Willamette Law - Tuition, LSAT, and Acceptance Rate

2025 Tuition & Fees

Willamette University College of Law's 2025 tuition & fees is $53,994 for its first-year students. The 2025 tuition was increased by 5.99% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $25,196. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of Willamette University College of Law is $79,190.

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Willamette University College of Law 2025 Tuition & Fees
	2024	2025	% Changed
Law School Tuition	$50,944	$53,994	5.99%
Living Costs	$21,486	$25,196	17.27%
Room & Board	$19,620	$21,676
Books & Supplies	$1,866	$1,936
Personal Expenses	-	$1,584
COA	$72,430	$79,190	9.33%
Grants / Scholarships	$20,000	$20,000
COA after receiving aid	$52,430	$59,190

Grants and Scholarships

At Willamette University College of Law, 81.33% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $20,000. 8.89% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 27.78% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

Grants and Scholarships Statistics
	Amounts / Percentage
Average Grant Amount	$20,000
Number Received	270
Half or Less than Tuition	171 (63.33%)
Half to Full Tuition	75 (27.78%)
Full Tuition	23 (8.52%)
More than Full Tuition	1 (0.37%)

GPA and LSAT Scores

The average GPA of Willamette University College of Law is 3.26 and the average LSAT score is 152. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 122 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 117 students. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentiles.

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Willamette University College of Law Average GPA and LSAT scores
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
GPA	3.01	3.26	3.59
LSAT Scores	150	152	156

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 737 students have applied to Willamette University College of Law and 511 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 115 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 69.34% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 22.50% at Willamette University College of Law. With 7 pre-admitted students, total 122 first-year students enrolled in Willamette University College of Law.

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Willamette University College of Law Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
	Number of Students
Applicants	737
Admitted	511
Enrolled	115
Acceptance Rate	69.34%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	22.50%
Pre-Admitted	7
Total Number of First-Year Students	122 57 men, 65 women All full-time students

Bar Exam Pass Rate

Last year, total 90 students took the bar exam first time at Willamette University College of Law. Among them, 65 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 72.22%. For reference, the average pass rate at Oregon law schools is 76.35%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Willamette University College of Law.

In 2023, 101 students graduated from Willamette University College of Law. Of them, 72 graduates employed where bar passage required and 8 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 75 graduates employed as full-time and 7 employed as part-time status.

Willamette University College of Law Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
	Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate	98
First-time Takers	90 4 from prior year
No Exam Takers	12
First-time Bar Exam Passer	65
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate	72.22%
Average Pass Rate at Oregon Law Schools	76.35%