Colleges with the Lowest Student Debt on the West Coast

Colleges with the Lowest Student Debt on the West Coast, ranked by median federal student debt. Region: California, Oregon, and Washington. Included states / district: CA 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 105 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Pomona CollegeClaremont, California$11,7827%1534$19k$78k93%1,66633 mi 2Stanford UniversityStanford, California$12,0004%1553$14k$124k92%7,5544 mi 3California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California$12,75097%—$14k$59k59%6,8192 mi 4University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California$13,00011%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 5University of California-DavisDavis, California$13,00042%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 6California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$13,00091%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 7Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, California$13,50010%1527$29k$105k91%1,38834 mi 8Scripps CollegeClaremont, California$13,50038%1492$36k$78k83%1,11334 mi 9California State University-StanislausTurlock, California$13,54098%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 10California State University-FullertonFullerton, California$13,75091%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 11California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California$13,80793%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 12California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California$13,87293%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 13University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California$13,99333%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 14University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$14,0009%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 15California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California$14,28946%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 16California State University-FresnoFresno, California$14,50595%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 17University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington$14,61539%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 18University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington$14,61591%—$12k$78k65%5,4579 mi 19University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington$14,61583%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 20California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California$14,71594%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 21San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California$15,00036%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 22University of California-IrvineIrvine, California$15,00029%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 23California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California$15,00094%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 24San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California$15,00085%—$14k$79k69%27,60112 mi 25California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California$15,00095%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 26San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California$15,37196%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 27University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California$15,50027%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 28California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California$16,00075%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 29University of California-MercedMerced, California$16,14491%—$12k$64k69%8,37271 mi 30California State University-East BayHayward, California$16,54497%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 31California State University-ChicoChico, California$16,55293%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 32California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California$16,60094%—$6k$59k50%8,57770 mi 33University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California$16,66666%—$18k$68k75%17,9403 mi 34Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California$16,70593%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 35Pitzer CollegeClaremont, California$16,75025%—$34k$70k83%1,22734 mi 36California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California$17,35095%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 37University of California-RiversideRiverside, California$17,50076%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 38University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California$18,00010%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 39California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, California$18,00098%—$13k$48k49%5,6122 mi 40Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, Washington$18,43738%1410$33k$68k81%1,531209 mi 41California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California$18,50031%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 42Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington$18,50093%1289$21k$63k65%13,5441 mi 43Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California$19,16248%1426$50k$109k88%6,5529 mi 44Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington$19,50087%—$15k$69k61%21,099247 mi 45Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington$19,50091%—$18k$62k54%7,83388 mi 46Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California$19,50045%1359$48k$78k79%7,0942 mi 47Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington$19,50091%—$14k$58k43%6,222217 mi 48University of the PacificStockton, California$19,50071%1346$25k$78k69%3,2047 mi 49Lewis & Clark CollegePortland, Oregon$19,50078%—$36k$62k75%2,12055 mi 50Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington$19,88377%1307$35k$75k76%4,0621 mi 51Stanbridge UniversityIrvine, California$20,00010%—$45k$62k62%2,6436 mi 52University of OregonEugene, Oregon$20,13988%1272$22k$61k72%20,49752 mi 53Southern Oregon UniversityAshland, Oregon$20,33289%—$17k$49k43%2,75179 mi 54Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon$20,50091%—$10k$58k53%13,18251 mi 55Chapman UniversityOrange, California$20,50065%1357$47k$70k82%7,47813 mi 56Eastern Oregon UniversityLa Grande, Oregon$20,50098%—$17k$50k43%2,172246 mi 57The Evergreen State CollegeOlympia, Washington$20,50096%1216$24k$45k41%2,1601 mi 58The Master's University and SeminarySanta Clarita, California$20,50084%—$33k$57k68%1,62224 mi 59Western Oregon UniversityMonmouth, Oregon$20,60998%—$17k$52k47%3,10338 mi 60Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon$21,22177%1290$20k$64k70%30,74336 mi 61Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon$21,22163%1255$18k$64k56%1,044135 mi 62University of PortlandPortland, Oregon$21,37089%1277$28k$83k80%2,95746 mi 63Willamette UniversitySalem, Oregon$21,50077%1377$25k$57k71%1,59248 mi 64Reed CollegePortland, Oregon$21,50025%1437$33k$63k71%1,32054 mi 65California Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks, California$21,66976%1266$30k$69k70%2,29613 mi 66Vanguard University of Southern CaliforniaCosta Mesa, California$22,00062%—$21k$60k57%1,9334 mi 67Oregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath Falls, Oregon$22,50095%1150$16k$72k54%2,892126 mi 68Saint Martin's UniversityLacey, Washington$22,50090%1093$28k$62k52%1,1584 mi 69Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma, Washington$22,57878%1168$20k$67k69%2,4018 mi 70University of San DiegoSan Diego, California$22,94052%—$30k$87k84%5,6713 mi 71Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego, California$22,99084%1287$39k$64k77%3,188< 1 mi 72University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California$23,00062%1295$41k$90k70%5,2872 mi 73Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, California$23,00044%1452$38k$76k81%1,87718 mi 74Fresno Pacific UniversityFresno, California$23,14664%—$14k$59k50%1,544110 mi 75Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, California$23,21988%1195$22k$67k62%2,75930 mi 76Pacific UniversityForest Grove, Oregon$23,22390%1090$35k$61k67%1,51638 mi 77Westmont CollegeSanta Barbara, California$23,25077%1328$29k$65k70%1,3022 mi 78University of La VerneLa Verne, California$23,50071%1083$20k$65k63%3,05031 mi 79Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, California$23,51063%1384$58k$83k83%3,5531 mi 80Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMoraga, California$23,69187%—$30k$79k70%1,9478 mi 81William Jessup UniversityRocklin, California$23,70093%1150$28k$56k56%1,29451 mi 82Westcliff UniversityIrvine, California$23,75073%—$35k—62%2,3637 mi 83Biola UniversityLa Mirada, California$23,87574%1261$31k$57k68%3,47413 mi 84Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, Washington$24,00083%—$24k$65k62%1,7622 mi 85Concordia University-IrvineIrvine, California$24,24766%—$28k$65k58%1,5366 mi 86George Fox UniversityNewberg, Oregon$24,25094%1197$32k$60k72%2,69946 mi 87University of Massachusetts GlobalAliso Viejo, California$24,276——$33k$66k43%4,4915 mi 88Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, Washington$24,45482%1335$35k$79k86%5,198224 mi 89National UniversitySan Diego, California$25,000——$23k$68k43%10,7948 mi 90Whitworth UniversitySpokane, Washington$25,00090%1220$27k$59k71%1,858222 mi 91Linfield UniversityMcMinnville, Oregon$25,00085%—$27k$79k70%1,62137 mi 92University of Puget SoundTacoma, Washington$25,00072%1296$38k$70k68%1,5941 mi 93City University of SeattleSeattle, Washington$25,000———$69k—1,137< 1 mi 94Los Angeles Film SchoolHollywood, California$25,250——$31k$32k41%5,47211 mi 95Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles, California$25,94973%—$21k$72k53%1,7195 mi 96University of RedlandsRedlands, California$26,00083%1241$30k$73k67%2,04951 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.