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Willamette University

Salem, OR · Private · Midsize city

Private institution in Salem, OR · 1,525 undergraduates · 79% acceptance rate · $56,911 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$23,6631,391st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$48,2681,785th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$48,2681,781st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$62,1121,714th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,500807th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$56,911692nd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$38,9321,296th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
72.7%339th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
86.4%367th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
79.1%871st most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1339150th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
1,5251,099th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
21.8%1,613th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 177 mi (SEA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 35 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$42,123$39,909
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$36,848$24,267
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors$35,330$27,204
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$33,993$36,848
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$32,925$25,658
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$30,228$28,055
AnthropologySocial Sciencesbachelors$27,476$21,508
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$26,353$25,658
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$26,121$32,925
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$25,774—
Historybachelors$24,421$22,192
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$24,035$26,570

Campus facts

Athletics — 14 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Willamette University’s 1,525 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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