How has Willamette University changed over time?
Multi-year trends in admissions, enrollment, test scores, and cost. Every chart is labeled with its data source and the years it covers — no smoothing, no mixing sources.
Admission rate
Admission rate rose from 43% (2010) to 77% (2024).
Applicants and students admitted
Applicants fell from 7,789 (2010) to 3,832 (2024).
Enrollment
Total enrollment fell from 2,851 (2010) to 2,180 (2024).
SAT mid-50% range
SAT mid-50% range: from 1220–1430 (2023) to 1240–1440 (2024)
- Score data describes enrolled freshmen, not all admitted students.
- Years before 2016 use the old 2400-point SAT and are not shown.
Source: College Scorecard · 2023–2024
ACT mid-50% range
ACT mid-50% range held steady at 25–30 from 2002 to 2015.
Cost
In-state tuition rose from $39,012 (2011) to $54,224 (2025).
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Data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) and school Common Data Set filings; each chart names the source its series comes from. Most recent data year: 2025. Last updated October 19, 2026.