Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
National
Religious Affiliation
United Methodist
Population
450,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
135 (97% 😎)
Sunshine Hours
2,342 (18%)
Days Without Precipitation
211 (8% ☔)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
1,630
Men / Women
39% / 61%
From State
32%
From Region
39%
Athletes
30.0%
Racial/Ethnic
White
65%
Hispanic
15%
Mixed
9%
Asian
4%
Black
2%
International
2%
Native American
1%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 41.8% 41.8%
2012 Men: 47.0% 47.0%
2013 Men: 46.6% 46.6%
2014 Men: 42.1% 42.1%
2015 Men: 43.6% 43.6%
2016 Men: 44.7% 44.7%
2017 Men: 41.1% 41.1%
2018 Men: 43.1% 43.1%
2019 Men: 41.2% 41.2%
2020 Men: 44.8% 44.8%
2021 Men: 41.9% 41.9%
2022 Men: 39.9% 39.9%
2023 Men: 39.2% 39.2%
2024 Men: 38.7% 38.7%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2012 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2013 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2014 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2015 Native: 1.8% 1.8%
2016 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2017 Native: 4.1% 4.1%
2018 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2019 Native: 2.0% 2.0%
2020 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2021 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2022 Native: 1.3% 1.3%
2023 Native: 1.6% 1.6%
2024 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2011 Asian: 6.8% 6.8%
2012 Asian: 6.8% 6.8%
2013 Asian: 4.7% 4.7%
2014 Asian: 5.4% 5.4%
2015 Asian: 6.7% 6.7%
2016 Asian: 8.0% 8.0%
2017 Asian: 5.8% 5.8%
2018 Asian: 8.0% 8.0%
2019 Asian: 7.5% 7.5%
2020 Asian: 11.1% 11.1%
2021 Asian: 10.2% 10.2%
2022 Asian: 7.6% 7.6%
2023 Asian: 7.7% 7.7%
2024 Asian: 5.2% 5.2%
2011 Black: 1.8% 1.8%
2012 Black: 0.6% 0.6%
2013 Black: 1.8% 1.8%
2014 Black: 1.5% 1.5%
2015 Black: 2.0% 2.0%
2016 Black: 1.2% 1.2%
2017 Black: 2.4% 2.4%
2018 Black: 1.0% 1.0%
2019 Black: 2.8% 2.8%
2020 Black: 2.4% 2.4%
2021 Black: 2.7% 2.7%
2022 Black: 3.0% 3.0%
2023 Black: 0.7% 0.7%
2024 Black: 1.8% 1.8%
2011 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6%
2012 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5%
2013 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4%
2014 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5%
2015 Hispanic: 6.1% 6.1%
2016 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0%
2017 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0%
2018 Hispanic: 12.6% 12.6%
2019 Hispanic: 13.0% 13.0%
2020 Hispanic: 12.1% 12.1%
2021 Hispanic: 12.7% 12.7%
2022 Hispanic: 13.6% 13.6%
2023 Hispanic: 13.2% 13.2%
2024 Hispanic: 18.1% 18.1%
2011 White: 61.4% 61.4%
2012 White: 59.3% 59.3%
2013 White: 61.0% 61.0%
2014 White: 63.7% 63.7%
2015 White: 66.2% 66.2%
2016 White: 70.3% 70.3%
2017 White: 61.6% 61.6%
2018 White: 63.6% 63.6%
2019 White: 62.2% 62.2%
2020 White: 60.5% 60.5%
2021 White: 61.0% 61.0%
2022 White: 62.9% 62.9%
2023 White: 60.2% 60.2%
2024 White: 63.7% 63.7%
2011 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2013 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2014 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2015 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2016 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2017 International: 0.3% 0.3%
2018 International: 1.1% 1.1%
2019 International: 1.5% 1.5%
2020 International: 2.5% 2.5%
2021 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2022 International: 1.1% 1.1%
2023 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2024 International: 0.5% 0.5%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2021 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2022 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2023 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2024 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2025 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2020 Asian: 5.7% 5.7%
2021 Asian: 6.3% 6.3%
2022 Asian: 5.6% 5.6%
2023 Asian: 4.7% 4.7%
2024 Asian: 3.9% 3.9%
2025 Asian: 4.0% 4.0%
2020 Black: 1.5% 1.5%
2021 Black: 1.9% 1.9%
2022 Black: 1.9% 1.9%
2023 Black: 1.8% 1.8%
2024 Black: 2.5% 2.5%
2025 Black: 2.5% 2.5%
2020 Hispanic: 14.8% 14.8%
2021 Hispanic: 15.2% 15.2%
2022 Hispanic: 14.9% 14.9%
2023 Hispanic: 15.1% 15.1%
2024 Hispanic: 14.4% 14.4%
2025 Hispanic: 15.0% 15.0%
2020 White: 65.2% 65.2%
2021 White: 62.5% 62.5%
2022 White: 65.4% 65.4%
2023 White: 66.3% 66.3%
2024 White: 65.8% 65.8%
2025 White: 65.0% 65.0%
2020 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2021 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2022 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2023 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2024 International: 1.4% 1.4%
2025 International: 1.6% 1.6%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Willamette University
270
44% / 56%
1%
$61,938
49
96%
Computer Science
12 +3
75% / 25%
0%
$94,473
92
96%
Data Science
12 +9
75% / 25%
0%
$82,860
84
—
Chemistry
8 —
12% / 88%
0%
$75,104
76
88%
Mathematics
4 —
50% / 50%
0%
$75,223
76
—
Physics
11 —
73% / 27%
0%
$84,460
86
100%
Biology
13 —
46% / 54%
0%
$46,480
10
92%
Environmental Science
21 +2
38% / 62%
0%
$61,875
49
100%
Exercise Science
15 —
67% / 33%
0%
$47,076
11
94%
Public Health
14 +2
21% / 79%
0%
$60,239
45
—
Business Administration
14 —
71% / 29%
7%
$100,353
95
95%
Economics
21 +1
76% / 24%
0%
$70,786
69
95%
American Politics
21 +1
33% / 67%
5%
$64,147
55
96%
Anthropology
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$47,913
12
—
Archaeology
6 —
33% / 67%
0%
$49,722
15
—
Asian Studies
— —
—
—
$50,806
18
—
Classical Languages
— —
—
—
$44,957
8
—
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
8 —
12% / 88%
12%
$52,455
22
—
English
10 +4
40% / 60%
0%
$47,019
11
94%
History
7 +4
43% / 57%
0%
$56,197
32
95%
Humanities
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Interdisciplinary Studies
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$53,979
26
—
International Studies
6 —
33% / 67%
0%
$52,914
23
—
Italian Studies
— —
—
—
$50,766
17
—
Korean Studies
6 +4
50% / 50%
0%
$50,490
17
—
Media Studies
11 +1
27% / 73%
0%
$65,681
59
100%
Philosophy
5 +1
60% / 40%
0%
$51,605
19
—
Political Science
— —
—
—
$64,147
55
—
Psychology
14 —
21% / 79%
0%
$44,590
8
93%
Religious Studies
— —
—
—
$50,428
17
—
Sociology
11 +3
18% / 82%
9%
$46,882
11
94%
Spanish
1 +2
100% / 0%
0%
$39,864
4
93%
Women's Studies
— —
—
—
$48,046
12
—
Art History
1 +1
100% / 0%
0%
$30,209
2
100%
Film Studies
— +1
—
—
$32,498
2
—
Music
3 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$32,538
2
—
Studio Art
4 +2
0% / 100%
0%
$30,209
2
100%
Theater
7 —
29% / 71%
0%
$34,878
2
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$54,736
ROI Percentile
49th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
86%
4-Year Graduation Rate
62%
6-Year Graduation Rate
71%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 77.0% 77.0%
2012 Graduated: 76.8% 76.8%
2013 Graduated: 78.8% 78.8%
2014 Graduated: 77.2% 77.2%
2015 Graduated: 79.5% 79.5%
2016 Graduated: 77.8% 77.8%
2017 Graduated: 73.1% 73.1%
2018 Graduated: 73.7% 73.7%
2019 Graduated: 69.0% 69.0%
2020 Graduated: 73.7% 73.7%
2021 Graduated: 72.0% 72.0%
2022 Graduated: 76.1% 76.1%
2023 Graduated: 72.7% 72.7%
2024 Graduated: 71.2% 71.2%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 73.5% 73.5%
2012 Men: 72.5% 72.5%
2013 Men: 73.8% 73.8%
2014 Men: 74.5% 74.5%
2015 Men: 76.9% 76.9%
2016 Men: 69.3% 69.3%
2017 Men: 66.7% 66.7%
2018 Men: 65.2% 65.2%
2019 Men: 62.6% 62.6%
2020 Men: 67.7% 67.7%
2021 Men: 70.0% 70.0%
2022 Men: 71.4% 71.4%
2023 Men: 67.4% 67.4%
2024 Men: 67.5% 67.5%
2011 Women: 80.0% 80.0%
2012 Women: 80.4% 80.4%
2013 Women: 83.2% 83.2%
2014 Women: 79.1% 79.1%
2015 Women: 81.6% 81.6%
2016 Women: 84.7% 84.7%
2017 Women: 77.7% 77.7%
2018 Women: 81.3% 81.3%
2019 Women: 74.6% 74.6%
2020 Women: 78.1% 78.1%
2021 Women: 73.5% 73.5%
2022 Women: 79.8% 79.8%
2023 Women: 76.4% 76.4%
2024 Women: 74.1% 74.1%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Asian: 70.0% 70.0%
2012 Asian: 69.7% 69.7%
2013 Asian: 85.7% 85.7%
2014 Asian: 76.9% 76.9%
2015 Asian: 80.6% 80.6%
2016 Asian: 88.2% 88.2%
2017 Asian: 72.2% 72.2%
2018 Asian: 83.3% 83.3%
2019 Asian: 75.6% 75.6%
2020 Asian: 78.7% 78.7%
2021 Asian: 71.7% 71.7%
2022 Asian: 77.8% 77.8%
2023 Asian: 70.6% 70.6%
2024 Asian: 70.0% 70.0%
2011 Hispanic: 81.2% 81.2%
2012 Hispanic: 76.5% 76.5%
2013 Hispanic: 73.3% 73.3%
2014 Hispanic: 88.2% 88.2%
2015 Hispanic: 87.9% 87.9%
2016 Hispanic: 80.0% 80.0%
2017 Hispanic: 76.7% 76.7%
2018 Hispanic: 68.2% 68.2%
2019 Hispanic: 66.2% 66.2%
2020 Hispanic: 70.1% 70.1%
2021 Hispanic: 74.2% 74.2%
2022 Hispanic: 62.5% 62.5%
2023 Hispanic: 67.2% 67.2%
2024 Hispanic: 71.4% 71.4%
2011 White: 79.6% 79.6%
2012 White: 78.0% 78.0%
2013 White: 77.1% 77.1%
2014 White: 79.8% 79.8%
2015 White: 79.1% 79.1%
2016 White: 77.3% 77.3%
2017 White: 72.9% 72.9%
2018 White: 73.7% 73.7%
2019 White: 71.7% 71.7%
2020 White: 74.3% 74.3%
2021 White: 73.0% 73.0%
2022 White: 80.5% 80.5%
2023 White: 75.5% 75.5%
2024 White: 72.4% 72.4%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
40.7%
110
32% / 68%
3%
$53,810
25
95%
Business & Economics
13.0%
35
74% / 26%
3%
$82,613
84
95%
Health Sciences
10.7%
29
45% / 55%
0%
$53,431
24
94%
Computer Science
8.9%
24
75% / 25%
0%
$88,667
89
96%
Physical Sciences & Math
8.5%
23
48% / 52%
0%
$79,599
81
95%
Agriculture & Food Science
7.8%
21
38% / 62%
0%
$61,875
49
100%
Arts
5.6%
15
20% / 80%
0%
$32,854
2
100%
Life & Natural Sciences
4.8%
13
46% / 54%
0%
$46,480
10
92%
Research
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
$0.5M
#392
12%
$0
—
—
—
—
Physical Sciences & Math
$0.3M
#475
61%
$0
—
—
—
—
Life & Natural Sciences
$0.2M
#483
69%
$0
—
—
—
—
Health Sciences
$0.1M
#367
0%
$0
—
—
—
—
Business & Economics
$0.1M
#370
0%
$0
—
—
—
—
Computer Science
$0.1M
#426
46%
$0
—
—
—
—
Agriculture & Food Science
$0
#318
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Education
$0
#457
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Engineering
$0
#449
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Total
$1.2M
#546
34%
$0
—
—
—
—
Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24.
Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024,
which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the
source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
77%
Yield (Unbound)
14%
Early Decision 1
Nov 1
Early Action
Nov 1
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
77%
77%
77%
Early Decision
57%
57%
57%
Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 40.6% 40.6%
2012 Acceptance: 83.1% 83.1%
2013 Acceptance: 57.8% 57.8%
2014 Acceptance: 81.3% 81.3%
2015 Acceptance: 77.9% 77.9%
2016 Acceptance: 78.1% 78.1%
2017 Acceptance: 89.1% 89.1%
2018 Acceptance: 83.6% 83.6%
2019 Acceptance: 77.9% 77.9%
2020 Acceptance: 80.2% 80.2%
2021 Acceptance: 79.6% 79.6%
2022 Acceptance: 80.6% 80.6%
2023 Acceptance: 79.1% 79.1%
2024 Acceptance: 77.1% 77.1%
2011 Yield: 18.6% 18.6%
2012 Yield: 9.8% 9.8%
2013 Yield: 11.6% 11.6%
2014 Yield: 11.9% 11.9%
2015 Yield: 10.6% 10.6%
2016 Yield: 9.8% 9.8%
2017 Yield: 11.0% 11.0%
2018 Yield: 11.1% 11.1%
2019 Yield: 12.0% 12.0%
2020 Yield: 10.1% 10.1%
2021 Yield: 8.9% 8.9%
2022 Yield: 16.3% 16.3%
2023 Yield: 15.5% 15.5%
2024 Yield: 14.3% 14.3%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
2,500
5,000
7,500
10,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 8,175 8,175
2012 Applicants: 6,462 6,462
2013 Applicants: 8,109 8,109
2014 Applicants: 5,729 5,729
2015 Applicants: 6,332 6,332
2016 Applicants: 6,181 6,181
2017 Applicants: 4,484 4,484
2018 Applicants: 4,206 4,206
2019 Applicants: 3,972 3,972
2020 Applicants: 4,010 4,010
2021 Applicants: 3,680 3,680
2022 Applicants: 3,994 3,994
2023 Applicants: 4,107 4,107
2024 Applicants: 3,832 3,832
2011 Admitted: 3,318 3,318
2012 Admitted: 5,370 5,370
2013 Admitted: 4,690 4,690
2014 Admitted: 4,658 4,658
2015 Admitted: 4,935 4,935
2016 Admitted: 4,825 4,825
2017 Admitted: 3,995 3,995
2018 Admitted: 3,518 3,518
2019 Admitted: 3,095 3,095
2020 Admitted: 3,215 3,215
2021 Admitted: 2,930 2,930
2022 Admitted: 3,219 3,219
2023 Admitted: 3,249 3,249
2024 Admitted: 2,954 2,954
2011 Enrolled: 617 617
2012 Enrolled: 525 525
2013 Enrolled: 545 545
2014 Enrolled: 553 553
2015 Enrolled: 521 521
2016 Enrolled: 474 474
2017 Enrolled: 440 440
2018 Enrolled: 390 390
2019 Enrolled: 371 371
2020 Enrolled: 324 324
2021 Enrolled: 260 260
2022 Enrolled: 524 524
2023 Enrolled: 504 504
2024 Enrolled: 421 421
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
27%
SAT Range
1240
–
1440
SAT Math Range
600
–
710
SAT RW Range
640
–
730
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 1100 1100
2012 25th: 1120 1120
2013 25th: 1080 1080
2014 25th: 1080 1080
2015 25th: 1100 1100
2023 25th: 1220 1220
2024 25th: 1240 1240
2011 75th: 1320 1320
2012 75th: 1340 1340
2013 75th: 1310 1310
2014 75th: 1320 1320
2015 75th: 1330 1330
2023 75th: 1430 1430
2024 75th: 1440 1440
SAT Math
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 540 540
2012 25th: 560 560
2013 25th: 540 540
2014 25th: 540 540
2015 25th: 550 550
2023 25th: 590 590
2024 25th: 600 600
2011 75th: 650 650
2012 75th: 660 660
2013 75th: 650 650
2014 75th: 650 650
2015 75th: 660 660
2023 75th: 700 700
2024 75th: 710 710
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 560 560
2012 25th: 560 560
2013 25th: 540 540
2014 25th: 540 540
2015 25th: 550 550
2023 25th: 630 630
2024 25th: 640 640
2011 75th: 670 670
2012 75th: 680 680
2013 75th: 660 660
2014 75th: 670 670
2015 75th: 670 670
2023 75th: 730 730
2024 75th: 730 730
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2022 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Submitted: 39.0% 39.0%
2024 Submitted: 27.0% 27.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
