BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK WESTERN COLLEGES *Public institution °For-profit institution BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (UT) 2 University of WA-Tacoma (WA)* 1 CA State University-Los Angeles (CA)* 4 CA State U.-Maritime Academy (CA)* CA State University-Stanislaus (CA)* 3 5 6 CA State University-Northridge (CA)* Stanford University (CA) 7 8 Brigham Young University-ID (ID) 9 Harvey Mudd College (CA) 10 CA State University-Sacramento (CA)* 11 CA State Univ.-Dominguez Hills (CA)* 12 Pacific Rim Christian Univ. (HI) 13 CA State University-Bakersfield (CA)* 14 CA State University-Chico (CA)* 15 Evergreen State College (WA)* 16 University of California-Davis (CA)* 17 California Institute of Tech. (CA) 18 CA Poly. St. U.-San Luis Obispo (CA)* 19 Utah State University (UT)* 20 Warner Pacific Univ. Adult Prog. (OR) 21 CA State Poly. Univ.-Pomona (CA)* 22 CA State University-Fresno (CA)* 23 Univ. of California-Merced (CA)* 24 CA State Univ.-San Bernardino (CA)* 25 CA State Univ.-Channel Islands (CA)* 26 CA State University-Long Beach (CA)* 27 Claremont McKenna College (CA) 28 California State Univ.-Fullerton (CA)* 29 University of CA-San Diego (CA)* 30 CA State Univ.-Monterey Bay (CA)* 31 CA State University-San Marcos (CA)* 32 University of WA-Bothell (WA)* 33 Sonoma State University (CA)* 34 Arizona State. Univ.-Skysong (AZ)* 35 Fresno Pacific University (CA) 36 University of California-Irvine (CA)* 37 University of California-LA (CA)* 38 University of CA-Berkeley (CA)* 39 San Jose State University (CA)* 40 Oregon Institute of Technology (OR)* 41 Washington State University (WA)* 42 Colorado School of Mines (CO)* 43 Western Washington Univ. (WA)* 44 Pomona College (CA) 45 San Francisco State University (CA)* 46 Thomas Aquinas College (CA) 47 University of CA-Santa Barbara (CA)* 48 University of CA-Riverside (CA)* 49 University of WA-Seattle (WA)* 50 Central Washington University (WA)* 74 September/October 2022 86% 31 76% 15 67% 61 69% 11 69% 48 68% 52 96% 5 67% 17 94% 32 69% 49 64% 75 76% 2 56% 118 74% 25 68% 55 88% 24 93% 7 84% 1 55% 164 61% 43 77% 13 69% 107 69% 108 70% 104 71% 41 79% 64 93% 36 76% 77 89% 18 67% 62 65% 71 78% 10 70% 45 54% 168 64% 76 87% 26 93% 8 93% 6 73% 29 51% 89 66% 125 77% 74 73% 27 95% 28 68% 115 81% 80 85% 35 78% 68 83% 42 61% 86 67% 3 -9% 128 1196 24% 1 70785 52075 3 10608 54 44% 47 57% 6 -1% 26 472 10% 45 68925 57436 9 7187 52% 12 -3% 37 2390 16% 17 51997 47599 47 2833 54% 19 -8% 145 68 54% 11 0% 18 961 1% 108 91461 61474 1 3 55% 11 16298 114 36% 3 19% 11 53964 45424 25 4976 5 261 4% 74 97798 86132 10 1446 25 1 12 43% 10 57% 8 63% 142 70% 28 51% 6 58% 106 67% 24 51% 10 -8% 113 3429 11% 31 53360 49217 50 7109 11 60% 124 67% 27 95% 98 -2% 33 43% 5 32% 9 99% 169 0% 82 -8% 137 1126 5% 72 49281 51083 132 4479 2 11% 35 108988 83742 56% 20 -7% 103 2618 11% 30 56814 53218 56 8551 50% 14 -4% 50 1464 20% 9 47340 46732 100 3287 61% 21 49% 1 13 2 18642 140 13% 2 4 38% 32 52% 38 59% 38 28% 4 20 58% 103 61% 79 67% 178 72% 54 52% 75 -5% 73 873 18% 12 52606 42439 14 5093 6 -7% 168 N/A 33264 68 14880 106 66% 140 74% 22 65% 169 69% 62 56% 8 -10% 142 1267 7% 63 56270 51323 40 12336 68 51% 48 60% 18 50% 9 -4% 54 564 15% 21 40782 30901 82% 46 -5% 85 2721 9% 41 69766 68072 86 11191 60 38% 15 48% 13 100% 189 4% 9 23 3% 76 112166 101999 19 5991 9 28% 4 15 11208 49 60% 125 61% 100 27% 138 41% 23 81% 79 -7% 99 780 3% 90 80643 73550 34 15104 110 33% 1 52% 74 4% 8 976 14% 19 50432 41141 22 11442 64 53% 108 61% 16 36% 4 20% 7 111 7 -10% 185 50574 39792 12 14477 98 66% 145 69% 78 67% 35 -5% 74 1780 16% 18 63732 67336 161 11153 48 51% 54 55% 72 60% 22 -10% 151 2009 12% 24 52201 44720 33 4874 64% 54 -4% 53 669 23% 2 61148 55982 39 11351 62 59% 16 -5% 75 1924 14% 20 50960 45176 37 6745 56% 13 38 2% 101 86571 72730 7 11018 35 60% 157 65% 34 50% 89 60% 14 13 68% 196 70% 80 -4% 61 465 11% 38 51898 51221 97 12959 80 52% 57 64% 12 71% 34 -4% 58 3050 10% 28 57123 58464 126 7660 18 53% 115 57% 56 91% 97 -5% 132 31% 26 37% 36 67% 25 -4% 69 2932 7% 53 54586 56640 136 6130 10 55% 128 59% 58 88% 100 -4% 65 2343 16% 14 74771 77469 148 10603 53 60% 51 -3% 41 536 10% 40 53190 51333 80 10361 36 55% 78 61% 35 56% 39 -2% 28 807 4% 78 54811 54169 98 10762 44 56% 88 63% 33 69% 36 -7% 106 356 4% 77 68925 69573 117 8006 15 43% 10 48% 41 60% 33 -7% 98 569 -3% 147 58788 53525 38 13989 99 48% 30 57% 19 42% 15 -9% 127 498 -0% 117 55749 41399 6 12694 93 60% 161 71% 10 57% 44 2% 11 39% 21 42% 64 357 19% 10 49071 44201 42 16978 120 63% 150 66% 74 87% 114 -3% 39 2560 13% 22 71961 75487 158 10044 46 43% 40 43% 124 93% 123 -4% 67 2799 11% 25 73744 77142 156 9938 42 43% 37 42% 144 95% 153 -5% 76 2338 9% 36 80364 82676 140 9854 40 38% 16 38% 127 73% 117 -4% 55 2093 7% 59 67365 73913 188 13069 82 50% 43 48% 145 44% 55 -11% 170 227 -5% 157 67184 57217 18 14174 96 50% 29 58% 31 62% 60 -13% 179 1684 -4% 158 61080 50042 11 11000 58 48% 76 56% 21 77% 132 -5% 89 142 -2% 136 90060 81314 26 19462 150 29% 5 64% 38 -11% 149 823 91% 73 -1% 96 64 11% 39 69149 76052 185 7632 62% 50 -2% 30 2392 1% 110 60126 56927 63 12644 91 2% 96 54976 54973 110 12528 72 45% 17 8 42% 5 50% 40 28% 18 37% 15 55% 127 57% 76 72% 23 -1% 94 30 11% 42 47950 47527 104 18435 136 28% 19 43% 3 83% 94 -4% 68 1831 12% 23 66491 70392 163 11841 73 45% 55 48% 68 78% 120 -0% 20 2393 22% 3 58880 66475 194 8995 32 81% 80 -7% 105 1751 3% 87 68925 71168 138 7719 19 43% 39 44% 96 55% 57 -8% 118 853 -1% 125 55685 51467 49 12223 65 55% 79 57% 88 52% 96 48% 174 8-year graduation rate Graduation rate rank Predicted graduation rate based on percent of Pell recipients, incoming SATs, etc. Graduation rate performance rank Pell/non-Pell graduation rate gap Pell graduation gap rank Number of Pell graduates Actual vs. predicted Pell enrollment Pell performance rank Median earnings 10 yrs. after entering college Predicted median earnings 10 yrs. after entering college Earnings performance rank Net price of attendance for families <$75,000 income Net price rank % of loan principal remaining 5 yrs. later Repayment rank Predicted principal remaining Repayment rate performance rank