Founded
1842
University Type
Private university with an undergraduate liberal arts college, an undergraduate art and design college, and four professional graduate schools in law, management, art and design, and computing and data science.
President
Stephen E. Thorsett
Degree Programs
- Willamette College: Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BS), Bachelor of Music (BM)
- School of Law: Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD), Master of Laws (LLM), Master of Legal Studies (MLS)
- Atkinson Graduate School of Management (MBA): Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Joint Degrees: JD/MBA, BA/MBA, BA/JD, MBA/MSDS, MA/MFA
- Pacific Northwest College of Art: Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Master of Arts (MA)
- School of Computing & Information Sciences: Master of Science (MS) in Data Science or Computer Science
Tuition and Fees
- Willamette College
- Pacific Northwest College of Art Undergraduate
- School of Law
- Atkinson Graduate School of Management: Full-time MBA, MBA for Professionals
- Pacific Northwest College of Art Graduate
- Master's in Data Science
Athletics
- 20 varsity athletic teams
- NCAA Division III Northwest Conference
Budget and Endowment, 2023
- Operating budget: $96.5 million
- Endowment: $304.8 million
Employees, June 2023
- Full-time Instructional: 175
- Part-time Instructional: 90
- Full-time Staff: 383
- Part-time Staff: 106
- Total: 754
Alumni
- 38,185 alumni
- 62% live or work in Oregon.
*More Information
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Campuses
- Locations: Salem and downtown Portland, Oregon
- Acres: 69, plus 305 acres at Willamette University’s Zena Forest
- Buildings: 56
- Residential facilities: 15
- Arts facilities: Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Center for Art and Design, Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Smith Auditorium, Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center, M. Lee Pelton Theatre
Enrollment, Oct. 2023*
- Willamette College Undergraduate: 1,565
- Pacific Northwest College of Art Undergraduate: 412
- Joint Degree, JD/MBA, BA/JD, BA/MBA, MBA/MSDS, BA/MSDS: 74
- School of Law: 326
- Atkinson Graduate School of Management: 114
- Pacific Northwest College of Art Graduate: 64
- Computing & Data Science Graduate: 34
- Total: 2,589
Degrees Awarded, 2022–23*
- BA, BS, BM: 342
- BFA: 80
- MBA, MBAP: 94
- JD, LLM, MLS: 103
- MFA, MA: 55
- MS: 10
- Total: 684
Accreditations
- Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
- University Senate of The United Methodist Church
- National Association of Schools of Music
- American Bar Association
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International
- National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
Global Partnerships
- In a typical school year, more than 40 percent of Willamette’s undergraduates earn credit abroad through opportunities in more than 40 countries