University profile

• Founded in 1895
• Private, Benedictine Catholic liberal arts university
• 380-acre campus, graced with woods, trails, and wildlife
• 1 hour to Seattle; 2 hours to Portland; 50 minutes to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
• 1300 on main campus in Lacey, Washington
• 650 students at extension campuses at McChord Air Force Base, Fort Lewis Army Post, Centralia College, Everett Community College, and Tacoma Community College
• 10:1 student-faculty ratio, no teaching assistants
• Average class size: 12
• Range of class size: 4-45
• Average incoming freshman GPA: 3.2
• Average SAT score (Critical Reading/Math/Writing): 1470
• Average ACT score: 21
• 45% male; 55% female
• 31% minorities (self-reported)
• 50% Catholic
• Students come from 15 states; 18 countries
• 50% of undergraduates live in campus housing
• 138 faculty members; 86% of full-time faculty have terminal degrees in their field
• O'Grady Library offers access to more than 22 million sources including microforms, books, journals, and recordings
• NCAA Division II sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track and field, and volleyball