The Evergreen State College
Olympia, Washington · Public · 2,160 undergraduates · evergreen.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
97%
of 1,187 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1035 to 1253
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$34,600Est.Estimate
$59,630 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at The Evergreen State College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
97% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$59,630
a year in 2027-28, from a $59,630 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1140
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1140).
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- Applicants who apply test optional submit a 300-500 word essay in place of test scores (https://www.evergreen.edu/admissions-and-aid/test-optional-admission).
Source: First-Year Student | The Evergreen State College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Dec1Priority deadline · December 1, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- Sep1Rolling admission · September 1, 2027Applications are reviewed as they arrive.
Source: Quarterly Application Deadlines
Who gets in
97%
of applicants were admitted: 1,157 of 1,187 for fall 2025.
Early Decision
Binding.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 6% of them sent SAT scores and 2% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1035 to 1253
Reading and Writing 530 to 653
Math 498 to 680
ACT composite 23 to 29
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.10
- 4.01%
- 3.75 to 3.9912%
- 3.50 to 3.7415%
- 3.25 to 3.4915%
- 3.00 to 3.2416%
- 2.50 to 2.9926%
- Below 2.5015%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$34,600
a year, in state
$59,630
a year, out of state (tuition $35,380)
- Tuition (in state)$10,350
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$23,091
- $30,001 to $48,000$23,396
- $48,001 to $75,000$24,064
- $75,001 to $110,000$29,220
- Over $110,000$29,787
Financial aid
58%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$15,576
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
5.1%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $2,612 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
40 of 41
Earn credit with a score of 3
40 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,040Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 8 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 8 |
| Art History | 3 | 8 |
| Biology | 3 | 8 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 8 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 8 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 8 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 8 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 8 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | |
| Drawing | 3 | 8 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 8 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 8 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 8 |
| European History | 3 | 8 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 8 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 8 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 8 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 8 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 |
| Latin | 3 | 8 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 8 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 8 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 3 | 8 |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 3 | 8 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 8 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 8 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 8 |
| Psychology | 3 | 8 |
| Research | 3 | 8 |
| Seminar | 3 | 8 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 8 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 8 |
| Statistics | 3 | 8 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 8 |
| United States History | 3 | 8 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 8 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
38%
Come back for a second year
70%
Typical earnings
$48,982
a year, 10 years after starting here
- The Evergreen State College$44,037
- All colleges$55,386
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 2 majors here have earnings data.
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