The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 73.50% where the last year rate was 71%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 84.40% for full-time students and 20.00% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 73.50% where the current academic year rate is 71%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Willamette University over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 79% | 77% | 82% |
| 2016-17 | 78% | 69% | 85% |
| 2017-18 | 73% | 67% | 78% |
| 2018-19 | 74% | 65% | 81% |
| 2019-20 | 68% | 62% | 74% |
| 2020-21 | 73% | 67% | 78% |
| 2021-22 | 71% | 70% | 73% |
| 2022-23 | 76% | 71% | 79% |
| 2023-24 | 72% | 67% | 76% |
| 2024-25 | 71% | 67% | 74% |
| Average | 73.50% | 68.20% | 78.00% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 84.40% for full-time students and 20.00% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Willamette from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 87% | - |
| 2016-17 | 86% | - |
| 2017-18 | 86% | - |
| 2018-19 | 83% | - |
| 2019-20 | 84% | - |
| 2020-21 | 82% | - |
| 2021-22 | 80% | 100% |
| 2022-23 | 83% | - |
| 2023-24 | 86% | 100% |
| 2024-25 | 87% | - |
| Average | 84.40% | 20.00% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 11.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 13 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Willamette University since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 10:1 |
| 2016-17 | 10:1 |
| 2017-18 | 11:1 |
| 2018-19 | 11:1 |
| 2019-20 | 11:1 |
| 2020-21 | 10:1 |
| 2021-22 | 12:1 |
| 2022-23 | 11:1 |
| 2023-24 | 12:1 |
| 2024-25 | 13:1 |
| Average | 11.10:1 |
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