Best West

For our "2024 Best Colleges: Region by Region" web feature, we salute 630 colleges in seven zones—Northeast, South, Southwest, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, West, and International (outside of the United States)—that we consider academically outstanding and well worth consideration in your college search.

Please note that these lists are not ranked. These lists appear in alphabetical order. Schools marked "featured" have paid a fee for this designation.


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Occidental College

  • Los Angeles, CA
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  • 1,854 Full-Time Enrollment
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Loyola Marymount University

  • Los Angeles, CA
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  • 6,700 Full-Time Enrollment
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University of Redlands

  • Redlands, CA
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  • 2,159 Full-Time Enrollment
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University of Utah

  • Salt Lake City, UT
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  • 26,827 Full-Time Enrollment
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Hawai'i Pacific University

  • Honolulu, HI
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  • 3,814 Full-Time Enrollment
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Reed College

  • Portland, OR
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  • 1,439 Full-Time Enrollment
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Gonzaga University

  • Spokane, WA
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  • 5,163 Full-Time Enrollment

Deep Springs College

  • Dyer, NV
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  • 26 Full-Time Enrollment

Otis College of Art and Design

  • Los Angeles, CA
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  • 1,197 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Southern California

  • Los Angeles, CA
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  • 21,023 Full-Time Enrollment

University of California—Los Angeles

  • Los Angeles, CA
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  • 33,040 Full-Time Enrollment

Pepperdine University

  • Malibu, CA
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  • 3,629 Full-Time Enrollment

Whittier College

  • Whittier, CA
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  • 813 Full-Time Enrollment

Biola University

  • La Mirada, CA
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  • 3,499 Full-Time Enrollment

California State University, Long Beach

  • Long Beach, CA
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  • 31,447 Full-Time Enrollment

California Institute of Technology

  • Pasadena, CA
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  • 1,023 Full-Time Enrollment

California Institute of the Arts

  • Valencia, CA
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  • 888 Full-Time Enrollment

Azusa Pacific University

  • Azusa, CA
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  • 4,485 Full-Time Enrollment

Pitzer College

  • Claremont, CA
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  • 1,204 Full-Time Enrollment

Pomona College

  • Claremont, CA
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  • 1,761 Full-Time Enrollment

Scripps College

  • Claremont, CA
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  • 1,082 Full-Time Enrollment

Claremont McKenna College

  • Claremont, CA
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  • 1,381 Full-Time Enrollment

Harvey Mudd College

  • Claremont, CA
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  • 905 Full-Time Enrollment

University of La Verne

  • La Verne, CA
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  • 2,414 Full-Time Enrollment

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

  • Pomona, CA
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  • 24,453 Full-Time Enrollment

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