Evergreen State College
Evergreen State College at a Glance
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About Evergreen State College
Featured Alumnus
David Price ranks among our Top Influential Anthropologists Today.
According to Wikipedia, The Evergreen State College is a public liberal arts college in Olympia, Washington. Founded in 1967, it offers a non-traditional undergraduate curriculum in which students have the option to design their own study towards a degree or follow a pre-determined path of study. Full-time students can enroll in interdisciplinary academic programs, in addition to stand-alone classes. Programs typically offer students the opportunity to study several disciplines in a coordinated manner. Faculty write substantive narrative evaluations of students' work in place of issuing grades.
Evergreen State College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Annual Applications | Acceptance | Retention Rate | Graduation Rate | Median SAT Score | Median ACT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,443 | 96% | 70% | 38% | 1144 | 26 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Evergreen State College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $9,537 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $23,091 |
| 30K - 48K | $23,396 |
| 48K - 75K | $24,064 |
| 75K - 110K | $29,220 |
| 110K+ | $29,787 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Evergreen State College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Evergreen State College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $48,982 a year, and 85% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Evergreen State College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads | Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| 2,925 | 2,648 | 277 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Evergreen State College?
Evergreen State College is located at 2700 Evergreen Pkwy NW, Olympia, WA 98505-0001.
How Safe is Evergreen State College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Evergreen State College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Evergreen State College has a violent crime rate of 0.12% and a property crime rate of 0.44%. Olympia has a violent crime rate of 0.57% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 3.45%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Evergreen State College Known For?
Evergreen State College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Evergreen State College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Evergreen State College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Evergreen State College ranks #132 in the U.S. and #444 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesEvergreen State College ranks #163 in the U.S. and #588 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
sociology DegreesEvergreen State College ranks #231 in the U.S. and #845 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesEvergreen State College ranks #481 in the U.S. and #1974 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesEvergreen State College ranks #607 in the U.S. and #2644 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesEvergreen State College ranks #645 in the U.S. and #2878 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesEvergreen State College ranks #861 in the U.S. and #2237 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesWho Are Evergreen State College's Most Influential Alumni?
Evergreen State College's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Communications, Sociology, and Biology. Here are some of Evergreen State College's most famous alumni:
- Matt Groening
- An American cartoonist .
- John Bellamy Foster
- A Sociology professor and Marxist writer.
- Robert W. McChesney
- An American journalist.
- Lynda Barry
- An American cartoonist.
- Paul Stamets
- An American mycologist.
- David Price
- An American anthropologist, (1960 – ), Seattle, Washington, USA.
- Rachel Corrie
- An American anti-war and human rights activist.
- Michael Mehaffy
- An American architect.
- Thomas Herndon
- An American economist.
- Macklemore
- An American rapper from Washington.
- Michael Richards
- An American actor and comedian.
- Kathleen Hanna
- An American musician and feminist activist.
