The Evergreen State College
Olympia, Washington · Also known as Evergreen |TESC| · Website
$45,320
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$45,320
median earnings, 10 years after starting
The Evergreen State College is a public 4-year college in Olympia, Washington with 2,160 undergraduates and 214 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $24,319 a year (tuition and fees $9,264 in-state, $31,905 out-of-state). It admits 96% of applicants and 41% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $45,320 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$24,319
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$9,264
Out-of-state $31,905
Admission rate
96%
US median 78%
Completion rate
41%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,500
About $217 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$45,320
Rank 1,983 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $24,319
- Tuition in-state
- $9,264
- Tuition out-of-state
- $31,905
- Cost of attendance
- $28,477
- Students with a need-based grant
- 42%
- Students with federal loans
- 40%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $22,079
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $22,607
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $25,723
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $27,346
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $28,477
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $8,380 in 2015-16 to $9,264 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1,216
- SAT reading, middle
- 580
- SAT math, middle
- 520
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 2,160
- Graduate students
- 214
- Part-time students
- 8.7%
- Women
- 61%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 41%
- Retention rate
- 70%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 16
- Endowment
- $25.3M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,983 of 5,094 US colleges and 53 of 87 in Washington (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | WA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $24,319 | $14,091 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $9,264 | $8,256 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 96% | 83% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 41% | 50% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 70% | 80% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,500 | $13,653 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $34,774 | $42,696 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $45,320 | $47,869 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 55% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 58% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
16 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 363 | $18,458 | $26,328 | $42,219 | $53,072 |
| Biological and Physical SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 95 | $20,982 | $27,555 | $48,623 | $58,891 |
| Public AdministrationMaster's | Master's | 57 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 34 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 19 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 15 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchMaster's | Master's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 12 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 12 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 9 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Fine and Studio ArtsCertificate | Certificate | 8 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 6 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and PolicyCertificate | Certificate | 5 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate | Certificate | 3 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCertificate | Certificate | 1 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Geography and CartographyCertificate | Certificate | 1 | - | - | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
How much does The Evergreen State College cost?
$24,319 a year is the average net price at The Evergreen State College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $9,264 for in-state students and $31,905 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $28,477. Families earning under $30,000 pay $22,079 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at The Evergreen State College?
96% of applicants are admitted to The Evergreen State College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,216 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in Washington is 83%.
How much do The Evergreen State College graduates earn?
$45,320 a year is the median pay of former The Evergreen State College students who work, 10 years after they started ($34,774 after 6 years). That ranks 1,983 of 5,094 US colleges and 53 of 87 in Washington. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Biological and Physical Sciences (Bachelor's) at $27,555.
How much student debt do The Evergreen State College graduates have?
$20,500 is the median federal student loan debt of The Evergreen State College graduates, about $217 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 40% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at The Evergreen State College?
41% of first-time, full-time students at The Evergreen State College finish within 6 years. 70% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at The Evergreen State College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (363 bachelor's graduates), Biological and Physical Sciences (95 bachelor's graduates), Public Administration (57 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 16 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.