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Linfield University

McMinnville, Oregon Private nonprofit 4-year Town

Overview

Located in McMinnville, Oregon, Linfield University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 1,709 students in fall 2024, including 1,652 undergraduates and 57 graduate students.

Linfield University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 58 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Secondary Education and Teaching, and Exercise Science and Kinesiology. It awarded 529 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

80% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Key figures

1,709
Students enrolled
80%
First-year retention
529
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
58
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 58

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 2
Business, Management and Marketing 9
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Education 2
Social Sciences 6
Psychology 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Communication and Journalism 4
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
English Language and Literature 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 3
Natural Resources and Conservation 2
Physical Sciences 3
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Engineering 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 3
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
80%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
457
Master's degrees
47
Certificates under 1 year
22
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
1
Postbaccalaureate certificates
2

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,709
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,652
Graduate students, fall 2024
57
Full-time, fall 2024
92%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,860
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,773
Graduate students, 2024-25
87
Full-time, 2024-25
89%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
65%
Men
35%
White
57%
Hispanic or Latino
22%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
8%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
9
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
9%
Students taking some online courses
37%

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Four-one-four plan
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Northwest Conference
President
Mark Blegen
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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