The student population at Willamette University is 2,180 (1,661 undergraduate and 519 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 566 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Willamette is 76.19% which is decreased by 462 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 104 and it has been decreasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.53 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (Willamette University does not offer online degree/certificate program).
The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,219 where 2,180 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
76.19% of total students is undergraduate students and 23.81% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 462 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 104 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.53 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Willamette than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Willamette University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,746 | 2,123 | 914 | 1,209 | 623 | 321 | 302 |
| 2016-17 | 2,556 -190 | 1,997 -126 | 869 -45 | 1,128 -81 | 559 -64 | 279 -42 | 280 -22 |
| 2017-18 | 2,498 -58 | 1,948 -49 | 828 -41 | 1,120 -8 | 550 -9 | 277 -2 | 273 -7 |
| 2018-19 | 2,363 -135 | 1,808 -140 | 764 -64 | 1,044 -76 | 555 5 | 289 12 | 266 -7 |
| 2019-20 | 2,179 -184 | 1,624 -184 | 677 -87 | 947 -97 | 555 | 278 -11 | 277 11 |
| 2020-21 | 1,866 -313 | 1,302 -322 | 555 -122 | 747 -200 | 564 9 | 277 -1 | 287 10 |
| 2021-22 | 1,785 -81 | 1,236 -66 | 521 -34 | 715 -32 | 549 -15 | 270 -7 | 279 -8 |
| 2022-23 | 1,909 124 | 1,367 131 | 554 33 | 813 98 | 542 -7 | 271 1 | 271 -8 |
| 2023-24 | 2,112 203 | 1,571 204 | 614 60 | 957 144 | 541 -1 | 254 -17 | 287 16 |
| 2024-25 | 2,180 68 | 1,661 90 | 625 11 | 1,036 79 | 519 -22 | 238 -16 | 281 -6 |
| Average | 2,219 | 1,664 | 692 | 972 | 556 | 275 | 280 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,664 where 1,661 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Willamette University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,123 | 1,961 | 839 | 1,122 | 162 | 75 | 87 |
| 2016-17 | 1,997 | 1,860 | 800 | 1,060 | 137 | 69 | 68 |
| 2017-18 | 1,948 | 1,901 | 804 | 1,097 | 47 | 24 | 23 |
| 2018-19 | 1,808 | 1,759 | 739 | 1,020 | 49 | 25 | 24 |
| 2019-20 | 1,624 | 1,565 | 648 | 917 | 59 | 29 | 30 |
| 2020-21 | 1,302 | 1,264 | 535 | 729 | 38 | 20 | 18 |
| 2021-22 | 1,236 | 1,200 | 501 | 699 | 36 | 20 | 16 |
| 2022-23 | 1,367 | 1,337 | 541 | 796 | 30 | 13 | 17 |
| 2023-24 | 1,571 | 1,546 | 603 | 943 | 25 | 11 | 14 |
| 2024-25 | 1,661 | 1,635 | 617 | 1,018 | 26 | 8 | 18 |
| Average | 1,664 | 1,664 | 663 | 940 | 1,664 | 29 | 32 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 556 where 519 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Willamette University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 623 | 588 | 306 | 282 | 35 | 15 | 20 |
| 2016-17 | 559 | 543 | 273 | 270 | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| 2017-18 | 550 | 535 | 272 | 263 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| 2018-19 | 555 | 532 | 280 | 252 | 23 | 9 | 14 |
| 2019-20 | 555 | 534 | 275 | 259 | 21 | 3 | 18 |
| 2020-21 | 564 | 536 | 269 | 267 | 28 | 8 | 20 |
| 2021-22 | 549 | 521 | 263 | 258 | 28 | 7 | 21 |
| 2022-23 | 542 | 513 | 264 | 249 | 29 | 7 | 22 |
| 2023-24 | 541 | 515 | 241 | 274 | 26 | 13 | 13 |
| 2024-25 | 519 | 487 | 225 | 262 | 32 | 13 | 19 |
| Average | 556 | 556 | 267 | 264 | 556 | 9 | 17 |
The percentage of white students is 56.38%. The percentage was 57.65% 10 years ago and Willamette still has a high percentage of white students. 3.72% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.20% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 15.32% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 57.65% to 56.38%. Asian enrollment declined from 7.61% to 3.72%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.04% to 2.20%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 10.01% to 15.32%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6523 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6453 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Willamette University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 18 | 209 | 56 | 275 | 6 | 1,583 | 215 |
| 2016-17 | 14 | 185 | 61 | 284 | 8 | 1,533 | 197 |
| 2017-18 | 15 | 178 | 57 | 257 | 7 | 1,420 | 190 |
| 2018-19 | 15 | 131 | 51 | 292 | 7 | 1,372 | 167 |
| 2019-20 | 15 | 118 | 37 | 276 | 8 | 1,291 | 134 |
| 2020-21 | 15 | 106 | 32 | 265 | 10 | 1,152 | 117 |
| 2021-22 | 14 | 85 | 34 | 244 | 8 | 1,097 | 102 |
| 2022-23 | 15 | 82 | 42 | 261 | 10 | 1,203 | 118 |
| 2023-24 | 12 | 88 | 50 | 284 | 12 | 1,269 | 139 |
| 2024-25 | 10 | 81 | 48 | 334 | 9 | 1,229 | 146 |
| Average | 14 | 126 | 47 | 277 | 9 | 1,315 | 153 |
Willamette University does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.
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