Willamette University

Ranked #150
2025 US News rankings

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.4
Median LSAT
152
Acceptance rate
67%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
149
152
155
GPA
3.06
3.4
3.71
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
759
100%
Accepted
505
67%
Matriculated
119
16%

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
78%
Full-time non-legal
8%
Unemployed
14%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
Oregon
62
Washington
13
California
4
International
1
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
48%
1-25
41%
26-500
7%
501+
0%
Business & industry
5%
Government
12%
Public interest
10%
Clerkship
7%
Federal
0.9%
State
6%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0.9%
Unemployed
14%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$53,900
Estimated 3 years: $161,700
Cost of living (off-campus)
$25,196
Estimated 3 years
$75,588
Total cost
$53,980
Estimated 3 years
$161,940
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$20,000
25th percentile: $10,000
75th percentile: $30,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
66%
50-100%
28%
100%
5%
>100%
0.7%

Demographics

Out of 341 students in 2024, 58% were women, and 35% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
40%
Women
58%
Other
0.6%
Full-time faculty
Men
43%
Women
53%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
54%
Women
38%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
65%
Black
2%
Asian
7%
Hisp
19%
PI
0%
AI
0.9%
2+
3%
Unk
3%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
71%
Black
0.9%
Asian
8%
Hisp
10%
PI
0%
AI
3%
2+
4%
Unk
4%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
87%
PoC
13%
Part-time faculty
White
83%
PoC
17%
Willamette University student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
137
-
13
13
Women
199
-
16
9
Other gender
2
-
0
0
White
221
80
26
20
Asian
24
9
-
-
Hispanic
64
11
-
-
Black
8
1
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
3
3
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
11
5
-
-
Other
10
4
-
-
People of Color
120
33
4
4

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