• 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.