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
  • 1,300 on main campus in Lacey, Washington
  • Average class size: 12
  • Range of class size: 4-45
  • Average incoming first year GPA: 3.4
  • 45% male; 55% female
  • 33% minorities (self-reported)
  • 7% international
  • 50% Catholic
  • Students come from 13 different countries
  • Top three countries students represent are Japan, China, and Korea
  • 50% of undergraduates live in campus housing
  • 80 full-time and 124 part-time 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