Western Washington University is among the best colleges in the western U.S.

Western Washington University was ranked among the top universities in the western U.S., according to the U.S. News & World Report’s college rankings for 2017.

The university ranked second in public colleges in the western region, coming behind California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. The region includes Texas, Oklahoma and the 13 states to the west. It’s the fourth year in a row WWU has ranked second in that category, the university said.

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