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The U.S. News College Rankings Are Out: Washington Has Five of the Top 20 State Schools in the West

According to the U.S. News & World Report's annual,  list of college rankings, Washington is home to five of the  in the Western United States. The publication defines a regional universities as institutions that offer "a full range of undergraduate programs and some master's programs but few doctoral programs." (This means heavy-hitters such as the University of Washington and Washington State University were not included in this round up.)

U.S. News & World Report graded these regional universities on a scale out of 100. Here's who made the cut in Washington:

 

#4: Gonzaga University in Spokane, 86/100

#8: Seattle University, 75/100

 

#11: Whitworth University in Spokane, 71/100

#15: Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, 66/100

#18: Western Washington University in Bellingham, 61/100