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Statement · Olympia, WA

The Evergreen State College

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $22,079 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $28,477.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $45,320 ten years after entering, the 34th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 41% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
2,638

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $28,477 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $22,079 and $28,477 a year depending on income at The Evergreen State College.

Statement of cost · The Evergreen State College

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$28,477
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$22,079
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$24,319
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$9,264

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $22,079; $30–48k: $22,607; $48–75k: $25,723; $75–110k: $27,346; over $110k: $28,477. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$22,079
$30k–$48k$22,607
$48k–$75k$25,723
$75k–$110k$27,346
Over $110k$28,477

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $45,320; the median graduate who borrowed owes $20,500.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$34,774
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$40,332
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
34th percentile among public 4-years
$45,320
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
59th percentile among public 4-years
$20,500
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$15,000

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $34,774; 8 yrs after entry: $40,332; 10 yrs after entry: $45,320. Median graduate debt: $20,500. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $20,500.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$34,774
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$40,332
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$45,320
Median graduate debt$20,500

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at The Evergreen State College
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree363$41,864$21,354
Biological and Physical SciencesBachelor's Degree95$45,214$22,346
Public AdministrationMaster's Degree57$73,539not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree34$75,318not reported
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma19not reportednot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma15not reportednot reported
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchMaster's Degree13not reportednot reported
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma12not reportednot reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma12not reportednot reported
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma9not reportednot reported
Fine and Studio ArtsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma8not reportednot reported
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma6not reportednot reported
Show all 16 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and PolicyUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma5not reportednot reported
Computer Software and Media ApplicationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma3not reportednot reported
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma1not reportednot reported
Geography and CartographyUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma1not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

The Evergreen State College: 2,160 undergraduates; 42% of students receive Pell grants; 96% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

96%

88th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

2,160

27th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

42%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

76th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

41%

finish within 150% of normal time

40th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

30%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$22,200

19th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k32%
  • $30k–$48k16%
  • $48k–$75k18%
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k32%
$30k–$48k16%
$48k–$75k18%
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.