USNews.com: America's Best Colleges 2008

Universities-Master's (West): Tier 3

California State University—Bakersfield      1  *

2.6

78% 8

N/A

40% 6

N/A

N/A

-9999

N/A

N/A 2

N/A

N/A

5 7

California State University—Los Angeles       *

2.9

75%

N/A

34%

N/A

40%

7

74%

770-990 9

N/A

61%

4

California State University—Northridge *

California State University—Sacramento *

California State University—San Bernardino *

California State University—San Marcos *

Chaminade University of Honolulu

Concordia University(CA)

Concordia University(OR) 1

Hawaii Pacific University

Holy Names University(CA)

Montana State University—Billings *

Prescott College(AZ)

Sam Houston State University(TX) *

Southern Oregon University *

Stephen F. Austin State University(TX) *

Texas A&M International University *

Texas A&M University—Corpus Christi *

University of Alaska—Anchorage *

University of Texas—San Antonio *

University of Texas—Tyler *

University of the Incarnate Word(TX)

Wayland Baptist University(TX)

West Texas A&M University *

Western Oregon University *

Woodbury University(CA)

• * denotes a public school
• N/A means not available.

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2. SAT and/or ACT not required by school for some or all applicants.
3. Data not submitted in the form requested by U.S. News.
4. Data reported to U.S. News in previous years.
5. Data based on fewer than 51 percent of enrolled freshmen.
6. Some or all data reported to the NCAA and/or the National Center for Education Statistics.
7. Data reported to the Council for Aid to Education.
8. Average graduation or freshman retention rates, normally based on four years of data, are given here for fewer than four years because school didn't report rates for the most recent year or years to U.S. News.
9. SAT and/or ACT not required by school for some or all applicants, and data not submitted in form requested by U.S. News. Data may be based on fewer than 50 percent of enrolled freshmen.
10. School refused to fill out U.S. News survey. Data from school's website were used.
11. School was reclassified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in 2006 and appeared in a different category of schools in America's Best Colleges 2007.
12. New to America's Best Colleges rankings or guide this year.
13. Peer assessment score taken from America's Best Colleges 2007.