• A public liberal arts college founded in 1969. The foundation of its curriculum is based on team-teaching and collaborative learning.

• All majors and academic pathways are student-designed.

• Olympia is halfway between metropolitan Seattle and Portland, Oregon, and an hour from Mt. Rainier and the Olympic mountains.

• The 1,000 forested-acre campus is located on the southernmost beaches of Puget Sound.

• U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges has ranked Evergreen as a "Top College for Learning Communities" and for "First-Year Experiences for Freshmen," 2003-2007.

• Kaplan/Newsweek ranked Evergreen as one of the "12 Hottest Schools" for 2004.

• Evergreen's seniors and first-year students scored in the 90th percentile for the Active and Collaborative Learning benchmark compared to all Baccalaureate-Liberal Arts Colleges in the National Survey of Student Engagement.

• The Unofficial, Unbiased Guide to the 331 Most Interesting Colleges identifies Evergreen as "one of the most highly regarded public liberal arts colleges in the nation…designed for students passionate about pursuing their educational goals and serious about making a difference in the world."

• 4,416 students

• 21:1 student-to-faculty instructional ratio

• Approximately 21% students from out of state

• 73% of full-time faculty hold the most advanced degree in their field; there are no teaching assistants.

• 49% of full-time faculty are female.

• 24% of full-time faculty are faculty of color.

• Comprehensive In-State Fee: $12,432

• Comprehensive Out-of-State Fee: $22,767

• 60% of students receive financial assistance.

• Average award: $10,624

• Over 60 undergraduate scholarships & tuition awards granted to new students annually.

• Apartment-style campus housing with a variety of living spaces

• More than 50 student organizations, a student newspaper, and community radio station

• Students have access to equipment and facilities often reserved for graduate students elsewhere.

• NAIA Region I, Cascade Collegiate Conference

• 20 acres of playing fields and an 11-lane Olympic pool; indoor and outdoor climbing walls and ropes course

• Middle 50% SAT composite score: 1137

• Median ACT score: 24

• Average GPA: 3.17

• 19% of students are from underrepresented minority groups.