Regional College West Rankings

Regional College West Methodology

These colleges focus on undergraduate education but grant fewer than half their degrees in liberal arts disciplines. Regional Colleges include Cooper Union, Florida Southern College, Ohio Northern University, and Carroll College.

These rankings are split into 4 regions: North, South, Midwest, and West.

U.S. News rank	School	Tuition	Total enrollment	Fall 2011 acceptance rate	Average freshman retention rate	6-year graduation rate	Classes with under 20 students	SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile
Unranked	American Indian College of the Assemblies of God ¹ Phoenix, AZ	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	37 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Bacone College ¹ Muskogee, OK	N/A	N/A	52.4%	32% ⁸	17 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Bellevue College ¹ Bellevue, WA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Brazosport College Lake Jackson, TX	N/A	4,191	N/A	50%	35 ⁸	Locked	Locked
#17	Brigham Young University–Hawaii ¹ Laie Oahu, HI	N/A	N/A	28.9%	56% ⁸	53 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#16	Brigham Young University–Idaho ¹ Rexburg, ID	N/A	N/A	99.4%	73% ⁸	52 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#2	California Maritime Academy Vallejo, CA	N/A	889	65.6% ⁴	78%	62 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#1	Carroll College Helena, MT	$26,554	1,436	71.9%	80%	61 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Cogswell Polytechnical College Sunnyvale, CA	N/A	288	53.8%	66%	43 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	College of Southern Nevada ¹ Las Vegas, NV	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
#8	Corban University Salem, OR	$26,485	1,257	43.3%	74%	52 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Dixie State College of Utah Saint George, UT	N/A	9,044	63.1%	59%	31	Locked	Locked
#17	East Texas Baptist University Marshall, TX	$21,530	1,214	57.2%	60%	40	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Everest College–Phoenix ¹ Phoenix, AZ	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	28 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Great Basin College ¹ Elko, NV	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	9 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#22	Hope International University Fullerton, CA	$25,264	1,365	33.1%	69%	33 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#13	Howard Payne University Brownwood, TX	$22,560	1,201	69.4%	60%	41 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Humphreys College ¹ Stockton, CA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	50 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Jarvis Christian College Hawkins, TX	N/A	524	83.9% ⁴	63% ⁸	16 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#23	Lewis-Clark State College Lewiston, ID	in-state: $5,562, out-of-state: $15,476	4,693	63.4%	51% ⁸	25 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#4	Master's College and Seminary Santa Clarita, CA	$27,700	1,575	65.8%	80%	61 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#12	McMurry University Abilene, TX	$23,305	1,469	60.7%	57%	39	Locked	Locked
#13	Menlo College Atherton, CA	$36,110	642	90.2%	68%	33 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO	N/A	23,789	63.0%	67%	21	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Mid-America Christian University ¹ Oklahoma City, OK	N/A	N/A	N/A	54% ⁸	20 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Midland College ¹ Midland, TX	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
#25	Montana State University–Northern ¹ Havre, MT	N/A	N/A	64.0%	61%	29 ⁸	Locked	Locked
#6	Montana Tech of the University of Montana Butte, MT	in-state: $6,693, out-of-state: $18,948	2,803	88.9%	69%	43 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Nevada State College ¹ Henderson, NV	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	13 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Northern New Mexico College ¹ Espanola, NM	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
#20	Northwest Christian University Eugene, OR	$24,880	610	65.6%	67%	36 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#13	Northwest University Kirkland, WA	$24,706	1,558	97.6%	72%	52 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#5	Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee, OK	$20,796	1,871	65.9%	75%	55 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Oklahoma Panhandle State University Goodwell, OK	N/A	1,463	89.0%	54% ⁸	36	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology–Okmulgee ¹ Okmulgee, OK	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Oklahoma State University–Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK	in-state: $4,176, out-of-state: $7,086	7,721	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
#7	Oklahoma Wesleyan University Bartlesville, OK	$21,140	1,178	66.0%	65%	44 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Olympic College ¹ Bremerton, WA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
#10	Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, OR	in-state: $7,793, out-of-state: $22,470	3,911	64.1%	72%	41 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Patten University ¹ Oakland, CA	N/A	N/A	50.3% ⁴	34% ⁸	23 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Paul Quinn College ¹ Dallas, TX	N/A	N/A	43.5% ⁴	77% ⁸	11 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Peninsula College ¹ Port Angeles, WA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
#9	Rocky Mountain College Billings, MT	$22,892	1,042	55.4%	63%	49 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Rogers State University Claremore, OK	in-state: $4,745, out-of-state: $10,791	4,632	54.2%	53%	17	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Schreiner University Kerrville, TX	$21,540	1,078	61.1%	65%	41	Locked	Locked
Unranked	South Seattle Community College ¹ Seattle, WA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
Unranked	South Texas College ¹ McAllen, TX	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Southwestern Adventist University Keene, TX	$17,800	829	37.4%	63%	43 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Southwestern Christian College ¹ Terrell, TX	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Southwestern Christian University Bethany, OK	$13,500	673	66.8%	57%	28 ⁶	Locked	Locked

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U.S. News rank

School

Tuition

Total enrollment

Fall 2011 acceptance rate

Average freshman retention rate

6-year graduation rate

Classes with under 20 students

SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile

Unranked

American Indian College of the Assemblies of God ¹

Phoenix, AZ

N/A

37 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Bacone College ¹

Muskogee, OK

N/A

52.4%

32% ⁸

17 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Bellevue College ¹

Bellevue, WA

N/A

Locked

Unranked

Brazosport College

Lake Jackson, TX

N/A

4,191

N/A

50%

35 ⁸

Locked

#17

Brigham Young University–Hawaii ¹

Laie Oahu, HI

N/A

28.9%

56% ⁸

53 ⁶

Locked

#16

Brigham Young University–Idaho ¹

Rexburg, ID

N/A

99.4%

73% ⁸

52 ⁶

Locked

California Maritime Academy

Vallejo, CA

N/A

889

65.6% ⁴

78%

62 ⁶

Locked

Carroll College

Helena, MT

$26,554

1,436

71.9%

80%

61 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Cogswell Polytechnical College

Sunnyvale, CA

N/A

288

53.8%

66%

43 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

College of Southern Nevada ¹

Las Vegas, NV

N/A

Locked

Corban University

Salem, OR

$26,485

1,257

43.3%

74%

52 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Dixie State College of Utah

Saint George, UT

N/A

9,044

63.1%

59%

Locked

#17

East Texas Baptist University

Marshall, TX

$21,530

1,214

57.2%

60%

Locked

Unranked

Everest College–Phoenix ¹

Phoenix, AZ

N/A

28 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Great Basin College ¹

Elko, NV

N/A

9 ⁶

Locked

#22

Hope International University

Fullerton, CA

$25,264

1,365

33.1%

69%

33 ⁶

Locked

#13

Howard Payne University

Brownwood, TX

$22,560

1,201

69.4%

60%

41 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Humphreys College ¹

Stockton, CA

N/A

50 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Jarvis Christian College

Hawkins, TX

N/A

524

83.9% ⁴

63% ⁸

16 ⁶

Locked

#23

Lewis-Clark State College

Lewiston, ID

in-state: $5,562, out-of-state: $15,476

4,693

63.4%

51% ⁸

25 ⁶

Locked

Master's College and Seminary

Santa Clarita, CA

$27,700

1,575

65.8%

80%

61 ⁶

Locked

#12

McMurry University

Abilene, TX

$23,305

1,469

60.7%

57%

Locked

#13

Menlo College

Atherton, CA

$36,110

642

90.2%

68%

33 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Denver, CO

N/A

23,789

63.0%

67%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Mid-America Christian University ¹

Oklahoma City, OK

N/A

54% ⁸

20 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Midland College ¹

Midland, TX

N/A

Locked

#25

Montana State University–Northern ¹

Havre, MT

N/A

64.0%

61%

29 ⁸

Locked

Montana Tech of the University of Montana

Butte, MT

in-state: $6,693, out-of-state: $18,948

2,803

88.9%

69%

43 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Nevada State College ¹

Henderson, NV

N/A

13 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Northern New Mexico College ¹

Espanola, NM

N/A

Locked

#20

Northwest Christian University

Eugene, OR

$24,880

610

65.6%

67%

36 ⁶

Locked

#13

Northwest University

Kirkland, WA

$24,706

1,558

97.6%

72%

52 ⁶

Locked

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, OK

$20,796

1,871

65.9%

75%

55 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Oklahoma Panhandle State University

Goodwell, OK

N/A

1,463

89.0%

54% ⁸

Locked

Unranked

Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology–Okmulgee ¹

Okmulgee, OK

N/A

Locked

Unranked

Oklahoma State University–Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City, OK

in-state: $4,176, out-of-state: $7,086

7,721

N/A

Locked

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Bartlesville, OK

$21,140

1,178

66.0%

65%

44 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Olympic College ¹

Bremerton, WA

N/A

Locked

#10

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, OR

in-state: $7,793, out-of-state: $22,470

3,911

64.1%

72%

41 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Patten University ¹

Oakland, CA

N/A

50.3% ⁴

34% ⁸

23 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Paul Quinn College ¹

Dallas, TX

N/A

43.5% ⁴

77% ⁸

11 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Peninsula College ¹

Port Angeles, WA

N/A

Locked

Rocky Mountain College

Billings, MT

$22,892

1,042

55.4%

63%

49 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Rogers State University

Claremore, OK

in-state: $4,745, out-of-state: $10,791

4,632

54.2%

53%

Locked

Unranked

Schreiner University

Kerrville, TX

$21,540

1,078

61.1%

65%

Locked

Unranked

South Seattle Community College ¹

Seattle, WA

N/A

Locked

Unranked

South Texas College ¹

McAllen, TX

N/A

Locked

Unranked

Southwestern Adventist University

Keene, TX

$17,800

829

37.4%

63%

43 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Southwestern Christian College ¹

Terrell, TX

N/A

6 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Southwestern Christian University

Bethany, OK

$13,500

673

66.8%

57%

28 ⁶

Locked