Colleges with the Highest Earnings Relative to Net Price on the West Coast

Colleges with the Highest Earnings Relative to Net Price on the West Coast, ranked by earnings / annual net price. Region: California, Oregon, and Washington. Included states / district: CA OR WA. This ranks the named measure, not overall college quality. Annual earnings divided by annual net price above $3,000; not a lifetime ROI or payback estimate. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 103 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California14.93×91%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 2California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California13.14×94%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 3California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California10.44×94%—$6k$59k50%8,57770 mi 4California State University-StanislausTurlock, California10.42×98%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 5California State University-FullertonFullerton, California9.60×91%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 6Stanford UniversityStanford, California8.99×4%1553$14k$124k92%7,5544 mi 7California State University-FresnoFresno, California8.75×95%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 8California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California8.42×93%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 9University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington7.72×83%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 10California State University-East BayHayward, California7.66×97%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 11California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California6.95×94%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 12University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California6.86×11%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 13University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California6.81×27%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 14California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California6.64×93%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 15University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California6.58×9%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 16University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington6.37×91%—$12k$78k65%5,4579 mi 17California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California6.31×95%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 18California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California6.24×75%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 19California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California6.17×46%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 20California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California6.15×95%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 21Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon6.06×91%—$10k$58k53%13,18251 mi 22San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California5.74×85%—$14k$79k69%27,60112 mi 23University of California-IrvineIrvine, California5.67×29%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 24University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington5.57×39%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 25San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California5.54×96%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 26University of California-DavisDavis, California5.48×42%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 27California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California5.45×31%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 28University of California-MercedMerced, California5.37×91%—$12k$64k69%8,37271 mi 29Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California5.12×93%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 30University of California-RiversideRiverside, California4.73×76%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 31University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California4.65×33%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 32Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington4.60×87%—$15k$69k61%21,099247 mi 33Oregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath Falls, Oregon4.60×95%1150$16k$72k54%2,892126 mi 34California State University-ChicoChico, California4.43×93%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 35California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California4.34×97%—$14k$59k59%6,8192 mi 36Fresno Pacific UniversityFresno, California4.32×64%—$14k$59k50%1,544110 mi 37San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California4.22×36%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 38Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington4.17×91%—$14k$58k43%6,222217 mi 39Pomona CollegeClaremont, California4.03×7%1534$19k$78k93%1,66633 mi 40University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California3.82×66%—$18k$68k75%17,9403 mi 41Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, California3.63×10%1527$29k$105k91%1,38834 mi 42California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, California3.62×98%—$13k$48k49%5,6122 mi 43Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon3.55×63%1255$18k$64k56%1,044135 mi 44Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma, Washington3.42×78%1168$20k$67k69%2,4018 mi 45Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles, California3.38×73%—$21k$72k53%1,7195 mi 46Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington3.33×91%—$18k$62k54%7,83388 mi 47Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon3.27×77%1290$20k$64k70%30,74336 mi 48University of La VerneLa Verne, California3.25×71%1083$20k$65k63%3,05031 mi 49West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange CountyAnaheim, California3.12×——$33k$103k60%3,19211 mi 50University of the PacificStockton, California3.08×71%1346$25k$78k69%3,2047 mi 51Western Oregon UniversityMonmouth, Oregon3.01×98%—$17k$52k47%3,10338 mi 52Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, California3.00×88%1195$22k$67k62%2,75930 mi 53Linfield UniversityMcMinnville, Oregon2.96×85%—$27k$79k70%1,62137 mi 54National UniversitySan Diego, California2.95×——$23k$68k43%10,7948 mi 55Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington2.95×93%1289$21k$63k65%13,5441 mi 56Southern Oregon UniversityAshland, Oregon2.94×89%—$17k$49k43%2,75179 mi 57University of PortlandPortland, Oregon2.94×89%1277$28k$83k80%2,95746 mi 58Eastern Oregon UniversityLa Grande, Oregon2.92×98%—$17k$50k43%2,172246 mi 59University of San DiegoSan Diego, California2.85×52%—$30k$87k84%5,6713 mi 60University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California2.83×10%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 61Vanguard University of Southern CaliforniaCosta Mesa, California2.80×62%—$21k$60k57%1,9334 mi 62University of OregonEugene, Oregon2.76×88%1272$22k$61k72%20,49752 mi 63Walla Walla UniversityCollege Place, Washington2.65×——$23k$62k60%1,252207 mi 64Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, Washington2.63×83%—$24k$65k62%1,7622 mi 65Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMoraga, California2.59×87%—$30k$79k70%1,9478 mi 66University of RedlandsRedlands, California2.42×83%1241$30k$73k67%2,04951 mi 67Dominican University of CaliforniaSan Rafael, California2.40×84%1290$35k$85k78%1,1141 mi 68California Baptist UniversityRiverside, California2.34×85%—$26k$62k62%8,17934 mi 69Concordia University-IrvineIrvine, California2.31×66%—$28k$65k58%1,5366 mi 70California Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks, California2.28×76%1266$30k$69k70%2,29613 mi 71Willamette UniversitySalem, Oregon2.27×77%1377$25k$57k71%1,59248 mi 72Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, Washington2.25×82%1335$35k$79k86%5,198224 mi 73Westmont CollegeSanta Barbara, California2.23×77%1328$29k$65k70%1,3022 mi 74Saint Martin's UniversityLacey, Washington2.21×90%1093$28k$62k52%1,1584 mi 75Whitworth UniversitySpokane, Washington2.21×90%1220$27k$59k71%1,858222 mi 76Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California2.18×48%1426$50k$109k88%6,5529 mi 77Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington2.17×77%1307$35k$75k76%4,0621 mi 78University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California2.17×62%1295$41k$90k70%5,2872 mi 79Scripps CollegeClaremont, California2.14×38%1492$36k$78k83%1,11334 mi 80West Coast University-OntarioOntario, California2.07×——$50k$103k39%2,67137 mi 81Pitzer CollegeClaremont, California2.03×25%—$34k$70k83%1,22734 mi 82Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, Washington2.03×38%1410$33k$68k81%1,531209 mi 83University of Massachusetts GlobalAliso Viejo, California2.01×——$33k$66k43%4,4915 mi 84William Jessup UniversityRocklin, California2.00×93%1150$28k$56k56%1,29451 mi 85Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, California1.98×44%1452$38k$76k81%1,87718 mi 86Reed CollegePortland, Oregon1.91×25%1437$33k$63k71%1,32054 mi 87George Fox UniversityNewberg, Oregon1.89×94%1197$32k$60k72%2,69946 mi 88The Evergreen State CollegeOlympia, Washington1.86×96%1216$24k$45k41%2,1601 mi 89University of Puget SoundTacoma, Washington1.81×72%1296$38k$70k68%1,5941 mi 90Biola UniversityLa Mirada, California1.80×74%1261$31k$57k68%3,47413 mi 91The Master's University and SeminarySanta Clarita, California1.75×84%—$33k$57k68%1,62224 mi 92Lewis & Clark CollegePortland, Oregon1.73×78%—$36k$62k75%2,12055 mi 93Pacific UniversityForest Grove, Oregon1.72×90%1090$35k$61k67%1,51638 mi 94Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego, California1.65×84%1287$39k$64k77%3,188< 1 mi 95Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California1.62×45%1359$48k$78k79%7,0942 mi 96Chapman UniversityOrange, California1.51×65%1357$47k$70k82%7,47813 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.