Welcome to Santa Barbara

The Santa Barbara campus of Antioch University opened in 1977 and has experienced steady growth to its current 300-350 students. Located in downtown Santa Barbara, the campus offers more than 60 courses each quarter with a faculty of more than 50 full-time and part-time instructors. Antioch Santa Barbara serves local residents as well as commuters and participants in various low-residency programs.  Although AUSB will always remain small and personal, current plans call for growth to about 600 students, with particular emphasis on growth in the international student body.

Antioch Santa Barbara’s students are adults who seek a new direction in their careers or the mobility provided by earning an undergraduate or graduate degree. A diverse group of men and women ranging in age from 23 to 70, they share a serious determination to change their lives. The average student is 35 years old, and over 70 percent receive some form of financial aid.

Students are drawn to Antioch Santa Barbara from the Santa Barbara area as well as Ventura, Oxnard, the western San Fernando Valley, Santa Maria and San Luis Obispo. A growing number of Antioch students have relocated from countries around the world to Santa Barbara specifically to attend Antioch, drawn by Antioch’s distinctive education and the community’s justly famous climate, lifestyle, and amenities.