collagethere are nine public schools out of the 25 best Western colleges, including University of Washington, a large school based in Seattle with some 31,000 undergrads. The Centennial State makes a strong showing, with Colorado School of Mines, University of Denver and the U.S. Air Force Academy, located some 30 minutes outside Colorado Springs, landing at the top of the region. Oregon and Utah add to best in region with one school each: Reed College and Brigham Young University, respectively.
1. Stanford University
2. California Institute of Technology
3. Pomona College
4. Claremont McKenna College
5. Harvey Mudd College
6. University of California, Berkeley
7. United States Air Force Academy
8. Scripps College
9. University of Southern California
10. University of California, Los Angeles
11. Pitzer College
12. Santa Clara University
13. Reed College
14. Colorado College
15. Occidental College
16. Whitman College
17. University of Washington, Seattle Campus
18. University of California, Santa Barbara
19. University of California, San Diego
20. University of California, Davis
21. University of California, Irvine
22. Brigham Young University, Provo
23. Colorado School of Mines
24. Loyola Marymount University
25. University of Denver
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