2015年USNEWS美国西部地区最佳文理学院排名

2017-04-05 作者： 274阅读

　　文理学院(liberal arts college)是美国高校的重要种类之一，以本科教育为主，特征是注重全面综合教育，设置课程包括艺术、人文、自然科学、社会科学等各门类。区别于以就业为重要指针的各种专业学校或技术高校。美国有相当一部分学生从这些文理学院获得学士学位。在大部分美国人心目中，文理学院往往代表着经典、小规模、高质量的本科教育。许多文理学院的学术声誉往往不亚于哈佛耶鲁等综合性大学，因而成为很多美国贵族教育子女的首选。本文是2015年USNEWS美国西部地区最佳文理学院排名介绍。

2015年USNEWS美国西部地区最佳文理学院排名
U.S. News rank	School	Tuition and Fees	Total enrollment	Fall 2013 acceptance rate	Average freshman retention rate	6-year graduation rate
#1	Carroll College Helena, MT	$29,280	1,431	53.1%	82%	67%
#2	Texas Lutheran University Seguin, TX	$26,800	1,341	50.9%	70%	52%
#3	California Maritime Academy Vallejo, CA	in-state: $6,598, out-of-state: $17,758	1,044	63.4%	81%	60%
#4	Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee, OK	$22,800	2,097	56.5%	75%	55%
#5	Master's College and Seminary Santa Clarita, CA	$29,860	1,485	77.9%	81%	54%
#6	Oklahoma Wesleyan University Bartlesville, OK	$23,180	1,355	23.9%	59%	56%
#7	Corban University Salem, OR	$28,640	1,089	34.5%	75%	54%
#8Tie	Menlo College Atherton, CA	$37,520	713	40.5%	75%	60%
#8Tie	Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, OR	in-state: $8,445, out-of-state: $23,670	4,414	71.4%	73%	43%
#8Tie	Warner Pacific College Portland, OR	$20,300	506	52.7%	69%	32%
#11	Brigham Young University—Idaho 1 Rexburg, ID	$3,850	N/A	99.6%	72% 8	53% 6
#12	Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, CA	$30,050	2,415	69.7%	74%	52%
#13Tie	East Texas Baptist University Marshall, TX	$23,280	1,247	73.6%	58%	33%
#13Tie	Rocky Mountain College Billings, MT	$24,530	1,068	66.8%	68%	40%
#15	Howard Payne University Brownwood, TX	$24,600	1,170	53.7%	62%	40%
#16Tie	Brigham Young University—Hawaii 1 Laie Oahu, HI	$4,770	N/A	36%	61% 8	52% 6
#16Tie	Northwest University Kirkland, WA	$26,968	1,733	86.4%	77%	43%
#18	McMurry University Abilene, TX	$24,844	1,216	59.2%	58%	38%
#19	Hope International University Fullerton, CA	$27,130	1,449	47.3%	69%	44%
#20	Northwest Christian University Eugene, OR	$26,180	664	70.4%	68% 8	45%
#21	Lewis-Clark State College Lewiston, ID	in-state: $5,900, out-of-state: $16,418	4,304	99.8%	54% 8	29%
#22	University of Great Falls Great Falls, MT	$20,960	1,142	83.7% 4	62%	24% 6
#23	Southwestern Christian University 1 Bethany, OK	$14,220	N/A	88.3% 4	64% 8	21% 6
#24	Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology—Okmulgee Okmulgee, OK	in-state: $5,118, out-of-state: $16,329	3,618	53.8%	55%	26%
#25	St. Gregory's University Shawnee, OK	$20,765	682	56.9%	N/A	28%