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The Anna Blake School opened its doors in 1891 with a mission to train teachers and home economics experts. This small institution sat quietly until the state took over operations in 1909.
A group of local citizens led by Thomas Storke and Pearl Chase pushed hard for change in 1944. They convinced the State Legislature and Governor Earl Warren to move the college into the University of California system.
Samuel B. Gould became the first chancellor appointed in 1959 to guide the expanding university. Leaders changed the official title to University of California, Santa Barbara in 1958 after the campus grew significantly.
The tower houses a five-octave carillon with 61 bells that ring over Storke Plaza. Storke Tower rose above the landscape when it finished construction in 1969.
UCSB spent $305.48 million on research and development during fiscal year 2023 according to National Science Foundation data. The institution ranked 105th nationally for total research spending that same year.
Jason Lezak won four Olympic gold medals swimming for the United States after training at UCSB. The campus counts eleven Nobel laureates among its alumni, faculty, and researchers combined.