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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University of Redlands

  • Redlands, CA
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  • 2,159 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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Loyola Marymount University

  • Los Angeles, CA
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  • 6,700 Full-Time Enrollment
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Occidental College

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

  • Spokane, WA
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  • 5,163 Full-Time Enrollment
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University of Utah

  • Salt Lake City, UT
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  • 26,827 Full-Time Enrollment

Menlo College

  • Atherton, CA
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  • 777 Full-Time Enrollment

University of San Francisco

  • San Francisco, CA
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  • 5,729 Full-Time Enrollment

Stanford University

  • Stanford, CA
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  • 8,054 Full-Time Enrollment

California State University, East Bay

  • Hayward, CA
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  • 10,582 Full-Time Enrollment

Saint Mary's College of California

  • Moraga, CA
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  • 2,044 Full-Time Enrollment

University of California—Berkeley

  • Berkeley, CA
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  • 33,405 Full-Time Enrollment

Sonoma State University

  • Rohnert Park, CA
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  • 8,565 Full-Time Enrollment

University of California—Santa Barbara

  • Santa Barbara, CA
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  • 23,232 Full-Time Enrollment

Santa Clara University

  • Santa Clara, CA
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  • 6,249 Full-Time Enrollment

Thomas Aquinas College (CA)

  • Santa Paula, CA
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  • 367 Full-Time Enrollment

University of California—Santa Cruz

  • Santa Cruz, CA
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  • 17,517 Full-Time Enrollment

University of the Pacific

  • Stockton, CA
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  • 3,297 Full-Time Enrollment

Chapman University

  • Orange, CA
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  • 7,874 Full-Time Enrollment

University of California—Merced

  • Merced, CA
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  • 8,373 Full-Time Enrollment

California State University, Stanislaus

  • Turlock, CA
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  • 8,670 Full-Time Enrollment

University of California—Irvine

  • Irvine, CA
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  • 29,503 Full-Time Enrollment

California Polytechnic University, Humboldt

  • Arcata, CA
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  • 5,424 Full-Time Enrollment

University of California—Riverside

  • Riverside, CA
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  • 20,581 Full-Time Enrollment

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