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The Evergreen State College

Olympia, WA · Public · Midsize suburb · ESC · Evergreen · TESC

Public institution in Olympia, WA · 2,042 undergraduates · 97% acceptance rate · $45,320 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$22,5851,312th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$8,999484th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$30,9801,291st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$25,934743rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$20,500685th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$45,3201,346th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$34,7741,556th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
43.6%1,404th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
68.2%1,329th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
97.2%1,481st most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
1161497th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT
23494th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,042931st largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
20.0:11,878th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
41.1%663rd highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 41 mi (SEA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$60
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 2 of 2 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Biological and Physical SciencesMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$26,421$24,730
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$25,602$23,558

Campus facts

Athletics — 5 sports

NAIA Division I · NAIA

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $247,774 (M $112,875 · W $134,899)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.