Willamette University
Willamette University admitted 77% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1240–1440 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $25,908 a year. Within six years, 71% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 77%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1240–1440
- ACT middle 50%
- 28–33
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $71,440 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $25,908 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $21,139 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $54,224 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 71%
- Students who return for a second year
- 87%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $62,275 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,592
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 27%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Social sciences
- 22%
- Multi/interdisciplinary studies
- 10%
- Natural resources and conservation
- 8%
- Physical sciences
- 7%
- Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness and kinesiology
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Westmont College CA · 77% admitted
- Patrick Henry College VA · 77% admitted
- University of Colorado Boulder CO · 78% admitted
- University of Denver CO · 78% admitted
- Drexel University PA · 79% admitted
- Seattle University WA · 77% admitted
More colleges in Oregon
- Oregon State University OR · 77% admitted
- University of Oregon OR · 88% admitted
- Portland State University OR · 91% admitted
- Western Oregon University OR · 98% admitted
- University of Portland OR · 89% admitted
- Oregon Institute of Technology OR · 95% admitted
- Southern Oregon University OR · 89% admitted
- George Fox University OR · 94% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.