Salem, Oregon · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Midsize city
Overview
Willamette University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Salem, Oregon. The campus sits in a midsize city. It enrolled 2,180 students in fall 2024, including 1,661 undergraduates and 519 graduate students.
Willamette University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 49 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Law, Business Administration and Management, and Data Science. It awarded 477 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
87% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
Key figures
2,180
Students enrolled
87%
First-year retention
477
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
49
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterProfessional
Programs and majors offered 49
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
87%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
270
Master's degrees
96
Professional doctorates
108
Postbaccalaureate certificates
3
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
2,180
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,661
Graduate students, fall 2024
519
Full-time, fall 2024
97%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,330
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,745
Graduate students, 2024-25
585
Full-time, 2024-25
96%
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
60%
Men
40%
White
56%
Hispanic or Latino
15%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
7%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
13%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
10%
Campus and services
Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Northwest Conference
President
Stephen Thorsett
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit