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Willamette University Overview

Willamette University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Salem, Oregon. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Willamette University Known For?

388 Undergraduate Awards

$46,133 Avg Cost After Aid

81% Acceptance Rate

Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Willamette.
In a recent academic period72% of the faculty were full-time.
After graduation, Willamette bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $56,911 a year. That's about 39% more than their peers at other schools.
It takes the average Willamette student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Willamette University?

Contact details for Willamette are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	900 State St, Salem, OR 97301
Phone:	503-370-6300
Website:	www.willamette.edu

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How Do I Get Into Willamette?

You can apply to Willamette online at: https://www.commonapp.org/

Admission Requirements for Willamette

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Willamette?

81% Acceptance Rate

61% Of Accepted Are Women

Willamette 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 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 78%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Can I Afford Willamette University?

$46,133 Net Price

45% Take Out Loans

The overall average net price of Willamette is $46,133. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Willamette, approximately 45% of students took out student loans averaging $7,750 a year. That adds up to $31,000 over four years for those students.

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Willamette University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,264 Full-Time Undergraduates

58% Women

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 1,302 undergraduate students at Willamette, with 1,264 being full-time and 38 being part-time.

There are also 564 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,264 full-time undergraduates at Willamette, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Willamette University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	78
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	196
White	793
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	166

Geographic Diversity

Oregon students aren't the only ones who study at Willamette University. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 25 countries are represented at Willamette. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, Saudi Arabia, and China.

Willamette University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Law	0	0	97	97
Business Administration & Management	0	93	0	93
Economics	49	0	0	49
Political Science & Government	35	0	0	35
General Biology	31	0	0	31
Health & Physical Education	29	0	0	29
General Psychology	24	0	0	24
Communication & Media Studies	22	0	0	22
Data Science	11	10	0	21
Natural Resources Conservation	18	0	0	18
General English Literature	17	0	0	17
Sociology	17	0	0	17
Fine & Studio Arts	15	0	0	15
Area Studies	13	0	0	13
Chemistry	13	0	0	13
Romance Languages	11	0	0	11
Public Health	10	0	0	10
Physics	10	0	0	10
Mathematics	8	0	0	8
History	7	0	0	7
Legal Research	0	6	0	6
Archeology	6	0	0	6
Drama & Theater Arts	6	0	0	6
Computer Science	5	0	0	5
International Studies	5	0	0	5
Anthropology	5	0	0	5
Cultural Studies & Analysis	4	0	0	4
Philosophy	4	0	0	4
Music	4	0	0	4
Ethnic Studies	3	0	0	3
Classical Languages & Literature	2	0	0	2
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	1	0	0	1
Liberal Arts General Studies	1	0	0	1
Religious Studies	1	0	0	1
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	1	0	0	1
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	0	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0	0	0
Germanic Languages	0	0	0	0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	388	109	97	594

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.

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