The | New Student Survey 2014 | First‐time, First‐Year Students

How many colleges/educational institutions did you apply to? A total of 42.8% of the First‐time, First‐year students who responded to the survey indicated that they applied only to Evergreen. 41.4% applied to 2 to 4 institutions, and 15.8% applied to five or more institutions.

How many institutions did you apply to? 100%

75%

50% 42.8% 41.4%

25% 15.8%

0% Just Evergreen 2‐4 Institutions 5 or more

How many colleges/educational institutions did you apply to? First‐time, First‐year Students %N Just Evergreen 42.8% 119 2‐4 Institutions 41.4% 115 5 or more 15.8% 44

What were your top three choices of college that you applied to? 42.8% of the First‐time, First‐year Students responding to the survey applied only to Evergreen. Of those students that applied to other institutions (N=159), the majority were baccalaureate universities within the or Oregon. First Second Third Total % of total Choice Choice Choice Mentions The Evergreen State College 220 30 10 260 93.5% Western Washington University 5 18 9 32 11.5% 4 4 3 11 4.0% Hampshire College 5 5 10 3.6% Washington State University 6 3 9 3.2% Humboldt State University 1 2 5 8 2.9% Portland State University 3 5 8 2.9% Reed College 2 6 8 2.9%

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First Second Third Total % of total Choice Choice Choice Mentions Southern Oregon University 3 4 7 2.5% Lewis & 3 1 2 6 2.2% Prescott College 1 4 5 1.8% South Community College 1 4 5 1.8% Central Washington University 1 3 4 1.4% Oregon State University 2 2 4 1.4% Seattle Pacific University 2 1 1 4 1.4% UC Santa Cruz 121 41.4% University of Idaho 121 41.4% 3 1 4 1.4% Arizona State University 1 2 3 1.1% Cornish 2 1 3 1.1% Eastern Washington University 1 2 3 1.1% Eckerd College 1 2 3 1.1% San Francisco State 3 3 1.1% Trinity Lutheran College 2 1 3 1.1% University of Puget Sound 2 1 3 1.1% University of Washington ‐ Tacoma 2 1 3 1.1% Beloit 2 2 0.7% DePaul University 2 2 0.7% 2 2 0.7% 1 1 2 0.7% Green Mountain College 1 1 2 0.7% Naropa 2 2 0.7% New York University 1 1 2 0.7% Pacific Lutheran University 1 1 2 0.7% Pratt Institute 1 1 2 0.7% Quest University 1 1 2 0.7% Ringling College of Art and Design 1 1 2 0.7% School of Visual Arts 2 2 0.7% 1 1 2 0.7% Smith College 1 1 2 0.7% University of Oregon 1 1 2 0.7% University of Utah 2 2 0.7% Western Oregon University 1 1 2 0.7% Willamette 1 1 2 0.7% Agricutural Sciences 1 1 0.4% Albion 1 1 0.4% American University of Paris 1 1 0.4% Andrews University, MI 1 1 0.4% Antioch College, OH 1 1 0.4% Art Center College of Design 1 1 0.4% Beloit College 1 1 0.4%

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First Second Third Total % of total Choice Choice Choice Mentions Bennington 1 1 0.4% Boston University 1 1 0.4% Brandeis University 1 1 0.4% Business Culture along the silk roads 1 1 0.4% California College of the Arts 1 1 0.4% Campbell Univerity 1 1 0.4% Chico State 1 1 0.4% College of the Atlantic 1 1 0.4% Colorado College (Fort Collins) 1 1 0.4% Colorado Mt. College 1 1 0.4% Columbia College of Chicago 1 1 0.4% Concordia 1 1 0.4% Corcoran College of Art + Design 1 1 0.4% Duke University 1 1 0.4% Earth Dynamics 1 1 0.4% Eastern Oregon University 1 1 0.4% East‐West University 1 1 0.4% Emmanuel College 1 1 0.4% Eugene Lang College The New School fo 1 1 0.4% Fairhaven ‐ WWU 1 1 0.4% George Fox 1 1 0.4% Haverford College 1 1 0.4% High Point University 1 1 0.4% Hofstra University 1 1 0.4% HPU 1 1 0.4% Hult international business school 1 1 0.4% Idaho State University 1 1 0.4% Juilliard 1 1 0.4% Kalamazoo 1 1 0.4% Kenyon 1 1 0.4% Knox Colledge 1 1 0.4% Lawrence 1 1 0.4% Limerick of Ireland 1 1 0.4% Linfield College 1 1 0.4% Louisiana State University 1 1 0.4% Marquette University 1 1 0.4% Marshall University 1 1 0.4% Maryland University (European Campus) 1 1 0.4% Marymount Manhattan 1 1 0.4% Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts 1 1 0.4% Mills 1 1 0.4% Missouri State University 1 1 0.4% 1 1 0.4% New Mexico State University 1 1 0.4% Northland College 1 1 0.4%

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First Second Third Total % of total Choice Choice Choice Mentions Oklahoma State University 1 1 0.4% 1 1 0.4% Olympic Community College 1 1 0.4% Pacific Northwest College Of Art 1 1 0.4% Pacific Union College, CA 1 1 0.4% Paul Smith 1 1 0.4% Philadelphia Art School 1 1 0.4% Pitzer 1 1 0.4% Roosevelt 1 1 0.4% Saint Martin's University 1 1 0.4% San Fran Art Academy 1 1 0.4% Sarah Lawrence 1 1 0.4% Scranton 1 1 0.4% Seattle Central Community College 1 1 0.4% Shoreline Community College 1 1 0.4% Simon Fraser University 1 1 0.4% Sonoma State 1 1 0.4% St Olaf 1 1 0.4% St. Edwards University 1 1 0.4% Sterling, VT 1 1 0.4% SUNY New Paltz 1 1 0.4% Tallahassee Community College 1 1 0.4% The Art Institute of Seattle 1 1 0.4% The Governor's University 1 1 0.4% The University of Greenwich 1 1 0.4% The University of New Mexico 1 1 0.4% Trinity College 1 1 0.4% UC Davis 1 1 0.4% Union College, NE 1 1 0.4% University of Alaska, Fairbanks 1 1 0.4% University of Arizona 1 1 0.4% University of Hawaii at Mañoa 1 1 0.4% University of Maine at Farmington 1 1 0.4% University of Michigan 1 1 0.4% University of Missouri at St. Louis 1 1 0.4% University of Redlands 1 1 0.4% University of Southern California 1 1 0.4% University of Tennessee in Chattanooga 1 1 0.4%

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First Second Third Total % of total Choice Choice Choice Mentions University of Texas 1 1 0.4% University of Texas at Dallas 1 1 0.4% University of the South, Sewanee 1 1 0.4% University of Washington ‐ Bothell 1 1 0.4% Warren Wilson College 1 1 0.4% Western State Co University 1 1 0.4% Westminster College, Salt Lake City 1 1 0.4% 1 1 0.4%

Was Evergreen the Student's First, Second, Third, or Lower Choice of College A total of 79.1% students indicated that Evergreen was their first choice of college, 10.8% listed Evergreen as their second choice, 3.6% listed Evergreen as their third choice, and 6.5% didn't list Evergreen among their top three choices.

Evergreen's Ranking by First‐time, First‐year Respondents

Second Choice 10.8%

Third Choice 3.6% First Choice 79.1%

Evergreen not listed 6.5%

Was Evergreen Students' First, Second, Third, or Lower Choice of College First‐time, First‐year Ranking of Evergreen among top three choices of colleges Students %N First Choice 79.1% 220 Second Choice 10.8% 30 Third Choice 3.6% 10 Evergreen not listed 6.5% 18

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