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40 35% 37% 118 24% 34% 195 79750 58355 2 11855 47 90% 37 89% 93 4 University of WA-Tacoma (WA)* 49% 103 44% 63 47% 41% 57 33% 40% 185 52850 41599 6 6823 10 93% 16 83% 4 5 CA State University-Stanislaus (CA)* 51% 90 34% 4 58% 49% 45 57% 28 5905 5 85% 112 77% 9 6 Arizona State-West (AZ)* 59% 51 41% 2 50% 29% 9 7 Stanford University (CA) 95% 6 92% 68 17% 88 8 Univ. of California-Merced (CA)* 59% 119 56% 70 60% 40% 2 46% 37% 9 Brigham Young University-Provo (UT) 78% 42 74% 62 36% 19% 7 14% 10 Brigham Young University-Idaho (ID) 52% 47 46% 61 43% 30% 30 22% 32% 194 38150 34855 50 7197 11 CA State Univ.-San Bernardino (CA)* 44% 127 33% 17 59% 53% 56 56% 47% 29 48350 43222 24 15% 45200 40801 7 45% 13 N/A 31% 60 37303 86 7590 13 82% 139 70% 2 21% 15% 42 77900 70472 14 5465 11 97% 10 93% 30 30 50511 12 9947 54 N/A 138 86% 88 22% 188 57750 48775 13 10864 70 97% 9 95% 67 4 94% 13 85% 13 5976 6 80% 151 76% 42 N/A N/A 12 University of California-Davis (CA)* 82% 33 76% 45 43% 30% 13 40% 28% 9 58200 54796 47 11203 74 93% 48 92% 83 13 University of California-San Diego (CA)* 86% 21 79% 32 43% 26% 5 38% 25% 4 60150 61348 115 10226 58 94% 32 93% 84 14 Utah State University (UT)* 50% 147 44% 39 36% 29% 46 33% 32% 109 42850 35540 17 10768 69 93% 61 85% 3 15 Soka University of America (CA) 85% 35 71% 5 30% 26% 65 26% 21% 58 35071 76 9978 17 N/A 110 87% 33 8 46600 46301 89 3635 2 84% 122 76% 11 34% 145 32850 27920 25 10515 42 82% 137 80% 76 37 N/A 16 CA State University-Los Angeles (CA)* 38% 152 32% 56 65% 54% 41 60% 48% 17 Evergreen State College (WA)* 56% 69 45% 19 44% 29% 19 31% 18 Fresno Pacific University (CA) 59% 53 47% 14 58% 40% 11 47% 39% 35 42350 39721 52 14631 98 85% 115 80% 19 University of CA-Santa Barbara (CA)* 81% 39 74% 31 38% 28% 32 37% 27% 14 53700 54116 103 10747 67 93% 50 89% 19 20 Univ. of California-Los Angeles (CA)* 91% 12 85% 42 36% 26% 23 34% 23% 11 59750 60194 104 9852 50 92% 70 93% 112 1 44% 33% 7 51050 52974 126 9489 45 90% 101 89% 79 7744 16 93% 16 90% 50 12687 88 85% 155 85% 108 6425 N/A 107 90% 72 17094 109 N/A 124 92% 134 21 University of California-Riverside (CA)* 67% 84 67% 98 22 University of WA Bothell (WA)* 66% 26 52% 7 23 University of Colorado-Denver (CO)* 57% 34% 34% 38% 150 33% 38% 165 52850 51624 70 1 42% 168 46% 154 28% 35% 187 34% 34% 119 77150 50547 24 Pomona College (CA) 95% 11 93% 90 17% 8% 40 25% 8% 1 25 76% 64 69% 36 35% 13% 3 N/A 15% 95 26 CA State University-Sacramento (CA)* 43% 131 44% 117 51% 46% 58 27 59% 49 51% 37 39% 25% 25 Thomas Aquinas College (CA) Arizona State-East (AZ)* 51750 58364 181 26932 26 45% 42% 84 48500 42929 22 8164 18 87% 88 84% 61 N/A 86 39747 116 9620 32 82% 139 77% 32 28% N/A 3 N/A 28 Washington State University (WA)* 67% 86 55% 6 33% 37% 153 34% 36% 138 47300 41282 23 12990 92 91% 87 87% 22 29 CA State University-Chico (CA)* 58% 60 47% 22 40% 40% 110 38% 39% 127 46700 43404 41 11407 55 88% 71 84% 46 30 University of California-Irvine (CA)* 86% 22 75% 9 43% 35% 42 39% 39 56650 59552 144 9834 49 93% 45 94% 109 31 CA State University-Fresno (CA)* 50% 150 45% 52 55% 53% 84 50% 45% 52 44900 41273 42 5367 9 85% 153 83% 58 32 CA State University-Long Beach (CA)* 61% 45 54% 48 47% 44% 74 44% 36% 32 48750 50230 122 7620 15 89% 62 89% 98 33 University of California-Berkeley (CA)* 91% 13 89% 93 32% 20% 18 32% 3 9920 53 92% 65 94% 144 31% 19% 63350 66085 141 34 Claremont McKenna College (CA) 92% 17 95% 136 13% 12% 99 12% 11% 100 64050 62118 61 10985 25 N/A 39 95% 52 35 University of Utah (UT)* 60% 114 52% 21 32% 29% 73 29% 31% 136 50500 46268 33 12728 90 92% 68 89% 29 36 University of Washington-Seattle (WA)* 82% 32 72% 11 25% 25% 104 33% 26% 41 52850 56302 152 7919 27 93% 49 91% 60 37 CA State Univ.-Dominguez Hills (CA)* 30% 172 28% 95 60% 61% 119 55% 51% 67 46350 43408 48 2316 1 77% 161 74% 59 38 University of Montana-Western (MT)* 47% 71 39% 47 43% 45% 120 41% 38% 80 31000 33064 128 8286 8 88% 55 84% 54 39 60% 118 58% 82 36% 27% 35 37% 30% 34 46550 42689 38 9825 48 84% 159 85% 129 53% 83 49% 73 36% 41% 159 40% 40% 126 45850 41631 30 11736 61 89% 57 85% 47 63 Arizona State University (AZ)* 40 Central Washington University (WA)* 41 54 Gra 6 -y ear gr a du at i on *Public institution °For-profit institution e ra BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK WESTERN COLLEGES 47% 113 38% 29 50% 53% 137 48% 45% 73 45900 44205 63 9468 30 84% 123 81% 42 Saint Martin's University (WA) 50% 99 46% 74 37% 34% 78 38% 36% 87 48000 45003 46 16599 111 90% 52 81% 7 43 Eastern Oregon University (OR)* 30% 173 31% 115 50% 49% 98 46% 44% 103 38000 31569 16 13137 80 83% 134 76% 15 44 Western Washington University (WA)* 69% 19 63% 49 25% 28% 132 27% 31% 156 44350 43449 77 12033 68 93% 15 93% 101 45 45% 123 45% 100 44% 41% 83 43% 41% 98 39850 36204 34 14792 99 86% 103 81% 28 46 CA Poly. St. U.-San Luis Obispo (CA)* 72% 14 75% 124 20% 26% 160 25% 23% 85 61150 58071 45 12839 78 95% 4 98% 145 47 64% 117 55% 23 36% 32% 69 37% 27% 18 38750 41947 148 15206 91 91% 118 84% 8 11917 64 86% 98 84% 73 41500 46844 169 10710 31 84% 94 78% 34 21 89% 60 86% 74 CA State University-Northridge (CA)* Western Oregon University (OR)* College of Idaho (ID) 48 CA State Univ.-Channel Islands (CA)* 55% 73 43% 16 41% 47% 162 44% 42% 92 49 Montana Tech/Univ. of Montana (MT)* 46% 74 50% 133 35% 24% 37 39% 28% 17 50 CA State University-San Marcos (CA)* 47% 112 47% 102 43% 48% 157 44% 42% 96 46450 45250 September/October 2016 N/A 46979 93 71 8533 http://washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide?ranking=best-bang-for-the-buck-west

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