University of the Northwest (Willamette University)

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation United Methodist
Population 450,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 135 (97% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,342 (18%)
Days Without Precipitation 211 (8% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,630
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 32%
From Region 39%
Athletes 370 (23.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 65%
Hispanic 15%
Mixed 9%
Asian 4%
Black 2%
International 2%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
University of the Northwest (Willamette University) 270 44% 64% 5% 1% 14% 1% $65,104 27 -0.40 47 95%
Computer Science 12 +3 75% 58% 25% 0% 8% 0% $94,473 15 -0.89 89 96% — — — —
Data Science 12 +9 75% 75% 8% 0% 8% 0% $102,099 24 -0.41 93 — — — — —
Chemistry 8 — 12% 62% 12% 0% 25% 0% $75,104 75 +0.34 69 88% — — — —
Mathematics 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $83,518 58 -0.07 80 — — — — —
Physics 11 — 73% 64% 0% 0% 18% 0% $84,459 57 +0.06 81 100% — — — —
Biology 13 — 46% 62% 0% 0% 23% 0% $54,251 7 -1.42 18 93% — — — —
Environmental Science 21 +2 38% 76% 0% 5% 5% 0% $61,875 69 +0.41 38 100% — — — —
Exercise Science 15 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 7% 0% $47,075 2 -1.72 7 94% — — — —
Public Health 14 +2 21% 57% 0% 0% 21% 0% $59,200 31 -0.55 31 — — — — —
Business Administration 14 — 71% 29% 7% 7% 29% 7% $100,353 89 +1.18 92 95% — — — —
Economics 21 +1 76% 71% 0% 5% 14% 0% $73,844 14 -0.91 67 93% — — — —
Archaeology 6 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,828 48 -0.20 20 — — — — —
Asian Studies — — — — — — — — $54,801 41 -0.35 20 — — — — —
Classical Languages — — — — — — — — $60,278 60 +0.20 34 — — — — —
English 10 +4 40% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,019 23 -0.66 7 94% — — — —
History 7 +4 43% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,249 7 -1.04 6 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,731 39 -0.25 20 — — — — —
Italian Studies — — — — — — — — $54,856 41 -0.35 20 — — — — —
Korean Studies 6 +4 50% 67% 17% 0% 0% 0% $54,704 41 -0.36 19 — — — — —
Philosophy 5 +1 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,180 34 -0.55 18 — — — — —
Religious Studies — — — — — — — — $53,081 73 +0.28 16 — — — — —
Spanish 1 +2 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $60,423 61 +0.21 34 90% — — — —
Women's Studies — — — — — — — — $51,721 30 -0.55 13 — — — — —
American Politics 21 +1 33% 52% 5% 0% 33% 5% $65,725 33 -0.48 48 98% — — — —
Anthropology 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,464 42 -0.31 17 — — — — —
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis 8 — 12% 50% 0% 0% 38% 12% $55,664 52 -0.11 22 — — — — —
Humanities 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,918 48 -0.18 20 — — — — —
International Studies 6 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,458 27 -0.48 42 — — — — —
Media Studies 11 +1 27% 64% 9% 0% 9% 0% $64,007 62 +0.20 44 95% — — — —
Psychology 14 — 21% 64% 14% 0% 14% 0% $50,897 28 -0.63 12 89% — — — —
Sociology 11 +3 18% 45% 0% 9% 36% 9% $58,229 63 +0.12 28 95% — — — —
Art History 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,652 13 -0.87 3 85% — — — —
Film Studies — +1 — — — — — — $39,910 7 -1.33 3 — — — — —
Music 3 +1 0% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $40,085 14 -0.72 3 — — — — —
Studio Art 4 +2 0% 50% 25% 0% 0% 0% $40,652 21 -0.66 3 85% — — — —
Theater 7 — 29% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,978 25 -0.55 3 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $54,736
ROI Percentile 47th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 62%
6-Year Graduation Rate 71%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 27.0% 73 25% 56% 5% 1% 23% 4% $59,888 55 -0.27 32 95% —
Humanities 13.7% 37 46% 78% 3% 0% 3% 0% $51,133 26 -0.55 12 96% —
Business & Economics 13.0% 35 74% 54% 3% 6% 20% 3% $84,448 62 -0.07 81 94% —
Health Sciences 10.7% 29 45% 62% 0% 0% 14% 0% $52,928 1 -1.15 16 94% —
Computer Science 8.9% 24 75% 67% 17% 0% 8% 0% $98,286 28 -0.65 91 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 8.5% 23 48% 70% 4% 0% 17% 0% $81,041 52 +0.14 77 95% —
Agriculture & Food Science 7.8% 21 38% 76% 0% 5% 5% 0% $61,875 58 +0.41 38 100% —
Arts 5.6% 15 20% 73% 13% 0% 0% 0% $39,757 6 -0.63 3 85% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.8% 13 46% 62% 0% 0% 23% 0% $54,251 6 -1.42 18 93% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.5M #392 12% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.3M #475 61% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.2M #483 69% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.1M #367 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #370 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #426 46% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.2M #546 34% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 77 $524K $524K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 34 $48K $48K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 34 $144K $144K $0
Baseball 32 $261K $261K $0
Soccer 27 $174K $174K $0
Basketball 22 $251K $251K $0
Swimming 10 $61K $61K $0
Golf 9 $156K $156K $0
Tennis 9 $66K $66K $0
Cross Country 7 $23K $23K $0
Total 209 $1.7M $1.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 29 $168K $168K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 29 $41K $41K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 29 $123K $123K $0
Swimming 27 $166K $166K $0
Softball 21 $177K $177K $0
Lacrosse 19 $186K $186K $0
Volleyball 14 $144K $144K $0
Basketball 12 $244K $244K $0
Other Sports 12 $165K $165K $0
Tennis 11 $31K $31K $0
Cross Country 8 $26K $26K $0
Golf 1 $51K $51K $0
Total 161 $1.5M $1.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 77 $524K $524K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 63 $89K $89K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 63 $268K $268K $0
Soccer 56 $343K $343K $0
Swimming 37 $227K $227K $0
Basketball 34 $495K $495K $0
Baseball 32 $261K $261K $0
Softball 21 $177K $177K $0
Tennis 20 $97K $97K $0
Lacrosse 19 $186K $186K $0
Cross Country 15 $49K $49K $0
Volleyball 14 $144K $144K $0
Other Sports 12 $165K $165K $0
Golf 10 $208K $208K $0
Total 370 $4.2M $4.2M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 77%
Yield (non-ED) 14%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 77% 77% 77%
Early Decision 57% 57% 57%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 27%
SAT Range 1240 – 1440
SAT Math Range 600 – 710
SAT RW Range 640 – 730