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?

• Students at Willamette have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 1%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Willamette.
• In <nil>, 71% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Willamette makes roughly $59,621 a year. This is 46% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• 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

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	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Recommended
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Willamette?

Willamette has an acceptance rate of 80%, 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 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Can I Afford Willamette University?

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 51% of students took out student loans averaging $7,375 a year. That adds up to $29,500 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Willamette is 0.5%. 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.

Willamette University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,236 undergraduate students at Willamette, with 1,200 being full-time and 36 being part-time.

There are also 549 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,200 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	64
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	175
White	762
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	153

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.

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 Cacophony under License

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