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Alaska (AK), California (CA), Hawaii (HI), Idaho (ID), Montana (MT), Nevada (NV), Oregon (OR), Utah (UT), Washington (WA), and Wyoming (WY)

For our "2025 Best Colleges: Region by Region" web feature, we salute 631 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 that designation but not for inclusion in this list.


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University of California—Irvine

  • Irvine, CA
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  • 30,204 Full-Time Enrollment

University of California—Los Angeles

  • Los Angeles, CA
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  • 33,471 Full-Time Enrollment

University of California—Merced

  • Merced, CA
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  • 8,251 Full-Time Enrollment

University of California—Riverside

  • Riverside, CA
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  • 22,599 Full-Time Enrollment

University of California—San Diego

  • La Jolla, CA
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  • 33,792 Full-Time Enrollment

University of California—Santa Barbara

  • Santa Barbara, CA
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  • 23,181 Full-Time Enrollment

University of California—Santa Cruz

  • Santa Cruz, CA
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  • 17,940 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Hawaii-Manoa

  • Honolulu, HI
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  • 15,375 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Idaho

  • Moscow, ID
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  • 9,574 Full-Time Enrollment

University of La Verne

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

University of Oregon

  • Eugene, OR
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  • 20,622 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Portland

  • Portland, OR
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  • 2,986 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Puget Sound

  • Tacoma, WA
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  • 1,594 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Redlands

  • Redlands, CA
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  • 2,159 Full-Time Enrollment

University of San Diego

  • San Diego, CA
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  • 5,851 Full-Time Enrollment

University of San Francisco

  • San Francisco, CA
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  • 5,321 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Southern California

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

University of the Pacific

  • Stockton, CA
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  • 3,249 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Washington

  • Seattle, WA
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  • 40,754 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Washington-Bothell

  • Bothell, WA
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  • 5,659 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Wyoming

  • Laramie, WY
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  • 8,130 Full-Time Enrollment

Utah State University

  • Logan, UT
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  • 24,669 Full-Time Enrollment

Washington State University

  • Pullman, WA
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  • 21,455 Full-Time Enrollment

Weber State University

  • Ogden, UT
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  • 31,672 Full-Time Enrollment

Westminster University

  • Salt Lake City, UT
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  • 842 Full-Time Enrollment

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