Best Western Colleges
There are 514 colleges and universities in the West enrolling 4,285,934 students. Explore the list of top colleges in the West below to begin your college search. The CollegeSimply rankings are objective and data-driven in order to help you find good matches for you. Learn how the Best Colleges rankings are calculated on our ranking methodology page. Whether you're searching for a good public, private or community college, this guide to universities in West offers a comprehensive view to the state's higher education options.
The West is home to nationally ranked institutions like Stanford University, California Institute of Technology, Claremont McKenna College and Pomona College. The highest ranked college in the West is Stanford University and the top rated public state college is University of California Berkeley.
List of the Best West Colleges
Centralia College
- Public 2 Year
- Centralia, WA
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- Sep 1 application deadline
Centralia College is a public community college known for nursing and technical career programs. The campus is located in the small city of Centralia in southwest Washington.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,216
City University of Seattle
- Private 4 Year
- Seattle, WA
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CityU is a private university known for undergraduate business, information technology, and education. The urban Seattle campus primarily serves working and nontraditional students.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Clover Park Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Lakewood, WA
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- Sep 27 application deadline
Clover Park Technical College is a public technical college known for undergraduate programs in aviation maintenance and nursing. The main campus is in Lakewood, a suburb south of Tacoma.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,915
Columbia Basin College
- Public 4 Year
- Pasco, WA
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Columbia Basin College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and nuclear technology programs. The main campus is in Pasco in Washington's Tri-Cities region.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,656
Cornish College of the Arts
- Private 4 Year
- Seattle, WA
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Cornish is a private arts college known for undergraduate dance, music, theater, design, and visual arts. The urban campus is spread across Seattle neighborhoods including Capitol Hill.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $41,758
Edmonds College
- Public 2 Year
- Lynnwood, WA
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Edmonds College is a public community college known for transfer degrees, applied bachelor's programs, and career-technical training. The suburban campus sits in Lynnwood north of Seattle.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,804
Everett Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Everett, WA
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- Aug 24 application deadline
Everett Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and aviation maintenance. The campus is in Everett north of Seattle.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,630
Bastyr University
- Private 4 Year
- Kenmore, WA
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- Apr 15 application deadline
Bastyr is a private university known for undergraduate nutrition, herbal sciences, and natural health sciences. The wooded campus sits on the shore of Lake Washington near Seattle.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
- Public 4 Year
- Kirkland, WA
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LWTech is a public technical college known for undergraduate programs in nursing, information technology, and design. The suburban campus sits in Kirkland on Seattle's Eastside.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,801
Lower Columbia College
- Public 2 Year
- Longview, WA
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Lower Columbia College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and industrial-technical programs. The campus sits in the small city of Longview along the Columbia River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,950
North Seattle College
- Public 2 Year
- Seattle, WA
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North Seattle College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, information technology, and business programs. The urban campus sits in Seattle's Northgate neighborhood.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,462