Regional University West Rankings

Regional University West Methodology

Regional Universities offer a full range of undergrad programs and some master's programs but few doctoral programs. Regional Universities include Villanova University, The Citadel, Butler University, and Gonzaga University.

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
#19	Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX	$26,770	4,558	64.4%	74%	59 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Adams State University ¹ Alamosa, CO	N/A	N/A	63.7%	54% ⁸	31 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#66	Alaska Pacific University Anchorage, AK	$29,880	692	N/A	74%	39 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Amberton University Garland, TX	$7,050	1,452	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Angelo State University San Angelo, TX	in-state: $7,493, out-of-state: $18,023	7,084	92.8%	60%	32 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Antioch University–Los Angeles ¹ Culver City, CA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Antioch University–Santa Barbara ¹ Santa Barbara, CA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
#62	Boise State University Boise, ID	in-state: $5,884, out-of-state: $17,324	19,664	81.0%	68%	28 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Brandman University ¹ Irvine, CA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
#58	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	$26,900	5,413	74.1%	76%	54 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#14	California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA	$34,360	4,103	44.0%	82%	66	Locked	Locked
#6	California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	in-state: $5,970, out-of-state: $17,130	18,762	37.4%	91%	74 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#34	California State Polytechnic University–Pomona Pomona, CA	in-state: $6,106, out-of-state: $17,266	21,107	55.1%	87%	53	Locked	Locked
#89	California State University–Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA	N/A	8,002	66.3% ⁴	72% ⁸	42 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#68	California State University–Channel Islands ¹ Camarillo, CA	N/A	N/A	57.5% ⁴	79% ⁸	52 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#31	California State University–Chico Chico, CA	in-state: $8,308, out-of-state: $19,468	15,920	77.8%	84%	58 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	California State University–Dominguez Hills Carson, CA	in-state: $6,593, out-of-state: $15,521	14,364	83.8%	71%	32 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#86	California State University–East Bay Hayward, CA	in-state: $6,927, out-of-state: $16,119	13,160	35.7%	74%	45	Locked	Locked
#38	California State University–Fresno Fresno, CA	in-state: $6,762, out-of-state: $17,922	21,981	60.4%	84%	49	Locked	Locked
#31	California State University–Fullerton Fullerton, CA	in-state: $6,626, out-of-state: $17,786	36,156	46.7%	82%	51	Locked	Locked
#28	California State University–Long Beach Long Beach, CA	in-state: $6,738, out-of-state: $17,898	34,870	30.4%	87%	54	Locked	Locked
#89	California State University–Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	in-state: $6,839, out-of-state: $15,767	21,284	69.4%	78%	35 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#57	California State University–Monterey Bay Seaside, CA	N/A	5,173	47.0%	73%	40	Locked	Locked
#68	California State University–Northridge Northridge, CA	N/A	36,911	62.3%	74%	44 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#62	California State University–Sacramento Sacramento, CA	in-state: $7,100, out-of-state: $18,260	28,016	67.1%	80%	42 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#54	California State University–San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	in-state: $7,044, out-of-state: $15,972	17,250	58.2%	84%	55 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#81	California State University–San Marcos San Marcos, CA	in-state: $6,596, out-of-state: $15,461	10,017	58.5%	76%	48 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#68	California State University–Stanislaus Turlock, CA	in-state: $7,124, out-of-state: $18,284	9,246	76.6%	85%	50 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Cameron University Lawton, OK	N/A	6,463	99.6%	54%	19	Locked	Locked
#50	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	in-state: $8,946, out-of-state: $19,591	11,320	78.4%	77%	56	Locked	Locked
#86	Chaminade University of Honolulu Honolulu, HI	$19,340	2,045	90.1%	68%	38 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#6	Chapman University Orange, CA	$42,084	7,155	44.9%	89%	71	Locked	Locked
Unranked	City University of Seattle ¹ Bellevue, WA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	29 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Colorado Christian University ¹ Lakewood, CO	N/A	N/A	81.3% ⁴	77% ⁸	39 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Colorado State University–Pueblo Pueblo, CO	in-state: $7,327, out-of-state: $17,649	7,174	93.8%	66%	31 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#66	Concordia University Irvine, CA	$28,500	3,251	76.0%	75%	57	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Concordia University ¹ Portland, OR	N/A	N/A	57.6% ⁴	70% ⁸	46 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Concordia University Texas Austin, TX	$25,980	2,658	92.5%	55%	33 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#50	Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX	$21,010	5,545	43.7%	73%	51	Locked	Locked
#36	Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA	$39,050	2,278	53.7%	79%	53 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	East Central University ¹ Ada, OK	N/A	N/A	91.9%	65% ⁸	32 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Eastern New Mexico University ¹ Portales, NM	N/A	N/A	62.9%	62% ⁸	27 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Eastern Oregon University La Grande, OR	N/A	4,298	65.1%	67%	30 ⁸	Locked	Locked
#62	Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA	in-state: $7,923, out-of-state: $18,719	12,126	79.0%	73%	48 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#31	Evergreen State College Olympia, WA	N/A	4,794	95.7%	72%	57	Locked	Locked
#72	Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA	$25,336	3,768	75.2%	76%	60 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#23	George Fox University Newberg, OR	$30,230	3,519	79.6%	80%	64 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA	$14,160	3,561	N/A	N/A	10 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#4	Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	$33,652	7,764	61.6%	92%	82 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	N/A	40,487	36.8%	40%	38	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

#19

Abilene Christian University

Abilene, TX

$26,770

4,558

64.4%

74%

59 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Adams State University ¹

Alamosa, CO

N/A

63.7%

54% ⁸

31 ⁶

Locked

#66

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, AK

$29,880

692

N/A

74%

39 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Amberton University

Garland, TX

$7,050

1,452

N/A

Locked

Rank Not Published

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

in-state: $7,493, out-of-state: $18,023

7,084

92.8%

60%

32 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Antioch University–Los Angeles ¹

Culver City, CA

N/A

Locked

Unranked

Antioch University–Santa Barbara ¹

Santa Barbara, CA

N/A

Locked

#62

Boise State University

Boise, ID

in-state: $5,884, out-of-state: $17,324

19,664

81.0%

68%

28 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Brandman University ¹

Irvine, CA

N/A

Locked

#58

California Baptist University

Riverside, CA

$26,900

5,413

74.1%

76%

54 ⁶

Locked

#14

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

$34,360

4,103

44.0%

82%

Locked

California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA

in-state: $5,970, out-of-state: $17,130

18,762

37.4%

91%

74 ⁶

Locked

#34

California State Polytechnic University–Pomona

Pomona, CA

in-state: $6,106, out-of-state: $17,266

21,107

55.1%

87%

Locked

#89

California State University–Bakersfield

Bakersfield, CA

N/A

8,002

66.3% ⁴

72% ⁸

42 ⁶

Locked

#68

California State University–Channel Islands ¹

Camarillo, CA

N/A

57.5% ⁴

79% ⁸

52 ⁶

Locked

#31

California State University–Chico

Chico, CA

in-state: $8,308, out-of-state: $19,468

15,920

77.8%

84%

58 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

California State University–Dominguez Hills

Carson, CA

in-state: $6,593, out-of-state: $15,521

14,364

83.8%

71%

32 ⁶

Locked

#86

California State University–East Bay

Hayward, CA

in-state: $6,927, out-of-state: $16,119

13,160

35.7%

74%

Locked

#38

California State University–Fresno

Fresno, CA

in-state: $6,762, out-of-state: $17,922

21,981

60.4%

84%

Locked

#31

California State University–Fullerton

Fullerton, CA

in-state: $6,626, out-of-state: $17,786

36,156

46.7%

82%

Locked

#28

California State University–Long Beach

Long Beach, CA

in-state: $6,738, out-of-state: $17,898

34,870

30.4%

87%

Locked

#89

California State University–Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

in-state: $6,839, out-of-state: $15,767

21,284

69.4%

78%

35 ⁶

Locked

#57

California State University–Monterey Bay

Seaside, CA

N/A

5,173

47.0%

73%

Locked

#68

California State University–Northridge

Northridge, CA

N/A

36,911

62.3%

74%

44 ⁶

Locked

#62

California State University–Sacramento

Sacramento, CA

in-state: $7,100, out-of-state: $18,260

28,016

67.1%

80%

42 ⁶

Locked

#54

California State University–San Bernardino

San Bernardino, CA

in-state: $7,044, out-of-state: $15,972

17,250

58.2%

84%

55 ⁶

Locked

#81

California State University–San Marcos

San Marcos, CA

in-state: $6,596, out-of-state: $15,461

10,017

58.5%

76%

48 ⁶

Locked

#68

California State University–Stanislaus

Turlock, CA

in-state: $7,124, out-of-state: $18,284

9,246

76.6%

85%

50 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Cameron University

Lawton, OK

N/A

6,463

99.6%

54%

Locked

#50

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, WA

in-state: $8,946, out-of-state: $19,591

11,320

78.4%

77%

Locked

#86

Chaminade University of Honolulu

Honolulu, HI

$19,340

2,045

90.1%

68%

38 ⁶

Locked

Chapman University

Orange, CA

$42,084

7,155

44.9%

89%

Locked

Unranked

City University of Seattle ¹

Bellevue, WA

N/A

29 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Colorado Christian University ¹

Lakewood, CO

N/A

81.3% ⁴

77% ⁸

39 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Colorado State University–Pueblo

Pueblo, CO

in-state: $7,327, out-of-state: $17,649

7,174

93.8%

66%

31 ⁶

Locked

#66

Concordia University

Irvine, CA

$28,500

3,251

76.0%

75%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Concordia University ¹

Portland, OR

N/A

57.6% ⁴

70% ⁸

46 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Concordia University Texas

Austin, TX

$25,980

2,658

92.5%

55%

33 ⁶

Locked

#50

Dallas Baptist University

Dallas, TX

$21,010

5,545

43.7%

73%

Locked

#36

Dominican University of California

San Rafael, CA

$39,050

2,278

53.7%

79%

53 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

East Central University ¹

Ada, OK

N/A

91.9%

65% ⁸

32 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Eastern New Mexico University ¹

Portales, NM

N/A

62.9%

62% ⁸

27 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

N/A

4,298

65.1%

67%

30 ⁸

Locked

#62

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, WA

in-state: $7,923, out-of-state: $18,719

12,126

79.0%

73%

48 ⁶

Locked

#31

Evergreen State College

Olympia, WA

N/A

4,794

95.7%

72%

Locked

#72

Fresno Pacific University

Fresno, CA

$25,336

3,768

75.2%

76%

60 ⁶

Locked

#23

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

$30,230

3,519

79.6%

80%

64 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Golden Gate University

San Francisco, CA

$14,160

3,561

N/A

10 ⁶

Locked

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

$33,652

7,764

61.6%

92%

82 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

N/A

40,487

36.8%

40%

Locked