Western Private Colleges
There are 163 private colleges and universities in the West enrolling 725,688 students. Explore the list below to find the private college match for you. Private colleges are usually smaller in size, more expensive than public schools and often academically rigorous. If you feel you may have difficulty fitting into the large class sizes which are common on many public campuses, take a look at West private colleges. The West is home to popular private schools like Stanford University, University of Southern California, Pepperdine University and University of San Francisco.
California College of the Arts
- Private 4 Year
- San Francisco, CA
-
| 0 reviews
CCA is a private art and design college known for undergraduate programs in fine arts, graphic design, and architecture. The urban campus is in San Francisco.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.34
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $46,823
Pitzer College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
-
| 0 reviews
- Jan 1 application deadline
Pitzer is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental analysis, media studies, and the social sciences. Students cross-enroll across the Claremont Colleges on a residential campus in Claremont.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.93
- Acceptance Rate 25%
- Net Price $34,979
Northwest University
- Private 4 Year
- Kirkland, WA
-
| 0 reviews
- Aug 1 application deadline
Northwest University is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, ministry, and business. The suburban campus sits in Kirkland east of Seattle.
- SAT Range 1040-1350
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $24,251
Art Center College of Design
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
-
| 0 reviews
Art Center is a private art and design college known for undergraduate industrial design, transportation design, and illustration. The hillside campus in Pasadena overlooks the Los Angeles basin.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $53,271
Chaminade University of Honolulu
- Private 4 Year
- Honolulu, HI
-
| 0 reviews
Chaminade is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, criminal justice, and forensic sciences. The urban Honolulu campus follows a Marianist tradition in a residential neighborhood setting.
- SAT Range 970-1250
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $28,261
Otis College of Art and Design
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
-
1.0 | 1 reviews
Otis is a private art and design college known for undergraduate fashion design, graphic design, and digital media. The urban campus is in Los Angeles's Westchester neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1265-1395
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $54,295
Westminster University
- Private 4 Year
- Salt Lake City, UT
-
| 0 reviews
Westminster is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and health sciences. The urban campus sits near the Wasatch Mountains in Salt Lake City.
- SAT Range 1070-1310
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Acceptance Rate 67%
- Net Price $26,844
George Fox University
- Private 4 Year
- Newberg, OR
-
| 0 reviews
George Fox is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and engineering. The residential campus sits in the Willamette Valley town of Newberg near Portland.
- SAT Range 1070-1340
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 94%
- Net Price $32,171
Carroll College
- Private 4 Year
- Helena, MT
-
2.0 | 1 reviews
- Feb 28 application deadline
Carroll is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing and pre-medicine. The campus sits in Montana's capital city of Helena near the Rocky Mountain foothills.
- SAT Range 1050-1300
- Avg GPA 3.64
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $25,575
Whitworth University
- Private 4 Year
- Spokane, WA
-
| 0 reviews
- Mar 1 application deadline
Whitworth is a private Presbyterian university known for undergraduate education, business, and the sciences. The wooded residential campus sits in north Spokane.
- SAT Range 1090-1330
- Avg GPA 3.72
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $27,605
Dominican University of California
- Private 4 Year
- San Rafael, CA
-
2.5 | 2 reviews
A private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The San Rafael campus sits in Marin County north of San Francisco.
- SAT Range 1210-1300
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $37,456
Laguna College of Art and Design
- Private 4 Year
- Laguna Beach, CA
-
| 0 reviews
- Aug 15 application deadline
LCAD is a private art and design college known for undergraduate animation, illustration, and fine arts. The compact campus is set in the coastal arts community of Laguna Beach.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.69
- Acceptance Rate 94%
- Net Price $47,702
John Paul the Great Catholic University
- Private 4 Year
- Escondido, CA
-
| 0 reviews
John Paul the Great is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate film, media, and communications. The campus is in Escondido in northern San Diego County.
- SAT Range 975-1270
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $35,175
Northeastern University Oakland
- Private 4 Year
- Oakland, CA
-
| 0 reviews
Northeastern Oakland is a private university campus, formerly Mills College, known for undergraduate liberal arts. The historic campus sits in a residential area of Oakland.
- SAT Range 1420-1520
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Acceptance Rate 17%
- Net Price $27,473
American Academy of Dramatic Arts Los Angeles
- Private 2 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
-
| 0 reviews
American Academy of Dramatic Arts is a private conservatory known for undergraduate acting and dramatic arts. The urban campus sits in Hollywood.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $41,890
Saint Martin's University
- Private 4 Year
- Lacey, WA
-
4.0 | 1 reviews
- Jul 31 application deadline
Saint Martin's is a private Benedictine university known for undergraduate engineering, education, and business. The suburban campus sits in Lacey near Washington's state capital of Olympia.
- SAT Range 1025-1230
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $29,116
Linfield University
- Private 4 Year
- McMinnville, OR
-
| 0 reviews
- Feb 1 application deadline
Linfield is a private university known for undergraduate nursing and wine studies. The residential campus sits in the small college town of McMinnville in Oregon's Willamette Valley.
- SAT Range 1050-1210
- Avg GPA 3.71
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $29,936
Naropa University
- Private 4 Year
- Boulder, CO
-
| 0 reviews
Naropa is a private university known for undergraduate contemplative psychology, writing and poetics, and Buddhist studies. The Boulder campus integrates meditation practice with a liberal arts curriculum.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $27,873