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OV ER A *Public institution °For-profit institution L Stu L SC de nt O R E lo a Gr nd ad e ua t i o f au l t r at Gr a n r a t e e du ati on rat Stu ep de er f nts or m rec an e ivi ce Ne (al t pr ng P ell l s t i ce Gra ud en nts ts) Ne (an t pr nu ice al f am ily inc Ne om (an t pr e$ nu ice 0- al f $30 am ,00 ily Ne inc 0) (an t pr o nu ice me $ al 30, f am 00 0- ily Pe $75 inc rce ,00 om nt 0) of e ab ap o p AC v l e i can T/S $7 5, 0 AT ts a 25t 00 dm ) hp i t AC ted erc T/S e nti AT le s 75t cor hp e erc en tile sco re BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK WESTERN COLLEGES 36 1 University of Washington-Seattle (WA)* 13 2% 80% 12% 23% 9018 6788 9706 20230 58% 1093 2 Brigham Young University-Idaho (ID) 13 2% 63% 22% 44% 9773 6836 9070 10789 99% 20 1300 3 University of California-Irvine (CA)* 13 2% 85% 8% 36% 12960 8316 11856 23592 46% 1057 4 University of California-Davis (CA)* 13 3% 82% 5% 40% 13914 8775 11947 23655 47% 1083 1287 5 University of California-Los Angeles (CA)* 13 2% 91% 7% 35% 14356 8466 11774 23997 25% 1167 1367 6 CA State University-Los Angeles (CA)* 12 4% 37% 7% 59% 3480 2122 5419 12347 65% 767 967 7 California State Univ.-Fullerton (CA)* 12 5% 51% 6% 35% 5252 2220 6545 13738 49% 897 1087 8 CA State University-Bakersfield (CA)* 12 5% 41% 10% 58% 5727 3892 6874 14022 68% 793 1007 9 CA State Univ.-San Bernardino (CA)* 12 5% 44% 8% 54% 6674 4662 7553 14910 34% 807 1000 10 CA State University-Stanislaus (CA)* 12 5% 49% 15% 53% 6950 3614 7422 14102 49% 817 1027 11 CA State University-Long Beach (CA)* 12 4% 55% 6% 41% 7119 4450 8418 15224 32% 900 1120 12 CA State Poly. Univ.-Pomona (CA)* 12 3% 53% 1% 41% 7544 4184 8135 15288 54% 937 1133 13 University of WA Bothell (WA)* 12 2% 64% 17% 29% 7777 5008 7390 16807 75% 910 1133 14 San Diego State University (CA)* 12 3% 66% 15% 35% 8519 4969 10360 17238 33% 957 1153 15 Brigham Young University-Provo (UT) 12 1% 78% 16% 34% 11515 8239 10762 14897 61% 26 30 16 University of California-San Diego (CA)* 12 2% 86% 5% 44% 12726 8706 11905 22918 36% 1137 1320 17 University of CA-Santa Barbara (CA)* 12 2% 80% 8% 35% 13761 8591 12062 26104 47% 1090 1300 18 University of California-Santa Cruz (CA)* 12 3% 74% 5% 37% 14481 9687 13355 26451 65% 1017 1253 19 CA State University-Fresno (CA)* 11 5% 49% 13% 48% 5763 3070 6622 14020 63% 820 1033 20 CA State University-Northridge (CA)* 11 6% 47% 15% 45% 9469 8194 11995 19141 69% 810 1033 21 CA State University-San Marcos (CA)* 11 3% 46% 7% 35% 9499 6014 9943 16990 57% 863 1060 22 University of WA-Tacoma (WA)* 11 2% 43% 1% 40% 9599 5002 7767 16594 79% 897 1113 23 CA State University-East Bay (CA)* 11 5% 43% 7% 38% 9686 7225 12071 18374 44% 803 1007 24 Arizona State University (AZ)* 11 5% 58% 6% 37% 10584 6958 9672 15052 89% 963 1200 25 26 1233 11 4% 52% 9% 36% 10734 8492 9884 12481 97% 20 27 26 University of Utah (UT)* 11 2% 57% 9% 29% 10764 10879 12509 15423 83% 21 27 27 11 3% 67% 4% 53% 11406 8248 10402 21654 76% 937 1140 1113 Utah State University (UT)* University of California-Riverside (CA)* 28 CA State University-Chico (CA)* 11 5% 59% 16% 35% 11438 8149 12657 20007 73% 917 29 Evergreen State College (WA)* 11 6% 53% 7% 41% 11685 7382 11818 17555 96% 970 1280 30 Western Washington University (WA)* 11 2% 70% 9% 24% 13201 8021 12535 18805 77% 1010 1240 31 Oregon State University (OR)* 11 3% 61% 10% 32% 14638 13362 14711 17693 80% 960 1193 32 Fresno Pacific University (CA) 11 5% 60% 9% 55% 15239 11746 16956 NA 64% 873 1100 33 Northwest Christian University (OR) 11 2% 51% 3% 51% 18502 13559 16785 20084 61% 890 1113 34 University of La Verne (CA) 11 3% 62% 11% 36% 19722 14501 16541 25788 56% 897 1093 35 University of Hawaii-Hilo (HI)* 10 6% 36% 4% 43% 8492 6742 8778 12907 65% 843 1073 36 CA State University-Sacramento (CA)* 10 5% 42% 4% 45% 8827 6553 10639 17753 73% 837 1053 37 Eastern Washington University (WA)* 10 5% 47% 10% 37% 10830 7131 10863 16431 81% 853 38 Montana State University-Northern (MT)* 10 8% 31% 10% 52% 11064 11238 13304 16180 70% 17 39 1067 22 10 4% 54% 14% 34% 11329 8841 12948 19756 60% 873 1080 40 Brigham Young University-Hawaii (HI) 10 5% 52% 7% 31% 12220 10391 11992 13438 38% 22 26 41 1213 CA State Univ.-Channel Islands (CA)* 10 5% 61% 9% 31% 12785 9036 12232 17553 74% 963 42 Sonoma State University (CA)* 10 3% 56% 6% 26% 13116 8555 14202 21233 81% 913 1120 43 10 5% 54% 2% 39% 13616 10242 12768 16666 67% 20 26 University of Arizona (AZ)* University of Idaho (ID)* 44 Central Washington University (WA)* 10 5% 55% 8% 33% 13852 8688 13906 18243 80% 890 45 10 11% 95% 33% 40% 13951 13987 NA NA 69% NA NA 46 University of Oregon (OR)* 10 3% 67% 14% 24% 14625 9748 14240 19301 77% 991 1218 47 10 4% 66% 27% 40% 15099 7537 15276 17145 57% 780 1060 48 University of California-Berkeley (CA)* 10 2% 91% 0% 33% 15844 7994 11746 25542 22% 1237 1440 49 Soka University of America (CA) 10 5% 89% 23% 26% 16254 10980 12569 22392 38% 1042 1233 50 Humphreys Coll.-Stockton & Modesto (CA) 10 12% 86% 35% 73% 16325 16158 17079 22291 45% NA NA Lincoln University (CA) Trinity Lutheran College (WA) September/October 2015 1107 http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings-2015/best-bang-for-buck-west-rank.php http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings-2015/best-bang-for-buck-west-name.php http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings-2015/best-bang-for-buck-west-act.php

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