UCSB faculty includes five Nobel Prize laureates , one Fields Medalist , 29 members of the United States National Academy of Sciences , 27 members of the National Academy of Engineering , and 23 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . UCSB faculty includes five Nobel Prize laureates , one Fields Medalist , 29 members of the National Academy of Sciences , 27 members of the National Academy of Engineering , and 23 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .