unitid 210401 · Salem, OR · private nonprofit 4-year · city (midsize)
Willamette University
- enrollment 2023
- 2,079
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
77%
57th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,592
68th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
24%
undergrads on Pell grants
27th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
71%
finish within 150% time
76th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$67,501
83rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$25,121
after aid, aided students
64th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$56,911
after entry, Title IV students
62nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$21,500
28th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $16,182 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $73,572
- First-generation students
- 19%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $51,156
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.6× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law. | 97 | $90,169 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 93 | $104,982 | — |
| Economics. | 49 | $74,070 | $19,500 |
| Political Science and Government. | 35 | $67,123 | $21,331 |
| Biology, General. | 31 | $48,470 | $24,870 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 29 | $49,142 | $25,343 |
| Psychology, General. | 24 | $46,601 | $24,547 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 22 | — | $26,000 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 18 | $64,510 | $22,511 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 17 | — | $20,250 |
| Sociology. | 17 | $49,057 | $24,881 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 15 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.