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Evergreen landed the #1,248 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Evergreen held the #1,309 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Evergreen also holds the #27 spot on the Best Colleges in Washington ranking.
When it comes to admittance, The Evergreen State College is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 74%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 13% of students accepted to Evergreen submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 640. Math scores were between 470 and 580.
With a student to faculty ratio of 17 to 1, The Evergreen State College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at The Evergreen State College is 65%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at The Evergreen State College is 65%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Evergreen this rate is 35%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at The Evergreen State College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,080 undergraduates at Evergreen with 1,868 being full-time and 212 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $18,910 | $21,062 | $23,318 | $24,480 | $24,688 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Evergreen, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Evergreen, approximately 38% of students took out student loans averaging $5,760 a year. That adds up to $23,040 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Evergreen are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2700 Evergreen Pkwy Nw, Olympia, WA 98505-0001 |
| Phone: | 360-867-6170 |
| Website: | https://www.evergreen.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 422 | $26,328 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 422 | NA |
| Biological & Physical Science | 112 | $27,555 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 55 | NA |
| Public Administration | 48 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 2,044 students took at least one online class at The Evergreen State College. This is an increase from the 0 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,044 | 638 |
| 2021-2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at The Evergreen State College.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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