Best West

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

For our "2026 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

University of California—Los Angeles

  • Los Angeles, CA

University of California—Merced

  • Merced, CA

University of California—Riverside

  • Riverside, CA

University of California—San Diego

  • La Jolla, CA

University of California—Santa Barbara

  • Santa Barbara, CA

University of California—Santa Cruz

  • Santa Cruz, CA

University of Hawaii-Manoa

  • Honolulu, HI

University of Idaho

  • Moscow, ID

University of La Verne

  • La Verne, CA

University of Oregon

  • Eugene, OR

University of Portland

  • Portland, OR

University of Puget Sound

  • Tacoma, WA

University of Redlands

  • Redlands, CA

University of San Diego

  • San Diego, CA

University of San Francisco

  • San Francisco, CA

University of Southern California

  • Los Angeles, CA

University of the Pacific

  • Stockton, CA

University of Washington

  • Seattle, Washington

University of Washington-Bothell

  • Bothell, WA

University of Wyoming

  • Laramie, WY

Utah State University

  • Logan, UT

Washington State University

  • Pullman, WA

Weber State University

  • Ogden, UT

Westminster University

  • Salt Lake City, UT

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