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.
- Tuition and fees:
- $25,190 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,386
- Setting:
- city
Nampa, ID
Founded in 1913, Northwest Nazarene University is a private institution. Northwest Nazarene University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $20,840 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,724
- Setting:
- urban
Fort Worth, TX
Texas Wesleyan University is a private institution that was founded in 1890. The school has 72.5 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Texas Wesleyan University is 15:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $22,560 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,910
- Setting:
- city
Abilene, TX
Hardin-Simmons University was established in 1891 as a private institution. Hardin-Simmons University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $18,800 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,854
- Setting:
- city
Oklahoma City, OK
A private institution, Oklahoma Christian University was founded in 1950.
- Tuition and fees:
- $23,898 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 1,602
- Setting:
- rural
College Place, WA
Walla Walla University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,602, with a gender distribution of 49.4 percent male students and 50.6 percent female students.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $7,630 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $18,790 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 7,385
- Setting:
- rural
Arcata, CA
Located in northwest California, Humboldt State University is home to more than 20 research institutes, including the Schatz Energy Research Center (SERC), where students look for clean, renewable energy options. Humboldt State also has an impressive oceanography research institute, which may have been helpful to an HSU alumnus who studied marine resource planning, Stephen Hillenburg, when he created the ocean-themed, animated series SpongeBob SquarePants.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $7,546 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $16,474 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 7,761
- Setting:
- suburban
Rohnert Park, CA
Located in Rohnert Park, Calif., Sonoma State University (SSU) offers the nation’s only program that focuses exclusively on the business side of the wine industry. Outside the classroom, SSU students can join more than 100 clubs and pledge with more than 20 fraternities and sororities.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $8,772 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $19,302 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 28,959
- Setting:
- suburban
San Marcos, TX
Texas State University--San Marcos was established in 1899 as a public institution. Texas State University--San Marcos follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $8,946 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $19,591 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 10,770
- Setting:
- rural
Ellensburg, WA
About 95 percent of freshmen at Central Washington University are Washington state residents. The public school is located in Ellensburg.
- Tuition and fees:
- $21,010 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 3,485
- Setting:
- suburban
Dallas, TX
Dallas Baptist University is a private university that stresses the integration of faith and academics. Among the university’s academic departments is the College of Christian Faith.
