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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

79.6%

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Willamette University during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 3,680 1,429 2,251
Admitted students 2,930 1,079 1,851
Enrolled students 260 109 151
Acceptance rate 80% 76% 82%
Yield rate 9% 10% 8%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Willamette University received a total of 3,680 applications. These applications included 1,429 male applicants and 2,251 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 3,680 applicants, Willamette University admitted 2,930 students. Among the admitted students, there were 1,079 males and 1,851 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 260 students chose to enroll at Willamette University. This means that 260 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 109 were male and 151 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Willamette University had an overall acceptance rate of 80% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 76% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 82%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Willamette University had an overall yield rate of 9% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 10%, and for female admitted students, it was 8%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Willamette University over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 6,332 2,610 3,722 4,935 1,916 3,019 78% 73% 81% 521 227 294 11% 12% 10%
2016 6,181 2,575 3,606 4,825 1,875 2,950 78% 73% 82% 474 212 262 10% 11% 9%
2017 4,484 1,969 2,515 3,995 1,681 2,314 89% 85% 92% 440 181 259 11% 11% 11%
2018 4,206 1,966 2,240 3,518 1,522 1,996 84% 77% 89% 390 168 222 11% 11% 11%
2019 3,972 1,589 2,383 3,095 1,176 1,919 78% 74% 80% 371 153 218 12% 13% 11%
2020 4,010 1,555 2,455 3,215 1,160 2,055 80% 75% 84% 324 145 179 10% 12% 9%
2021 3,680 1,429 2,251 2,930 1,079 1,851 80% 76% 82% 260 109 151 9% 10% 8%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Willamette University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Willamette University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Not Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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