The | New Student Survey 2018 | Olympia Campus

How many colleges/educational institutions did you apply to? A total of 79% of the transfer students who responded to the survey indicated that they applied only to Evergreen, 18% of transfer students applied to 2 to 4 institutions, and 3% of Transfer students applied to five or more institutions.

100% How many institutions did you apply to? 79.4% 75%

50%

25% 17.8% 2.8% 0% Just Evergreen 2-4 Institutions 5 or more

How many colleges/educational institutions did you apply to? Transfer students % N Just Evergreen 79.4% 143 2-4 Institutions 17.8% 32 5 or more 2.8% 5

What were your top three choices of college that you applied to? Nearly three quarters of the Transfer students responding to the survey applied only to Evergreen. Of the students that applied to other institutions (N=37), the schools mentioned more than once were mostly baccalaureate universities within or Oregon, along with Sourth College.

First Second Third Total % of total Choice Choice Choice Mentions Evergreen 165 4 1 170 94.4% South Puget Sound College 1 3 1 5 2.8% Western Washington University 2 2 4 2.2% Washington State University 2 2 4 2.2% , Tacoma 1 2 3 1.7% University of Puget Sound 2 2 1.1% University of Washington 2 2 1.1% Oregon State University 2 2 1.1% Montana State University 1 1 2 1.1% Bellingham Technical College 1 1 1%

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First Second Third Total % of total Choice Choice Choice Mentions Harvard University 1 1 1% Harvey Mudd College 1 1 1% East Tennessee State University 1 1 1% Eugene Lang College 1 1 1% Humboldt State University 1 1 1% Lewis and 1 1 1% New England College 1 1 1% 1 1 1% Northwestern 1 1 1% Oregon Institute of Technology 1 1 1% Seattle Pacific University 1 1 1% Smith College 1 1 1% The New School 1 1 1% University of Utah 1 1 1% University of Washington, Bothell 1 1 1% Warren Wilson College 1 1 1% Washington State University, Vancouver 1 1 1% 1 1 1% Bennington College 1 1 1% City University of New York 1 1 1% Hampshire College 1 1 1% Portland State University 1 1 1% San Francisco 1 1 1% 1 1 1% University of Alaska 1 1 1% University of Alaska, Anchorage 1 1 1% University of Tennessee - Martin 1 1 1%

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First Second Third Total % of total Choice Choice Choice Mentions Was Evergreen the Student's First, Second, Third, or Lower Choice of College? 92% of students indicated that Evergreen was their first choice of college, 2% listed Evergreen as their second choice, 1% listed Evergreen as their third choice, and 6% didn't list Evergreen among their top three choices.

Evergreen's Ranking by Transfer Respondents

First Choice Second Choice 91.7% 2.2%

Third Choice 0.6%

Evergreen not listed 5.6%

Was Evergreen Students' First, Second, Third, or Lower Choice of College? Ranking of Evergreen among top three choices of colleges Transfer students % N First Choice 91.7% 165 Second Choice 2.2% 4 Third Choice 0.6% 1 Evergreen not listed 5.6% 10

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