs for their impact as mentors, leaders and collaborators across campus.
Thanks to a student-led sports-waste recycling program at UCSB, Gauchos (and visiting community members) can recycle their old sports gear in the drop-off bin at the Rec Cen.
Since its 2015 launch, some 40 startups have spun out of the incubator based in the California NanoSystems Institute