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Direct Admission Partnership

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Saint Martin's University believes all students have the right to a transformative and affordable education.

For this reason, we are partnering with high schools to offer direct admissions. Our direct admission program allows qualified students attending our partner schools to secure their spot at Saint Martin’s without applying.

Qualified students are those who have:
  • Completed or will complete high school graduation requirements
    • We do not require you to take a foreign language in high school because you will take foreign language courses at Saint Martin’s if you are pursuing a bachelor of arts degree.
  • Maintained a cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Completed intermediate algebra by senior year
  • Have no prior history of academic or social misconduct that led to disciplinary action, such as suspension during high school

In addition to automatic admission, eligible students will be awarded a merit scholarship ranging from $19,000-$26,000 per year for up to four years.

Questions? Connect with your admissions counselor

School district

Admissions counselor
  • Bethel School District
  • Clover Park School District

Nicole Porter
  • Everett School District

Chelsea Crist
  • Olympia School District
  • North Thurston Public Schools
  • Yelm School District
 Ligi Saolotoga
  • White Pass School District

Alicia Carranza
  • Zillah School District

Emma Hatton

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You may be eligible for a full tuition scholarship for up to four years!

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FAQs

No.

Because we have partnered with your school, you won't need to request an official transcript until after you have graduated high school. Your next step will be to accept or decline your admission to Saint Martin's on your admissions student portal.

Your next step is to accept or decline your admission to Saint Martin's on your admissions student portal by completing your Admissions Reply Form.

Accepting your admission does not mean you have committed to attending Saint Martin's, it just means that you are interested in attending.

Yes, the scholarship included in your acceptance package is real!

By attending Saint Martin's, the scholarship will automatically be applied to your financial aid award package. And there are more scholarships you apply for, visit our scholarship information page.

Don’t forget to add Saint Martin’s to your list of schools on your FAFSA or WASFA.

Yes! As long as you have received a C- or above in your college courses.

Yes! If you did not receive an acceptance package this just means we want to get to know you better. You can apply to Saint Martin’s either on our website or on the Common Application.

We want to make sure you have taken intermediate algebra by your senior year, to ensure you’ll find success at Saint Martin’s University.

Yes, we would love for you to apply! All students can apply to Saint Martin’s on our website or on the Common Application.

We want to make sure you have taken intermediate algebra by your senior year, to ensure you’ll find success at Saint Martin’s University.

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New Direct Admission Partnership with high schools opens doors to higher education

Saint Martin’s launched an exciting new program that makes attending college in Washington more than just a dream for many high school students. The Catholic Benedictine university in Lacey “believes all students have the right to a transformative and affordable education” and that’s just one reason the institution initiated the Direct Admission Partnership program. The program directly admits qualified students in partner high schools to Saint Martin’s without a formal college application.

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Questions? Contact the Admissions team!