The Social Science Survey Center (SSSC) is administratively housed within the Institute for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research (ISBER) at UCSB and physically located in Room 2219 North Hall. For more than three decades, ISBER–formerly the Community and Organization Research Institute (CORI) – has served as the campus Organized Research Unit (ORU) for sponsored research in the social sciences and, to a lesser extent, the humanities and other units of the university. ISBER’s original charge was to “serve as a major resource for basic research in the social sciences,” encouraging “faculty participation in interdisciplinary research.” With ISBER’s absorption of the Social Process Research Institute (SPRI) in 1990, ISBER grew rapidly and became even more diverse in terms of client base. In 1998–99, ISBER’s 71 submitted proposals and 106 funded projects involved a total of 124 PI’s and co-PI’s . Funded projects totaled $8.2 million in contracts, grants, gifts, royalties, and other awards.

The SSSC is an interdisciplinary enterprise comprised of faculty from the social sciences with extensive experience with survey research. The Center is managed by a Director, in conjunction with an Oversight Committee, an Advisory Board and its Review Panel. The administrative structure of the Center is as follows: