| 100% | CSU | 3 | School system with 23 campuses on the West Coast (Abbr.) |
| 53% | UCLA | 4 | West Coast school with the fight song "Mighty Bruins": Abbr. |
| 49% | ORE | 3 | Middle state on the West Coast: Abbr. |
| 45% | LAX | 3 | Busiest airport on the West Coast (Abbr.) |
| 45% | UCLA | 4 | West Coast campus that's home to the Bruins: Abbr. |
| 45% | UCLA | 4 | West Coast school in the Pac-12: Abbr. |
| 45% | PDT | 3 | Summertime clock setting on the West Coast (abbr.) |
| 43% | UCLA | 4 | West Coast school with 11 NCAA men's basketball championships: Abbr. |
| 43% | UCLA | 4 | West Coast school that has the most NCAA titles ever: Abbr. |
| 43% | UCLA | 4 | West Coast university that includes the Herb Alpert School of Music: Abbr. |
| 42% | UCLA | 4 | West Coast school that's the most applied to in the US: Abbr. |
| 42% | UCLA | 4 | West Coast school from which the first Internet transmission was sent, in 1969: Abbr. |
| 41% | UCLA | 4 | West Coast school that received the most applications of any US school in 2017: Abbr. |
| 41% | USC | 3 | West Coast school with more than 100 NCAA championships (Abbr.) |
| 41% | UCLA | 4 | West Coast school that's home to the Bruins (Abbr.) |
| 40% | CSU | 3 | 23-campus West Coast ed. system |
| 40% | TACOMA | 6 | "Grit City" on the West Coast |
| 40% | PST | 3 | Winter hrs. on the West Coast |
| 40% | OTARU | 5 | Seaport on the west coast of Hokkaido |
| 40% | GOA | 3 | State on the west coast of India |
| 40% | LAX | 3 | Busiest airport on the West Coast, informally |
| 40% | GABON | 5 | Republic on the west coast of Africa |
| 40% | CALIFORNIALOTTO | 15 | Contest for millions on the West Coast |
| 39% | DELTACO | 7 | Fast-food chain common on the West Coast |
| 39% | CAPRI | 5 | Resort island on the west coast of Italy |
| 39% | URI | 3 | School with a campus on Narragansett Bay (Abbr.) |
| 39% | MIT | 3 | Campus on the Charles: Abbr. |
| 39% | HOLLAND | 7 | Large region on the west coast of The Netherlands |
| 39% | GOA | 3 | State on the west coast of India; capital Panaji |
| 39% | SMYRNA | 6 | Greek city on the west coast of Asia Minor |