Below are our rankings of America’s Best Bang for the Buck Colleges—our exclusive list of schools ranked according to how well they help non-wealthy students attain marketable degrees at affordable prices. The list is created by isolating the social mobility metrics from the main rankings of four-year institutions. Click here for detailed methodology, here for all of our other rankings, and here to download the full data set.
| Rank | Name | 8-year graduation rate | Pell/non-Pell grad rate gap | Number of Pell graduates | Actual vs. predicted Pell enrollment | Percent of graduates above 150% of poverty line | Net price of attendance for families below $75,000 income | Percent of loan principal remaining 5 years later | Predicted principal remaining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CA State University at Long Beach (CA)* | 78% | -5% | 1403 | 15% | 82% | 7385 | 81% | 85% |
| 2 | Touro College Los Angeles (CA) | 55% | 33% | 3 | 11% | N/A | 18513 | 70% | 111% |
| 3 | CA State University at Los Angeles (CA)* | 66% | -3% | 962 | 14% | 82% | 2894 | 94% | 107% |
| 4 | CA State University at Northridge (CA)* | 67% | -10% | 1504 | 9% | 80% | 6155 | 90% | 102% |
| 5 | California State Univ. at Fullerton (CA)* | 75% | -5% | 1252 | 12% | 82% | 6268 | 84% | 85% |
| 6 | University of Washington at Tacoma (WA)* | 77% | 2% | 90 | 9% | 85% | 6623 | 65% | 86% |
| 7 | CA State University at Stanislaus (CA)* | 68% | -1% | 397 | 20% | 83% | 4734 | 88% | 102% |
| 8 | CA State Poly. Univ. at Pomona (CA)* | 75% | -4% | 953 | 13% | 86% | 10604 | 78% | 82% |
| 9 | CA State Univ. at San Bernardino (CA)* | 68% | -5% | 848 | 15% | 81% | 6848 | 103% | 108% |
| 10 | Stanford University (CA) | 96% | -4% | 234 | 2% | 87% | 1021 | 48% | 57% |
| 11 | University of California at Davis (CA)* | 87% | -5% | 1587 | 9% | 82% | 11215 | 58% | 74% |
| 12 | CA State University at Sacramento (CA)* | 67% | -6% | 839 | 10% | 85% | 7983 | 87% | 90% |
| 13 | CA Poly. St. U. at San Luis Obispo (CA)* | 83% | -8% | 581 | 3% | 90% | 15246 | 50% | 61% |
| 14 | University of Washington at Bothell (WA)* | 80% | -1% | 136 | 3% | 85% | 7425 | 65% | 71% |
| 15 | CA State University at Chico (CA)* | 73% | -10% | 580 | 6% | 84% | 11790 | 76% | 92% |
| 16 | Harvey Mudd College (CA) | 94% | 4% | 27 | 8% | 90% | 16897 | 21% | 41% |
| 17 | CA State Univ. at Channel Islands (CA)* | 72% | -4% | 178 | 11% | 84% | 13029 | 77% | 97% |
| 18 | University of California at Irvine (CA)* | 88% | -3% | 2000 | 12% | 80% | 10523 | 66% | 67% |
| 19 | CA State Univ. at Dominguez Hills (CA)* | 62% | -6% | 393 | 17% | 81% | 3382 | 101% | 110% |
| 20 | San Jose State University (CA)* | 72% | -4% | 893 | 8% | 87% | 12522 | 75% | 70% |
| 21 | Brigham Young University at Idaho (ID) | 68% | -7% | 220 | 4% | 59% | 5316 | 78% | 94% |
| 22 | University of California at San Diego (CA)* | 89% | -4% | 1293 | 13% | 82% | 10295 | 59% | 64% |
| 23 | Pomona College (CA) | 95% | -1% | 66 | 8% | 73% | 7382 | 41% | 54% |
| 24 | San Francisco State University (CA)* | 67% | -2% | 894 | 1% | 83% | 12314 | 84% | 82% |
| 25 | CA State University at Bakersfield (CA)* | 55% | -4% | 354 | 17% | 82% | 4766 | 98% | 106% |
| 26 | Claremont McKenna College (CA) | 92% | -2% | 36 | 1% | 93% | 11072 | 45% | 52% |
| 27 | CA State University at San Marcos (CA)* | 64% | -3% | 403 | 3% | 83% | 9959 | 84% | 95% |
| 28 | CA State Univ. at Monterey Bay (CA)* | 65% | -1% | 270 | 9% | 82% | 9736 | 82% | 94% |
| 29 | CA State Univ. at Maritime Academy (CA)* | 66% | -16% | 23 | -5% | 94% | 14533 | 54% | 74% |
| 30 | University of CA at Santa Barbara (CA)* | 85% | -4% | 1370 | 11% | 82% | 11808 | 70% | 73% |
| 31 | Arizona State at West (AZ)* | 66% | -6% | 82 | 17% | 84% | 7091 | 91% | 95% |
| 32 | University of California at Berkeley (CA)* | 93% | -4% | 979 | 8% | 83% | 9893 | 57% | 58% |
| 33 | University of Washington at Seattle (WA)* | 83% | -6% | 1081 | 1% | 85% | 7899 | 65% | 68% |
| 34 | University of California at Riverside (CA)* | 77% | -1% | 1675 | 22% | 78% | 9374 | 78% | 74% |
| 35 | Colorado School of Mines (CO)* | 76% | -6% | 105 | -2% | 94% | 19090 | 43% | 61% |
| 36 | Western Washington University (WA)* | 74% | -9% | 381 | 2% | 84% | 12262 | 69% | 74% |
| 37 | University of California at Los Angeles (CA)* | 93% | -5% | 1562 | 10% | 78% | 9776 | 64% | 64% |
| 38 | University of Hawaii at West Oahu (HI)* | 51% | 23% | 14 | -12% | 79% | 9447 | 94% | 97% |
| 39 | Oregon Institute of Technology (OR)* | 51% | -6% | 58 | -4% | 93% | 14119 | 76% | 85% |
| 40 | California Institute of Technology (CA) | 93% | 2% | 23 | 4% | 85% | 5770 | 45% | 40% |
| 41 | CA State University at Fresno (CA)* | 69% | -11% | 973 | 9% | 82% | 4760 | 89% | 99% |
| 42 | Sonoma State University (CA)* | 68% | -9% | 282 | -3% | 86% | 13802 | 72% | 85% |
| 43 | Univ. of California at Merced (CA)* | 69% | -6% | 608 | 22% | 79% | 11362 | 74% | 89% |
| 44 | CA State University at East Bay (CA)* | 66% | -7% | 351 | 9% | 84% | 9713 | 89% | 87% |
| 45 | Central Washington University (WA)* | 61% | -5% | 280 | -2% | 85% | 11607 | 83% | 90% |
| 46 | Fresno Pacific University (CA) | 65% | 4% | 65 | 18% | 80% | 15719 | 96% | 101% |
| 47 | Arizona State at Polytechnic (AZ)* | 62% | -1% | 65 | 14% | 84% | 8260 | 91% | 83% |
| 48 | University of California at Santa Cruz (CA)* | 81% | -5% | 1176 | 10% | 78% | 12333 | 63% | 70% |
| 49 | Thomas Aquinas College (CA) | 81% | 3% | 27 | 11% | 71% | 18019 | 47% | 62% |
| 50 | Washington State University (WA)* | 67% | -12% | 699 | -5% | 87% | 11601 | 73% | 85% |
| 51 | Brigham Young University (UT) | 86% | -9% | 410 | 21% | 69% | 10569 | 67% | 85% |
| 52 | Montana State University at Northern (MT)* | 41% | -9% | 10 | 0% | 90% | 11777 | 85% | 96% |
| 53 | University of Portland (OR) | 82% | -3% | 150 | -2% | 90% | 28850 | 55% | 62% |
| 54 | University of Arizona (AZ)* | 62% | -11% | 1159 | 8% | 85% | 12066 | 81% | 86% |
| 55 | Montana Technological University (MT)* | 48% | -8% | 32 | 7% | 91% | 12185 | 86% | 88% |
| 56 | Trident University International (CA)° | 60% | 4% | 8 | -14% | 87% | 12692 | 103% | 108% |
| 57 | Occidental College (CA) | 85% | 2% | 95 | 6% | 79% | 17056 | 55% | 53% |
| 58 | University of Redlands (CA) | 72% | 2% | 142 | 4% | 85% | 22889 | 81% | 80% |
| 59 | San Diego State University (CA)* | 77% | -5% | 912 | -4% | 83% | 10845 | 81% | 81% |
| 60 | Colorado State University (CO)* | 69% | -9% | 628 | -4% | 86% | 13734 | 72% | 81% |
| 61 | Eastern Washington University (WA)* | 58% | -8% | 278 | -9% | 84% | 9603 | 87% | 87% |
| 62 | William Jessup University (CA) | 70% | -3% | 36 | 3% | 79% | 19000 | 86% | 88% |
| 63 | California Lutheran University (CA) | 71% | -3% | 86 | 0% | 86% | 19907 | 75% | 77% |
| 64 | Utah State University (UT)* | 56% | 6% | 401 | 10% | 73% | 11816 | 79% | 95% |
| 65 | Mount St. Mary's Univ., Los Angeles (CA) | 65% | 8% | 105 | 16% | 88% | 26841 | 90% | 86% |
| 66 | NM Inst. of Mining and Tech (NM)* | 53% | -11% | 42 | 5% | 88% | 12176 | 71% | 77% |
| 67 | Santa Clara University (CA) | 89% | -3% | 139 | -6% | 89% | 22309 | 59% | 58% |
| 68 | University of Southern California (CA) | 92% | -4% | 366 | 3% | 82% | 17118 | 61% | 61% |
| 69 | Whitworth University (WA) | 74% | -9% | 100 | 6% | 83% | 20582 | 72% | 75% |
| 70 | Westminster College (UT) | 66% | -9% | 66 | 7% | 85% | 18591 | 75% | 79% |
| 71 | Heritage University (WA) | 42% | -22% | 23 | 22% | 90% | 9678 | 107% | 115% |
| 72 | Saint Martin's University (WA) | 62% | -10% | 43 | 5% | 85% | 18433 | 84% | 91% |
| 73 | Arizona State University (AZ)* | 64% | -12% | 1162 | 7% | 84% | 8968 | 91% | 82% |
| 74 | Humboldt State University (CA)* | 59% | -11% | 275 | 19% | 74% | 12552 | 89% | 96% |
| 75 | Westmont College (CA) | 76% | 6% | 53 | -3% | 86% | 25065 | 60% | 62% |
| 76 | New Mexico Highlands Univ. (NM)* | 39% | 0% | 52 | -7% | 83% | 9312 | 106% | 111% |
| 77 | Colorado College (CO) | 88% | 0% | 45 | 0% | 68% | 10883 | 54% | 55% |
| 78 | Gonzaga University (WA) | 84% | -4% | 163 | -10% | 89% | 26348 | 61% | 64% |
| 79 | Prescott College (AZ) | 60% | 11% | 10 | 19% | 70% | 18168 | 97% | 92% |
| 80 | Chaminade University of Honolulu (HI) | 40% | -2% | 56 | 7% | 85% | 21978 | 99% | 115% |
| 81 | Whittier College (CA) | 69% | 4% | 106 | 1% | 79% | 20838 | 84% | 79% |
| 82 | University of the Pacific (CA) | 74% | 1% | 175 | 9% | 87% | 22957 | 68% | 61% |
| 83 | Adams State University (CO)* | 40% | -6% | 63 | 7% | 88% | 11746 | 103% | 100% |
| 84 | Carroll College (MT) | 66% | -12% | 42 | -1% | 86% | 20697 | 72% | 71% |
| 85 | Scripps College (CA) | 88% | 2% | 24 | -2% | 78% | 15930 | 51% | 51% |
| 86 | Pacific Lutheran University (WA) | 72% | -18% | 109 | 6% | 86% | 18962 | 72% | 75% |
| 87 | Whitman College (WA) | 88% | -4% | 34 | 1% | 75% | 23743 | 39% | 57% |
| 88 | Arizona State. Univ. at Skysong (AZ)* | 53% | -9% | 29 | -5% | 84% | 11878 | 91% | 107% |
| 89 | Point Loma Nazarene University (CA) | 73% | -7% | 110 | 5% | 84% | 25982 | 70% | 75% |
| 90 | University of Oregon (OR)* | 72% | -9% | 634 | -2% | 81% | 13219 | 79% | 82% |
| 91 | Southern Utah University (UT)* | 51% | -7% | 130 | 13% | 73% | 12985 | 83% | 93% |
| 92 | Evergreen State College (WA)* | 68% | -6% | 84 | 12% | 66% | 10862 | 90% | 92% |
| 93 | Northern Arizona University (AZ)* | 59% | -14% | 631 | 1% | 86% | 11591 | 90% | 92% |
| 94 | Oregon State University (OR)* | 64% | -14% | 588 | -2% | 86% | 16792 | 79% | 85% |
| 95 | Arizona State at Downtown Phoenix (AZ)* | 65% | -15% | 220 | 9% | 84% | 9302 | 91% | 90% |
| 96 | University of Colorado at Boulder (CO)* | 70% | -10% | 580 | -4% | 84% | 15246 | 69% | 74% |
| 97 | Saint MaryÕs College of California (CA) | 75% | -3% | 120 | -5% | 86% | 26951 | 72% | 69% |
| 98 | Seattle Pacific University (WA) | 70% | -12% | 136 | 0% | 87% | 24022 | 64% | 76% |
| 99 | Linfield College (OR) | 71% | -8% | 83 | -6% | 88% | 22575 | 68% | 71% |
| 100 | Western Oregon University (OR)* | 48% | 0% | 179 | 4% | 80% | 15313 | 93% | 92% |
| 101 | Rocky Mountain College (MT) | 50% | -11% | 34 | 0% | 89% | 16945 | 81% | 84% |
| 102 | University of Alaska Southeast (AK)* | 32% | 5% | 9 | -17% | 79% | 9297 | 95% | 98% |
| 103 | University of San Francisco (CA) | 75% | 2% | 238 | -2% | 86% | 25720 | 72% | 70% |
| 104 | Holy Names University (CA) | 50% | 2% | 25 | -17% | 92% | 19295 | 101% | 98% |
| 105 | University of Antelope Valley (CA)° | 76% | 1% | 20 | 0% | 60% | 11947 | 106% | 93% |
| 106 | Warner Pacific University (OR) | 51% | -8% | 19 | 10% | 85% | 21130 | 99% | 96% |
| 107 | Humphreys Univ at Stockton/Modesto (CA) | 40% | 8% | 5 | 6% | 78% | 12130 | 125% | 108% |
| 108 | Willamette University (OR) | 77% | -1% | 85 | 6% | 78% | 23948 | 66% | 64% |
| 109 | John Paul the Great Catholic Univ. (CA) | 57% | -13% | 6 | 1% | 79% | 23631 | 55% | 77% |
| 110 | Fort Lewis College (CO)* | 47% | -10% | 93 | 4% | 75% | 14369 | 84% | 91% |
| 111 | University of Nevada at Reno (NV)* | 57% | -10% | 427 | -1% | 87% | 12573 | 85% | 83% |
| 112 | Walla Walla University (WA) | 58% | -13% | 51 | -10% | 90% | 18581 | 76% | 80% |
| 113 | Grand Canyon University (AZ) | 34% | -5% | 230 | 15% | 88% | 19343 | 109% | 116% |
| 114 | Pacific Union College (CA) | 56% | -15% | 42 | -1% | 85% | 18007 | 90% | 88% |
| 115 | Weber State University (UT)* | 42% | -15% | 115 | -10% | 82% | 11002 | 87% | 95% |
| 116 | University of Idaho (ID)* | 58% | -8% | 395 | -6% | 83% | 12588 | 89% | 89% |
| 117 | University of Northern Colorado (CO)* | 53% | -10% | 329 | -6% | 86% | 14201 | 82% | 90% |
| 118 | Portland State University (OR)* | 53% | -1% | 275 | 7% | 79% | 12415 | 100% | 96% |
| 119 | George Fox University (OR) | 74% | -12% | 113 | -2% | 84% | 24584 | 69% | 76% |
| 120 | Montana State Univ. at Billings (MT)* | 33% | -8% | 43 | -10% | 87% | 12734 | 94% | 97% |
| 121 | University of Utah (UT)* | 68% | -15% | 340 | 2% | 83% | 12591 | 85% | 84% |
| 122 | Vanguard University of So. California (CA) | 63% | -9% | 98 | 0% | 79% | 17545 | 86% | 88% |
| 123 | Northwest University (WA) | 58% | -11% | 38 | 4% | 83% | 19960 | 80% | 83% |
| 124 | Northwest Nazarene University (ID) | 55% | -14% | 44 | 3% | 84% | 16932 | 87% | 86% |
| 125 | Utah Valley University (UT)* | 36% | -8% | 148 | -1% | 75% | 7345 | 96% | 99% |
| 126 | University of Wyoming (WY)* | 59% | -15% | 147 | -1% | 84% | 10418 | 80% | 82% |
| 127 | Univ. of Montana-Western (MT)* | 44% | -11% | 28 | -11% | 82% | 11711 | 93% | 89% |
| 128 | Corban University (OR) | 56% | -12% | 49 | 2% | 76% | 21183 | 76% | 82% |
| 129 | Seattle University (WA) | 78% | -9% | 119 | -5% | 89% | 28970 | 67% | 68% |
| 130 | Regis University (CO) | 58% | -3% | 87 | -11% | 90% | 21120 | 88% | 88% |
| 131 | Univ. of CO at Colorado Springs (CO)* | 50% | -8% | 163 | 0% | 84% | 13637 | 86% | 90% |
| 132 | University of Colorado at Denver (CO)* | 50% | -2% | 167 | -10% | 85% | 12979 | 92% | 93% |
| 133 | University of Denver (CO) | 75% | -3% | 150 | -2% | 85% | 21792 | 75% | 69% |
| 134 | Brigham Young University at Hawaii (HI) | 64% | -14% | 25 | -2% | 61% | 10663 | 74% | 85% |
| 135 | Embry-Riddle Aero. Univ. at Prescott (AZ) | 63% | -10% | 54 | 9% | 92% | 30525 | 87% | 69% |
| 136 | Lewis & Clark College (OR) | 77% | -6% | 92 | 5% | 76% | 22430 | 63% | 61% |
| 137 | Lewis-Clark State College (ID)* | 39% | -17% | 44 | -5% | 81% | 9778 | 99% | 92% |
| 138 | University of Nevada at Las Vegas (NV)* | 52% | -7% | 501 | 1% | 82% | 9718 | 99% | 92% |
| 139 | University of San Diego (CA) | 80% | -3% | 157 | -9% | 84% | 24614 | 69% | 68% |
| 140 | CO State University at Pueblo (CO)* | 39% | -9% | 132 | 0% | 84% | 12509 | 98% | 91% |
| 141 | Life Pacific University (CA) | 51% | 1% | 10 | 11% | 69% | 19088 | 98% | 94% |
| 142 | Western Colorado University (CO)* | 49% | -9% | 53 | -8% | 80% | 14822 | 82% | 84% |
| 143 | Azusa Pacific University (CA) | 68% | -3% | 198 | -4% | 82% | 22213 | 80% | 82% |
| 144 | Pepperdine University (CA) | 84% | 1% | 143 | -8% | 83% | 29204 | 70% | 68% |
| 145 | Amer. InterCont. Univ. at Online (IL)° | 26% | -1% | 42 | 21% | 71% | 12000 | 121% | 127% |
| 146 | Pitzer College (CA) | 87% | -2% | 27 | -3% | 67% | 12845 | 67% | 56% |
| 147 | University of Hawaii at Manoa (HI)* | 61% | -5% | 309 | -3% | 82% | 13043 | 81% | 71% |
| 148 | Montana State University (MT)* | 53% | -10% | 306 | -3% | 86% | 16523 | 78% | 80% |
| 149 | Reed College (OR) | 81% | -1% | 49 | 4% | 69% | 17105 | 63% | 55% |
| 150 | Alaska Pacific University (AK) | 36% | -8% | 4 | 5% | 81% | 17990 | 92% | 94% |
| 151 | Simpson University (CA) | 71% | -25% | 25 | 8% | 80% | 22274 | 83% | 90% |
| 152 | University of La Verne (CA) | 67% | -2% | 185 | 3% | 83% | 22344 | 100% | 92% |
| 153 | Providence Christian College (CA) | 68% | 10% | 3 | -51% | 60% | 19985 | 83% | 98% |
| 154 | Eastern Oregon University (OR)* | 42% | -16% | 41 | 5% | 79% | 12779 | 104% | 105% |
| 155 | Woodbury University (CA) | 59% | -12% | 30 | 3% | 86% | 23511 | 96% | 92% |
| 156 | Concordia University at Irvine (CA) | 62% | -14% | 52 | -8% | 86% | 21939 | 77% | 76% |
| 157 | Southern Oregon University (OR)* | 46% | -11% | 91 | -10% | 78% | 7792 | 98% | 90% |
| 158 | Sierra Nevada College (NV) | 50% | 11% | 16 | -4% | 71% | 26534 | 87% | 91% |
| 159 | Dominican University of CA (CA) | 71% | -7% | 60 | -3% | 89% | 28766 | 75% | 61% |
| 160 | California Baptist University (CA) | 62% | -16% | 195 | 9% | 82% | 23119 | 94% | 87% |
| 161 | Pacific University (OR) | 67% | -12% | 76 | 1% | 85% | 24088 | 72% | 70% |
| 162 | Pacific Rim Christian Univ. (HI) | 52% | 11% | 1 | -14% | 64% | 14560 | 92% | 92% |
| 163 | Colorado Christian University (CO) | 40% | -12% | 38 | -4% | 84% | 22295 | 94% | 101% |
| 164 | Warner Pacific Univ. Adult Program (OR) | 62% | -30% | 5 | 4% | 85% | 17531 | 99% | 87% |
| 165 | Biola University (CA) | 71% | -3% | 194 | -1% | 80% | 26881 | 71% | 72% |
| 166 | Western Governors University (UT) | 47% | -19% | 8 | 13% | 89% | 8774 | 106% | 81% |
| 167 | Soka University of America (CA) | 90% | -5% | 29 | 1% | 61% | 10256 | 86% | 65% |
| 168 | Metropolitan State Univ. of Denver (CO)* | 35% | -7% | 169 | -9% | 82% | 12880 | 104% | 95% |
| 169 | Master's University (CA) | 61% | -32% | 25 | -2% | 79% | 23198 | 62% | 84% |
| 170 | University of Puget Sound (WA) | 79% | -9% | 73 | 2% | 79% | 29699 | 60% | 59% |
| 171 | Loyola Marymount University (CA) | 81% | -5% | 189 | -8% | 83% | 31681 | 70% | 69% |
| 172 | Colorado Mesa University (CO)* | 36% | -13% | 124 | -4% | 83% | 14668 | 95% | 90% |
| 173 | College of Idaho (ID) | 65% | -9% | 67 | 0% | 78% | 20332 | 80% | 72% |
| 174 | University of Providence (MT) | 46% | -13% | 22 | -21% | 83% | 19694 | 95% | 89% |
| 175 | Northwest Christian University (OR) | 59% | -22% | 14 | 0% | 80% | 17483 | 98% | 93% |
| 176 | Nevada State College (NV)* | 28% | -6% | 15 | -12% | 78% | 12591 | 108% | 103% |
| 177 | City University of Seattle (WA) | 46% | -17% | 0 | -21% | 83% | 20567 | 93% | 99% |
| 178 | DigiPen Institute of Tech. (WA)° | 44% | -13% | 16 | 11% | 85% | 34346 | 60% | 68% |
| 179 | University of Alaska at Anchorage (AK)* | 31% | -16% | 59 | -15% | 82% | 12039 | 95% | 93% |
| 180 | Arizona Christian University (AZ) | 42% | -17% | 12 | -13% | 84% | 21713 | 94% | 92% |
| 181 | Eastern NM University at Main (NM)* | 42% | -12% | 94 | -18% | 76% | 8719 | 104% | 98% |
| 182 | University of Hawaii at Hilo (HI)* | 41% | -4% | 82 | 3% | 75% | 13073 | 94% | 93% |
| 183 | La Sierra University (CA) | 55% | -1% | 59 | 1% | 76% | 21239 | 102% | 88% |
| 184 | Independence University (UT) | 43% | -3% | 18 | 26% | 70% | 27414 | 117% | 116% |
| 185 | University of Montana (MT)* | 44% | -16% | 191 | 6% | 80% | 14105 | 91% | 88% |
| 186 | Chapman University (CA) | 80% | -2% | 187 | -7% | 82% | 33636 | 77% | 65% |
| 187 | Boise State University (ID)* | 46% | -15% | 283 | -10% | 84% | 12980 | 100% | 94% |
| 188 | University of Phoenix at Hawaii (HI)° | 46% | -8% | 10 | -12% | 76% | 13663 | 119% | 103% |
| 189 | Idaho State University (ID)* | 48% | -13% | 125 | -2% | 81% | 15697 | 104% | 99% |
| 190 | Marymount California University (CA) | 35% | 13% | 39 | -4% | 72% | 26155 | 91% | 89% |
| 191 | University of Alaska at Fairbanks (AK)* | 33% | -14% | 26 | -14% | 77% | 8787 | 94% | 99% |
| 192 | University of New Mexico at Main (NM)* | 51% | -11% | 538 | -2% | 78% | 14182 | 105% | 94% |
| 193 | Univ. of Phoenix at Southern CA (CA)° | 49% | -1% | 118 | -7% | 76% | 14943 | 119% | 90% |
| 194 | Western New Mexico University (NM)* | 28% | -10% | 30 | -15% | 79% | 12489 | 111% | 109% |
| 195 | CO Technical Univ. (CO)° | 24% | -10% | 117 | 22% | 73% | 15914 | 117% | 126% |
| 196 | Los Angeles Pacific University (CA) | 27% | -8% | 1 | -5% | 82% | 19677 | N/A | 109% |
| 197 | San Diego Christian College (CA) | 42% | -2% | 19 | 0% | 66% | 28888 | 93% | 98% |
| 198 | NM State Univ. at Las Cruces (NM)* | 51% | -13% | 361 | -2% | 75% | 7333 | 106% | 95% |
| 199 | Ashford University (IA)° | 23% | 1% | 262 | -1% | 72% | 19329 | 117% | 111% |
| 200 | National University (CA) | 35% | -15% | 12 | -16% | 85% | 25521 | 100% | 100% |
| 201 | Hope International University (CA) | 40% | -17% | 14 | -6% | 77% | 20571 | 90% | 94% |
| 202 | Hawai'i Pacific University (HI) | 35% | -13% | 65 | -7% | 84% | 26347 | 90% | 90% |
| 203 | DeVry University at Ontario (CA)° | 26% | -8% | 80 | 8% | 82% | 25623 | 116% | 104% |
| 204 | Cogswell Polytechnic College (CA) | 40% | -17% | 8 | 4% | 79% | 27562 | 92% | 85% |
| 205 | University of Phoenix at Nevada (NV)° | 39% | -11% | 15 | -3% | 76% | 14826 | 119% | 103% |
| 206 | Brookline Coll. at Albuquerque (NM)° | 61% | -23% | 7 | 13% | 64% | 26067 | 117% | 107% |
| 207 | University of the Southwest (NM) | 28% | -8% | 8 | -10% | 79% | 17736 | 113% | 105% |
| 208 | DeVry University at Phoenix (AZ)° | 25% | -12% | 13 | 8% | 82% | 28860 | 116% | 107% |
| 209 | University of Phoenix at Phoenix (AZ)° | 28% | 0% | 200 | 9% | 76% | 14234 | 119% | 107% |
| 210 | St. John's College (NM) | 45% | -5% | 14 | 17% | 62% | 27373 | 72% | 73% |
| 211 | DeVry University at Westminster (CO)° | 26% | -16% | 2 | 6% | 82% | 31260 | 116% | 105% |
| 212 | Aspen University (CO)° | 29% | -33% | 0 | -28% | 88% | 14492 | 106% | 96% |
| 213 | Naropa University (CO) | 57% | -14% | 4 | 17% | 51% | 24868 | 94% | 93% |
| 214 | Stevens-Henager College at Murray (UT) | 21% | -1% | 58 | 9% | 70% | 28303 | 117% | 104% |
| 215 | Academy of Art University (CA)° | 27% | -21% | 55 | 4% | 70% | 31595 | 105% | 104% |