The Evergreen State College Evergreen New Student Survey 2010 Olympia Campus - Transfer Students

What were your top three choices of college that you applied to? Students who indicated they applied to schools in addition to Evergreen (N=102) were asked to list their top three choices of college. Transfer students mentioned 82 discrete institutions, the most frequently mentioned being The Evergreen State College, the University of Washington, Western Washington University, Saint Martin's University, Washington State University, and Central Washington University.

First Second Third Total Choice Choice Choice Mentions % of total The Evergreen State College 67 14 6 87 85.3% American University 1 1 1.0% Antioch University ‐ Seattle 1 1 1.0% Arizona State University 1 1 1.0% Art Institute of Seattle 1 1 1.0% Appalachian State University 1 1 1.0% Bastyr University 1 1 2 2.0% Bennington College 1 1 1.0% Boise State University 1 1 1.0% California Polytechnic State University 1 1 1.0% Central Washington University 3 2 5 4.9% College of Wooster 1 1 1.0% Colorado State University 1 1 1.0% Cornish College of the Arts 1 1 1.0% Drew University 1 1 1.0% Eckerd College 1 1 1.0% Fort Lewis College 1 1 1.0% Goucher College 1 1 2 2.0% Grays Harbor College 1 1 1.0% Hampshire College 1 2 3 2.9% Humboldt State University 2 1 3 2.9% Johnson State College 1 1 1.0% Kansas State University 1 1 1.0% Kansas Wesleyan University 1 1 1.0% Lawrence University 1 1 1.0% Leiden University (Holland) 1 1 1.0% Linfield College 2 2 2.0% Loyola Marymount University 2 1 3 2.9% Montana State University 1 1 1.0% Naropa University 1 1 1.0% New York University 2 2 2.0% Normandale Community College 1 1 1.0% Northeastern University 1 1 1.0% Oberlin College 1 1 1.0% Oregon State University 1 1 1.0%

The Evergreen State College Office of Institutional Research and Assessment February 2011 First Second Third Total Choice Choice Choice Mentions % of total Pacific Lutheran University 1 1 2 2.0% Pacific Northwest College of Art 1 1 1.0% Pacific University 1 1 1.0% Portland State University 1 2 3 2.9% Prescott College 1 1 1.0% Queens University of Charlotte 1 1 1.0% Reed College 1 1 1.0% Rutgers University 1 1 1.0% Saint Martin's University 22265.9% Sarah Lawrence College 1 2 3 2.9% Seattle Pacific University 2 2 2.0% Seattle University 1 1 2 2.0% Southern Oregon University 1 1 2 2.0% SUNY Empire State College 1 1 1.0% Suffolk University 1 1 1.0% Tufts University 2 1 3 2.9% University of Alaska Southeast 1 1 1.0% University of California, Davis 1 1 1.0% University of California, Los Angeles 1 1 1.0% University of California, Santa Cruz 2 2 4 3.9% University of Chicago 1 1 1.0% University of Colorado 1 1 1.0% University of Colorado, Denver 1 1 1.0% University of Hawaii 1 1 1.0% University of Hawaii at Hilo 1 1 1.0% University of Hawaii at Manoa 1 1 1.0% University of Idaho 1 1 1.0% University of Kansas 1 1 1.0% University of Massachusetts, Amherst 1 1 1.0% University of Massachusetts Boston 1 1 1.0% University of Minnesota ‐ Twin Cities 1 1 1.0% University of Montana 1 1 1.0% University of North Carolina 1 1 1.0% University of Oregon 1 1 1.0% University of Pittsburgh at Titusville 1 1 1.0% University of Portland 1 1 2 2.0% University of Puget Sound 2 2 2.0% University of the Pacific 1 1 1.0% University of Washington 6 10 1 17 16.7% University of Washington ‐ Bothell 1 1 1.0% University of Washington ‐ Seattle 1 1 1.0% Warren Wilson College 1 1 1.0% Washington State University 3 3 6 5.9% Wellesley College 1 1 1.0% Western Washington University 3 9 5 17 16.7% WWU ‐ Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies 1 2 3 2.9% Whitman College 1 1 1.0%

The Evergreen State College Office of Institutional Research and Assessment February 2011 The Evergreen State College Evergreen New Student Survey 2010 Olympia Campus - Transfer Students

What were your top three choices of college that you applied to? The choice of institutions for students who applied to more than one school was disaggregated by residency and admission status. The most frequently mentioned schools for resident transfer students were The Evergeen State College, the University of Washington, Western Washington University, Saint Martin's University, and Washington State University. The most frequently mentioned schools for non‐ resident transfer students were The Evergreen State College, UC Santa Cruz, Hampshire College, Humboldt State University, and Tufts University.

Resident Transfer Students Who Applied Total to More Than One School (N=60) Mentions* % of total The Evergreen State College 52 86.7% University of Washington 17 28.3% Western Washington University 15 25.0% Saint Martin's University 6 10.0% Washington State University 6 10.0% Central Washington University 5 8.3% Bastyr University 2 3.3% Portland State University 2 3.3% Seattle University 2 3.3% University of Portland 2 3.3% WWU ‐ Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies 2 3.3%

Non‐Resident Transfer Students Who Applied Total to More Than One School (N=42) Mentions* % of total The Evergreen State College 35 83.3% University of California, Santa Cruz 4 9.5% Hampshire College 3 7.1% Humboldt State University 3 7.1% Tufts University 3 7.1% Goucher College 2 4.8% Linfield College 2 4.8% Sarah Lawrence College 2 4.8% University of Puget Sound 2 4.8% Western Washington University 2 4.8% * Only institutions with two or more mentions are reported

The Evergreen State College Office of Institutional Research and Assessment February 2011