1
University of Colorado Boulder
CO · Acceptance Rate: 81%
State: CO
Acceptance Rate: 81%
Enrollment: 29,000
Tuition: $40,260
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2
University of Vermont
VT · Acceptance Rate: 58%
State: VT
Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 12,000
Tuition: $43,690
3
University of Montana
MT · Acceptance Rate: 92%
State: MT
Acceptance Rate: 92%
Enrollment: 8,000
Tuition: $28,044
4
Colorado State University
CO · Acceptance Rate: 84%
State: CO
Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 34,000
Tuition: $33,398
5
University of Utah
UT · Acceptance Rate: 82%
State: UT
Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 33,000
Tuition: $31,188
6
Middlebury College
VT · Acceptance Rate: 16%
State: VT
Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 2,800
Tuition: $63,388
7
Dartmouth College
NH · Acceptance Rate: 6%
State: NH
Acceptance Rate: 6%
Enrollment: 4,500
Tuition: $63,399
8
University of New Hampshire
NH · Acceptance Rate: 78%
State: NH
Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 15,000
Tuition: $36,274
9
University of Wyoming
WY · Acceptance Rate: 92%
State: WY
Acceptance Rate: 92%
Enrollment: 10,000
Tuition: $19,374
10
Boise State University
ID · Acceptance Rate: 82%
State: ID
Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 20,000
Tuition: $25,372
11
University of Idaho
ID · Acceptance Rate: 78%
State: ID
Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 10,000
Tuition: $28,600
12
University of Oregon
OR · Acceptance Rate: 82%
State: OR
Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 19,000
Tuition: $39,420
13
Western Washington University
WA · Acceptance Rate: 72%
State: WA
Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 14,000
Tuition: $25,812
14
Cal Poly Humboldt
CA · Acceptance Rate: 82%
State: CA
Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 6,000
Tuition: $19,734
15
Fort Lewis College
CO · Acceptance Rate: 88%
State: CO
Acceptance Rate: 88%
Enrollment: 3,000
Tuition: $22,792
16
University of Alaska Fairbanks
AK · Acceptance Rate: 72%
State: AK
Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 5,000
Tuition: $25,380
17
Montana State University
MT · Acceptance Rate: 82%
State: MT
Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 16,000
Tuition: $27,338
18
Northern Arizona University
AZ · Acceptance Rate: 85%
State: AZ
Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 22,000
Tuition: $27,508
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