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
#17	University of Montana–Western Dillon, MT	in-state: $5,327, out-of-state: $14,746	1,379	75.3%	72%	32	Locked	Locked
#16	Brigham Young University–Idaho ¹ Rexburg, ID	N/A	N/A	99.4%	73% ⁸	52 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#13	Howard Payne University Brownwood, TX	$22,560	1,201	69.4%	60%	41 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#13	Menlo College Atherton, CA	$36,110	642	90.2%	68%	33 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#13	Northwest University Kirkland, WA	$24,706	1,558	97.6%	72%	52 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#12	McMurry University Abilene, TX	$23,305	1,469	60.7%	57%	39	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
#10	Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, CA	$28,500	2,197	73.7%	73%	56 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#9	Rocky Mountain College Billings, MT	$22,892	1,042	55.4%	63%	49 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#8	Corban University Salem, OR	$26,485	1,257	43.3%	74%	52 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#7	Oklahoma Wesleyan University Bartlesville, OK	$21,140	1,178	66.0%	65%	44 ⁶	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
#5	Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee, OK	$20,796	1,871	65.9%	75%	55 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#4	Master's College and Seminary Santa Clarita, CA	$27,700	1,575	65.8%	80%	61 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#3	Texas Lutheran University Seguin, TX	$24,990	1,415	58.2%	70%	49	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

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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

#17

University of Montana–Western

Dillon, MT

in-state: $5,327, out-of-state: $14,746

1,379

75.3%

72%

Locked

#16

Brigham Young University–Idaho ¹

Rexburg, ID

N/A

99.4%

73% ⁸

52 ⁶

Locked

#13

Howard Payne University

Brownwood, TX

$22,560

1,201

69.4%

60%

41 ⁶

Locked

#13

Menlo College

Atherton, CA

$36,110

642

90.2%

68%

33 ⁶

Locked

#13

Northwest University

Kirkland, WA

$24,706

1,558

97.6%

72%

52 ⁶

Locked

#12

McMurry University

Abilene, TX

$23,305

1,469

60.7%

57%

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

#10

Vanguard University of Southern California

Costa Mesa, CA

$28,500

2,197

73.7%

73%

56 ⁶

Locked

Rocky Mountain College

Billings, MT

$22,892

1,042

55.4%

63%

49 ⁶

Locked

Corban University

Salem, OR

$26,485

1,257

43.3%

74%

52 ⁶

Locked

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Bartlesville, OK

$21,140

1,178

66.0%

65%

44 ⁶

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

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, OK

$20,796

1,871

65.9%

75%

55 ⁶

Locked

Master's College and Seminary

Santa Clarita, CA

$27,700

1,575

65.8%

80%

61 ⁶

Locked

Texas Lutheran University

Seguin, TX

$24,990

1,415

58.2%

70%

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