List of chancellors of the University of California, Santa Barbara

The following is a list of chancellors of the University of California, Santa Barbara, as well as leaders of the university's predecessors.

The earliest predecessor, Santa Barbara State College, was under the supervision of a president. In 1944, when the college became affiliated with the University of California, the title of the chief executive was changed to Provost. In September 1958, the Regents of the University of California established Santa Barbara as a full campus of the University of California, with the official title of the campus chief executive being changed to Chancellor.

List +ImageNameFromToLengthRef.President, Santa Barbara State Normal School / Santa Barbara State College1–1918194426 yearsProvost, Santa Barbara College of the University of California1–Clarence L. Phelps194419462 years2–J. Harold Williams194619559 years3–Clark G. Kuebler1955December 16, 1955 <1 yearacting–John C. SnidecorFebruary 1956 June 30, 1956<1 year–Elmer NobleJuly 1, 1956September 19582 yearsChancellor, University of California, Santa Barbaraacting–Elmer NobleSeptember 1958June 30, 19591 year1–Samuel B. GouldJuly 1, 1959June 30, 1962 3 years2–Vernon CheadleJuly 1, 1962June 30, 197715 years3–July 1, 1977 9 yearsactingDaniel G. Aldrich June 30, 19871 year4–Barbara UehlingJuly 1, 1987June 30, 1994 7 years5Henry T. YangJune 23, 1994 July 14, 2025>31 yearsinterim–David MarshallJuly 15, 2025August 31, 20251.5 months6Dennis AssanisSeptember 1, 2025incumbent

See also List of presidents of the University of California List of chancellors of the University of California, Berkeley List of chancellors of the University of California, Davis List of chancellors of the University of California, Irvine List of chancellors of the University of California, Los Angeles List of chancellors of the University of California, Merced List of chancellors of the University of California, Riverside List of chancellors of the University of California, San Diego List of chancellors of the University of California, San Francisco List of chancellors of the University of California, Santa Cruz

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