Colleges with the Lowest Student Debt in the Pacific Region

Colleges with the Lowest Student Debt in the Pacific Region, ranked by median federal student debt. Region: Census Pacific division. Included states / district: AK CA HI OR WA. This ranks the named measure, not overall college quality. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 113 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Brigham Young University-HawaiiLaie, Hawaii$9,41347%1130$17k$52k53%2,8891 mi 2Pomona CollegeClaremont, California$11,7827%1534$19k$78k93%1,66633 mi 3Stanford UniversityStanford, California$12,0004%1553$14k$124k92%7,5544 mi 4California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California$12,75097%—$14k$59k59%6,8192 mi 5University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California$13,00011%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 6University of California-DavisDavis, California$13,00042%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 7California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$13,00091%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 8Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, California$13,50010%1527$29k$105k91%1,38834 mi 9Scripps CollegeClaremont, California$13,50038%1492$36k$78k83%1,11334 mi 10California State University-StanislausTurlock, California$13,54098%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 11California State University-FullertonFullerton, California$13,75091%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 12California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California$13,80793%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 13California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California$13,87293%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 14University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California$13,99333%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 15University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$14,0009%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 16California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California$14,28946%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 17University of Hawaii-West OahuKapolei, Hawaii$14,50095%985$10k$52k50%2,5193 mi 18California State University-FresnoFresno, California$14,50595%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 19University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington$14,61539%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 20University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington$14,61591%—$12k$78k65%5,4579 mi 21University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington$14,61583%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 22California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California$14,71594%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 23San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California$15,00036%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 24University of California-IrvineIrvine, California$15,00029%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 25California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California$15,00094%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 26San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California$15,00085%—$14k$79k69%27,60112 mi 27California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California$15,00095%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 28San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California$15,37196%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 29University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California$15,50027%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 30California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California$16,00075%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 31University of California-MercedMerced, California$16,14491%—$12k$64k69%8,37271 mi 32California State University-East BayHayward, California$16,54497%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 33California State University-ChicoChico, California$16,55293%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 34California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California$16,60094%—$6k$59k50%8,57770 mi 35University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California$16,66666%—$18k$68k75%17,9403 mi 36Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California$16,70593%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 37Pitzer CollegeClaremont, California$16,75025%—$34k$70k83%1,22734 mi 38California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California$17,35095%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 39University of California-RiversideRiverside, California$17,50076%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 40University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California$18,00010%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 41California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, California$18,00098%—$13k$48k49%5,6122 mi 42Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, Washington$18,43738%1410$33k$68k81%1,531209 mi 43California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California$18,50031%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 44University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii$18,50087%1102$16k$58k64%15,0292 mi 45Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington$18,50093%1289$21k$63k65%13,5441 mi 46Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California$19,16248%1426$50k$109k88%6,5529 mi 47Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington$19,50087%—$15k$69k61%21,099247 mi 48Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington$19,50091%—$18k$62k54%7,83388 mi 49Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California$19,50045%1359$48k$78k79%7,0942 mi 50Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington$19,50091%—$14k$58k43%6,222217 mi 51University of the PacificStockton, California$19,50071%1346$25k$78k69%3,2047 mi 52Lewis & Clark CollegePortland, Oregon$19,50078%—$36k$62k75%2,12055 mi 53Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington$19,88377%1307$35k$75k76%4,0621 mi 54Stanbridge UniversityIrvine, California$20,00010%—$45k$62k62%2,6436 mi 55University of OregonEugene, Oregon$20,13988%1272$22k$61k72%20,49752 mi 56University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, Alaska$20,210——$15k$52k30%7,2124 mi 57University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska$20,291——$11k$49k38%4,207236 mi 58Southern Oregon UniversityAshland, Oregon$20,33289%—$17k$49k43%2,75179 mi 59Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon$20,50091%—$10k$58k53%13,18251 mi 60Chapman UniversityOrange, California$20,50065%1357$47k$70k82%7,47813 mi 61Eastern Oregon UniversityLa Grande, Oregon$20,50098%—$17k$50k43%2,172246 mi 62University of Hawaii at HiloHilo, Hawaii$20,50061%1028$12k$48k48%2,1602 mi 63The Evergreen State CollegeOlympia, Washington$20,50096%1216$24k$45k41%2,1601 mi 64The Master's University and SeminarySanta Clarita, California$20,50084%—$33k$57k68%1,62224 mi 65Western Oregon UniversityMonmouth, Oregon$20,60998%—$17k$52k47%3,10338 mi 66Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon$21,22177%1290$20k$64k70%30,74336 mi 67Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon$21,22163%1255$18k$64k56%1,044135 mi 68University of PortlandPortland, Oregon$21,37089%1277$28k$83k80%2,95746 mi 69Willamette UniversitySalem, Oregon$21,50077%1377$25k$57k71%1,59248 mi 70Reed CollegePortland, Oregon$21,50025%1437$33k$63k71%1,32054 mi 71California Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks, California$21,66976%1266$30k$69k70%2,29613 mi 72Hawaii Pacific UniversityHonolulu, Hawaii$22,00086%1111$30k$60k35%2,3921 mi 73Vanguard University of Southern CaliforniaCosta Mesa, California$22,00062%—$21k$60k57%1,9334 mi 74Oregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath Falls, Oregon$22,50095%1150$16k$72k54%2,892126 mi 75Saint Martin's UniversityLacey, Washington$22,50090%1093$28k$62k52%1,1584 mi 76Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma, Washington$22,57878%1168$20k$67k69%2,4018 mi 77University of San DiegoSan Diego, California$22,94052%—$30k$87k84%5,6713 mi 78Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego, California$22,99084%1287$39k$64k77%3,188< 1 mi 79University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California$23,00062%1295$41k$90k70%5,2872 mi 80Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, California$23,00044%1452$38k$76k81%1,87718 mi 81Fresno Pacific UniversityFresno, California$23,14664%—$14k$59k50%1,544110 mi 82Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, California$23,21988%1195$22k$67k62%2,75930 mi 83Pacific UniversityForest Grove, Oregon$23,22390%1090$35k$61k67%1,51638 mi 84Chaminade University of HonoluluHonolulu, Hawaii$23,25091%1060$29k$52k55%1,6722 mi 85Westmont CollegeSanta Barbara, California$23,25077%1328$29k$65k70%1,3022 mi 86University of La VerneLa Verne, California$23,50071%1083$20k$65k63%3,05031 mi 87Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, California$23,51063%1384$58k$83k83%3,5531 mi 88Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMoraga, California$23,69187%—$30k$79k70%1,9478 mi 89William Jessup UniversityRocklin, California$23,70093%1150$28k$56k56%1,29451 mi 90Westcliff UniversityIrvine, California$23,75073%—$35k—62%2,3637 mi 91Biola UniversityLa Mirada, California$23,87574%1261$31k$57k68%3,47413 mi 92Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, Washington$24,00083%—$24k$65k62%1,7622 mi 93Concordia University-IrvineIrvine, California$24,24766%—$28k$65k58%1,5366 mi 94George Fox UniversityNewberg, Oregon$24,25094%1197$32k$60k72%2,69946 mi 95University of Massachusetts GlobalAliso Viejo, California$24,276——$33k$66k43%4,4915 mi 96Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, Washington$24,45482%1335$35k$79k86%5,198224 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.