Best West

For our "2024 Best Colleges: Region by Region" web feature, we salute 630 colleges in seven zones—Northeast, South, Southwest, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, West, and International (outside of the United States)—that we consider academically outstanding and well worth consideration in your college search.

Please note that these lists are not ranked. These lists appear in alphabetical order. Schools marked "featured" have paid a fee for this designation.


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Gonzaga University

  • Spokane, WA
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  • 5,163 Full-Time Enrollment
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Hawai'i Pacific University

  • Honolulu, HI
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  • 3,814 Full-Time Enrollment
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Loyola Marymount University

  • Los Angeles, CA
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  • 6,700 Full-Time Enrollment
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Occidental College

  • Los Angeles, CA
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  • 1,854 Full-Time Enrollment
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Reed College

  • Portland, OR
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  • 1,439 Full-Time Enrollment
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University of Redlands

  • Redlands, CA
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  • 2,159 Full-Time Enrollment
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University of Utah

  • Salt Lake City, UT
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  • 26,827 Full-Time Enrollment

Azusa Pacific University

  • Azusa, CA
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  • 4,485 Full-Time Enrollment

Biola University

  • La Mirada, CA
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  • 3,499 Full-Time Enrollment

Brigham Young University (UT)

  • Provo, UT
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  • 31,401 Full-Time Enrollment

California Institute of Technology

  • Pasadena, CA
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  • 1,023 Full-Time Enrollment

California Institute of the Arts

  • Valencia, CA
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  • 888 Full-Time Enrollment

California Polytechnic University, Humboldt

  • Arcata, CA
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  • 5,424 Full-Time Enrollment

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

  • Pomona, CA
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  • 24,453 Full-Time Enrollment

California State University, East Bay

  • Hayward, CA
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  • 10,582 Full-Time Enrollment

California State University, Long Beach

  • Long Beach, CA
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  • 31,447 Full-Time Enrollment

California State University, San Bernardino

  • San Bernardino, CA
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  • 15,785 Full-Time Enrollment

California State University, Stanislaus

  • Turlock, CA
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  • 8,670 Full-Time Enrollment

Chapman University

  • Orange, CA
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  • 7,874 Full-Time Enrollment

Claremont McKenna College

  • Claremont, CA
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  • 1,381 Full-Time Enrollment

The College of Idaho

  • Caldwell, ID
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  • 1,054 Full-Time Enrollment

Deep Springs College

  • Dyer, NV
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  • 26 Full-Time Enrollment

Evergreen State College

  • Olympia, WA
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  • 2,080 Full-Time Enrollment

George Fox University

  • Newberg, OR
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  • 2,383 Full-Time Enrollment

Harvey Mudd College

  • Claremont, CA
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  • 905 Full-Time Enrollment

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