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For our "2026 Best Colleges: Region by Region" web feature, we salute 631 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 that designation but not for inclusion in this list.


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University of Utah

  • Salt Lake City, UT
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  • 29,335 Full-Time Enrollment
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Reed College

  • Portland, OR
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  • 1,267 Full-Time Enrollment
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University of Wyoming

  • Laramie, WY
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  • 8,138 Full-Time Enrollment

Utah State University

  • Logan, UT
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  • 24,669 Full-Time Enrollment

Brigham Young University (UT)

  • Provo, UT
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  • 32,952 Full-Time Enrollment

Westminster University

  • Salt Lake City, UT
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  • 842 Full-Time Enrollment

Weber State University

  • Ogden, UT
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  • 31,672 Full-Time Enrollment

Montana Technological University

  • Butte, MT
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  • 2,224 Full-Time Enrollment

The University of Montana—Missoula

  • Missoula, MT
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  • 7,714 Full-Time Enrollment

Southern Utah University

  • Cedar City, UT
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  • 9,271 Full-Time Enrollment

Northwest Nazarene University

  • Nampa, ID
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  • 1,043 Full-Time Enrollment

The College of Idaho

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

University of Idaho

  • Moscow, ID
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  • 9,656 Full-Time Enrollment

Washington State University

  • Pullman, WA
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  • 21,400 Full-Time Enrollment

Gonzaga University

  • Spokane, WA
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  • 4,976 Full-Time Enrollment

Whitworth University

  • Spokane, WA
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  • 1,858 Full-Time Enrollment

Whitman College

  • Walla Walla, WA
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  • 1,468 Full-Time Enrollment

Deep Springs College

  • Dyer, NV
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  • 26 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Redlands

  • Redlands, CA
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  • 1,941 Full-Time Enrollment

California State University, San Bernardino

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

University of California—Riverside

  • Riverside, CA
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  • 24,034 Full-Time Enrollment

Pitzer College

  • Claremont, CA
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  • 1,193 Full-Time Enrollment

Pomona College

  • Claremont, CA
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  • 1,766 Full-Time Enrollment

Scripps College

  • Claremont, CA
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  • 1,103 Full-Time Enrollment

Claremont McKenna College

  • Claremont, CA
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  • 1,378 Full-Time Enrollment

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