Best Colleges 2024

Best Colleges in the West

Best Colleges in the West

Roughly two-thirds of the top-scoring schools in the western half of the country are public universities. Here’s a look at the best in the region.

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Graduation Rate
3% $86,900 $21,900 91%
30% $31,100 $20,300 84%
55% $29,200 $13,200 75%
96% $28,200 $18,600 67%
87% $27,400 $8,000 59%
90% $29,200 $14,300 69%
95% $27,800 $16,400 72%
89% $28,700 $5,400 66%
96% $29,100 $12,100 67%
95% $23,800 $7,900 67%
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67% $28,900 $8,400 78%
40% $27,200 $9,900 81%
87% $31,900 $6,100 68%
92% $28,900 $12,100 71%
91% $24,600 $9,400 66%
93% $29,900 $12,300 66%
91% $26,700 $9,300 70%
95% $26,500 $11,100 66%
97% $24,600 $8,000 69%
10% $85,400 $30,300 91%
58% $41,100 $31,100 85%
75% $49,000 $16,100 71%
70% $72,500 $40,900 87%
13% $88,300 $42,100 92%
89% $67,400 $33,400 76%
93% $28,500 $18,300 57%
7% $84,400 $21,100 94%
88% $77,100 $34,000 76%
39% $33,400 $13,800 81%
94% $30,300 $14,000 66%
77% $32,100 $15,000 73%
52% $82,000 $53,400 92%
94% $28,400 $16,400 67%
4% $85,400 $19,300 95%
85% $41,600 $25,600 80%
11% $44,700 $20,400 93%
37% $40,100 $18,400 88%
21% $38,800 $14,800 86%
9% $38,400 $18,000 92%
89% $40,400 $14,300 70%
69% $38,700 $15,300 80%
24% $38,500 $17,000 89%
26% $39,400 $17,800 85%
47% $40,200 $19,000 79%
93% $75,700 $35,600 84%
12% $88,400 $38,900 92%
93% $75,200 $29,800 70%
89% $27,700 $13,100 62%
48% $33,400 $11,200 83%
83% $30,900 $18,900 64%
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Notes: Students who get merit grants are full-time undergraduates who had no financial need and were awarded grants. Graduation rate measures degree completion within six years for both transfer students and first-time students. Early career earnings are the median earnings for both graduates and non-completers, 10 years after they first enrolled.


Sources: U.S. Department of Education, Peterson’s, Money/Witlytic calculations.

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