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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University of California—Berkeley

  • Berkeley, CA
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  • 33,405 Full-Time Enrollment

Sonoma State University

  • Rohnert Park, CA
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  • 8,565 Full-Time Enrollment

Santa Clara University

  • Santa Clara, CA
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  • 6,249 Full-Time Enrollment

University of California—Santa Cruz

  • Santa Cruz, CA
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  • 17,517 Full-Time Enrollment

University of the Pacific

  • Stockton, CA
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  • 3,297 Full-Time Enrollment

University of California—Merced

  • Merced, CA
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  • 8,373 Full-Time Enrollment

California State University, Stanislaus

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

California Polytechnic University, Humboldt

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

University of California—Davis

  • Davis, CA
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  • 31,162 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Hawaii-Manoa

  • Honolulu, HI
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  • 14,576 Full-Time Enrollment

Linfield University

  • McMinnville, OR
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  • 1,677 Full-Time Enrollment

George Fox University

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

University of Portland

  • Portland, OR
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  • 3,136 Full-Time Enrollment

Portland State University

  • Portland, OR
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  • 15,960 Full-Time Enrollment

Lewis & Clark College

  • Portland, OR
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  • 2,194 Full-Time Enrollment

Willamette University

  • Salem, OR
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  • 1,335 Full-Time Enrollment

Oregon State University

  • Corvallis, OR
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  • 25,699 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Oregon

  • Eugene, OR
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  • 19,101 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Washington-Bothell

  • Bothell, WA
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  • 5,659 Full-Time Enrollment

Seattle Pacific University

  • Seattle, WA
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  • 2,428 Full-Time Enrollment

Seattle University

  • Seattle, WA
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  • 4,171 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Washington

  • Seattle, WA
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  • 39,125 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Puget Sound

  • Tacoma, WA
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  • 1,632 Full-Time Enrollment

Pacific Lutheran University

  • Tacoma, WA
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  • 2,393 Full-Time Enrollment

Evergreen State College

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

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