Overview

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering / Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is located in Santa Barbara, CA, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science/Doctor of Philosophy (MS/PhD)
Master of Science (MS)	Computer engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Communications, control and signal processing
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Electronics and photonics
Master of Science (MS)	Electronics and photonics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computer engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Communications, control and signal processing

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	77
Doctoral Degrees	27

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

1,550

Applied

265

Accepted

72

Enrolled

Applying

90

Application Fee - Domestic

110

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 15th	December 15th	No
Winter deadline	November 1st	November 1st	No
Spring deadline	January 2nd	January 2nd	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	December 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships

Student Body

253

Total Graduate Students

68%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0.4%
Black or African American	0.4%
White or Caucasian	20%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.79%
Asian	7.11%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	1.98%

Gender

Male (78%)

Female (21%)

Faculty

36

Total faculty

Full-time - 35

Part-time - 1

Male (32)

Female (4)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Communications, signal processing, computer engineering, control, electronics and photonics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	25,370,475

Location & Contact

Address 1210 Cheadle Hall
Santa Barbara, CA  93106-2014
United States

Contact Prof. Joao Hespanha
Chair
Email: hespanha@ece.ucsb.edu
Phone: 805-893-7042
Fax: 805-893-3262

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