Enrollment Trends at Willamette

-566

Total Enrollment

-372

Men

-194

Women

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).

Student Population Changes

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.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-162,7462,1239141,209623321302
2016-172,556
-190
1,997
-126
869
-45
1,128
-81
559
-64
279
-42
280
-22
2017-182,498
-58
1,948
-49
828
-41
1,120
-8
550
-9
277
-2
273
-7
2018-192,363
-135
1,808
-140
764
-64
1,044
-76
555
5
289
12
266
-7
2019-202,179
-184
1,624
-184
677
-87
947
-97
555278
-11
277
11
2020-211,866
-313
1,302
-322
555
-122
747
-200
564
9
277
-1
287
10
2021-221,785
-81
1,236
-66
521
-34
715
-32
549
-15
270
-7
279
-8
2022-231,909
124
1,367
131
554
33
813
98
542
-7
271
1
271
-8
2023-242,112
203
1,571
204
614
60
957
144
541
-1
254
-17
287
16
2024-252,180
68
1,661
90
625
11
1,036
79
519
-22
238
-16
281
-6
Average2,2191,664692972556275280
Willamette University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-162,1231,9618391,1221627587
2016-171,9971,8608001,0601376968
2017-181,9481,9018041,097472423
2018-191,8081,7597391,020492524
2019-201,6241,565648917592930
2020-211,3021,264535729382018
2021-221,2361,200501699362016
2022-231,3671,337541796301317
2023-241,5711,546603943251114
2024-251,6611,6356171,01826818
Average1,6641,6646639401,6642932
Willamette University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-16623588306282351520
2016-1755954327327016610
2017-1855053527226315510
2018-1955553228025223914
2019-2055553427525921318
2020-2156453626926728820
2021-2254952126325828721
2022-2354251326424929722
2023-24541515241274261313
2024-25519487225262321319
Average556556267264556917
Willamette University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

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).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16182095627561,583215
2016-17141856128481,533197
2017-18151785725771,420190
2018-19151315129271,372167
2019-20151183727681,291134
2020-211510632265101,152117
2021-2214853424481,097102
2022-23158242261101,203118
2023-24128850284121,269139
2024-2510814833491,229146
Average141264727791,315153
Willamette University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Willamette University does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.


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