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
#11	University of Redlands Redlands, CA	$39,338	4,769	64.8%	85%	67 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#12	Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA	$32,800	3,461	76.6%	83%	68 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#12	University of Dallas Irving, TX	$31,070	2,725	87.5%	81%	69	Locked	Locked
#14	California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA	$34,360	4,103	44.0%	82%	66	Locked	Locked
#15	Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA	$32,067	4,167	79.8%	86%	71	Locked	Locked
#15	St. Mary's College of California Moraga, CA	$38,450	4,099	68.8%	85%	63 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#17	Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA	$29,510	3,309	52.4%	83%	73 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#17	St. Edward's University Austin, TX	$31,110	5,330	63.7%	83%	66 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#19	Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX	$26,770	4,558	64.4%	74%	59 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#20	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM	N/A	2,009	70.4%	71%	47 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

#11

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

$39,338

4,769

64.8%

85%

67 ⁶

Locked

#12

Pacific Lutheran University

Tacoma, WA

$32,800

3,461

76.6%

83%

68 ⁶

Locked

#12

University of Dallas

Irving, TX

$31,070

2,725

87.5%

81%

Locked

#14

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

$34,360

4,103

44.0%

82%

Locked

#15

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, WA

$32,067

4,167

79.8%

86%

Locked

#15

St. Mary's College of California

Moraga, CA

$38,450

4,099

68.8%

85%

63 ⁶

Locked

#17

Point Loma Nazarene University

San Diego, CA

$29,510

3,309

52.4%

83%

73 ⁶

Locked

#17

St. Edward's University

Austin, TX

$31,110

5,330

63.7%

83%

66 ⁶

Locked

#19

Abilene Christian University

Abilene, TX

$26,770

4,558

64.4%

74%

59 ⁶

Locked

#20

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Socorro, NM

N/A

2,009

70.4%

71%

47 ⁶

Locked