71%
Graduation Rate
87%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Willamette University, the graduation rate is 71 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 87 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 66.54% (private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 275 students out of 386 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Willamette University.
By gender, 112 male and 163 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 386 | 275 | 71.24% |
|---|
| Men | 166 | 112 | 67.47% |
|---|
| Women | 220 | 163 | 74.09% |
|---|
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Willamette University.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 66.67%
- Asian: 70.00%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 42.86%
- Hispanic: 71.43%
- White: 72.36%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 100.00%
- Two or More Race: 65.52%
- Unknown: 75.00%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 66.67%(2/3) |
100.00%(1/1) |
50.00%(1/2) |
|---|
| Asian | 70.00%(14/20) |
50.00%(2/4) |
75.00%(12/16) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 42.86%(3/7) |
60.00%(3/5) |
- |
|---|
| Hispanic | 71.43%(50/70) |
63.16%(24/38) |
81.25%(26/32) |
|---|
| White | 72.36%(178/246) |
70.75%(75/106) |
73.57%(103/140) |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 100.00%(1/1) |
- |
100.00%(1/1) |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 65.52%(19/29) |
57.14%(4/7) |
68.18%(15/22) |
|---|
| Unknown | 75.00%(6/8) |
60.00%(3/5) |
100.00%(3/3) |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Willamette University, 2 of 2 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 100.00%.