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Quick facts about Saint Martin’s
This small university could be just the right fit for you
- Located in Lacey, Washington, a suburban community adjacent to
the state capital, Olympia
- Founded in 1895
- Catholic, Benedictine liberal arts university
- 2008/09 enrollment: 1,300 students
- 15:1 student to faculty ratio, no teaching assistants
- 86% of full-time faculty have terminal degrees in their field
- 21 academic majors
- 30% minorities (self reported)
- 50% Catholic
- 50% of undergrads live in campus housing
- 2008/09 average freshman financial aid award: $23,000
- 2008/09 tuition and fees: $23,810
- 2008/09 room and board (average): $8,040
- 16:1 student to computer ratio
- O’Grady Library features more than 200 seats equipped with
network and power connections as well as wireless access
- O’Grady Library offers access to more than 22 million sources
including microforms, books, journals, and recordings
- Internet access and campus network access in residence halls
- 280 acre wooded campus with hiking trails and wildlife,
including the occasional elk
- 50 miles to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Average annual temperatures: 60-degree high and 39-degree low
(Fahrenheit)
- Average annual rainfall: 51 inches
- Population: 100,000+ in the metropolitan area of
Lacey-Olympia-Tumwater
- Lacey is the most diverse city in Thurston County and has gained
the most population since 1990
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