Linfield College - McMinnville Campus Overview

Linfield College - McMinnville Campus is a private not-for-profit institution situated in McMinnville, Oregon. The charming, small-town atmosphere of McMinnville draws many to the area.

What Is Linfield College - McMinnville Campus Known For?

• Students at Linfield may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 10 to 1.
• The 2% student loan default rate at Linfield is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The bachelor's degree is the highest award offered at Linfield.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 98% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Linfield with a bachelor's degree make about $55,200 a year. That's 35% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• It takes the average Linfield student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Linfield College - McMinnville Campus Rankings

Linfield is ranked #7 out of 31 schools in Oregon.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Linfield.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#64	Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#67	Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Linfield College - McMinnville Campus?

Contact details for Linfield are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	900 Se Baker, McMinnville, OR 97128-6894
Phone:	503-883-2200
Website:	www.linfield.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/pages/Linfield-College-Adult-Degree-Program/356325706747
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/linfieldpdx

How Do I Get Into Linfield?

You can apply to Linfield online at: www.linfield.edu/admission/apply/application-checklist.html

Admission Requirements for Linfield

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Linfield?

Linfield has an acceptance rate of 81%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Average Test Scores

About 74% of students accepted to Linfield submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 610. Math scores were between 510 and 600.

Linfield received ACT scores from 41% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 26. Math scores were between 18 and 26. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

Can I Afford Linfield College - McMinnville Campus?

The overall average net price of Linfield is $34,038. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Linfield, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $7,822 a year. That adds up to $31,288 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Linfield is 2.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Linfield College - McMinnville Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,376 undergraduate students at Linfield, with 1,334 being full-time and 42 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,334 full-time undergraduates at Linfield, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Linfield College - McMinnville Campus students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	60
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	231
White	786
International Students	57
Other Races/Ethnicities	172

Geographic Diversity

Oregon students aren't the only ones who study at Linfield College - McMinnville Campus. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 24 countries are represented at Linfield. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Malaysia, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Linfield College - McMinnville Campus

In 2017-2018, 277 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Linfield has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Linfield

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Linfield College - McMinnville Campus was 18.5%. This is the #954 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Linfield regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Linfield College - McMinnville Campus Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Health & Physical Education	29	29
Business Administration & Management	28	28
Teacher Education Grade Specific	26	26
General Psychology	24	24
Communication & Media Studies	19	19
General Biology	17	17
Finance & Financial Management	17	17
Marketing	14	14
Mathematics	14	14
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	13	13
Teacher Education Subject Specific	13	13
History	10	10
Economics	10	10
Political Science & Government	9	9
Accounting	8	8
International Relations & National Security	8	8
Engineering Physics	6	6
Writing Studies	6	6
Romance Languages	6	6
International Business	5	5
Literature	5	5
Chemistry	5	5
Anthropology	5	5
Sociology	5	5
Fine & Studio Arts	5	5
Allied Health Professions	4	4
Drama & Theater Arts	4	4
Computer Science	3	3
Natural Resources Conservation	3	3
Physics	3	3
Music	3	3
Area Studies	2	2
East Asian Languages	2	2
Philosophy	2	2
Design & Applied Arts	2	2
General Business/Commerce	1	1
Germanic Languages	1	1
Religious Studies	1	1
Agricultural Production	0	0
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0
Public Health	0	0
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	0	0
Applied Mathematics	0	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0
International Studies	0	0
Materials Sciences	0	0
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	0
TOTAL	338	338

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Visitor7 under License

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