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Top Public Schools Regional Universities (West)

Public colleges and universities are typically operated under the supervision of state governments and are funded, in part, by tax dollars and subsidies from the state. As a result, these universities often offer free or discounted tuition to students considered residents of the state. Public schools run the gamut from small liberal arts colleges to large research institutions. These are the highest ranked public colleges and universities in the 2013 Best Colleges rankings, listed according to their ranking category.

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

Save	Rank	School
	#1	California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
	#2	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM
	#3	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA
	#4	California State University–Long Beach Long Beach, CA
	#5	California State University–Chico Chico, CA
	#5	California State University–Fullerton Fullerton, CA
	#5	Evergreen State College Olympia, WA
	#8	California State Polytechnic University–Pomona Pomona, CA
	#9	California State University–Fresno Fresno, CA
	#9	San Jose State University San Jose, CA
	#9	University of Colorado–Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO
	#12	Humboldt State University Arcata, CA
	#12	Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA
	#12	Texas State University–San Marcos San Marcos, TX
	#15	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA
	#15	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
	#17	California State University–San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA
	#18	California State University–Monterey Bay Seaside, CA
	#19	University of Alaska–Anchorage Anchorage, AK
	#20	Boise State University Boise, ID
	#20	California State University–Sacramento Sacramento, CA
	#20	Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA
	#23	California State University–Channel Islands ¹ Camarillo, CA
	#23	California State University–Northridge Northridge, CA
	#23	California State University–Stanislaus Turlock, CA
	#26	University of Texas of the Permian Basin Odessa, TX
	#27	Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT
	#27	Texas A&M International University Laredo, TX
	#27	University of Central Oklahoma ¹ Edmond, OK
	#27	University of Texas–Tyler Tyler, TX
	#27	Weber State University Ogden, UT
	#27	West Texas A&M University Canyon, TX
	#33	Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR
	#34	California State University–San Marcos San Marcos, CA
	#34	Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OK
	#34	Western Oregon University Monmouth, OR
	#37	California State University–East Bay Hayward, CA
	#38	California State University–Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA
	#38	California State University–Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
	#38	Montana State University–Billings Billings, MT

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