Student Population at Willamette

Total Enrollment

2,180

Undergraduate

1,661

Graduate

519

Men Students

863

Women Students

1,317

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 2,180 students have enrolled at Willamette University - 1,661 undergraduate and 519 graduate.

By gender, 863 male and 1,317 female students are attending Willamette University. By attendance status, there are 2,122 full-time students and 58 part-time students.

The number of students at Willamette University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Oregon. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as University of Richmond and Carleton College, its population is relatively small (average population is 2,536).

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Willamette's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Oregon.

Willamette has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 2,536 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Oregon average (1,380 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Willamette University	2,180	1,661	519
Similarly Ranked Schools	2,536	2,407	216
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges	2,477	2,016	1,017
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Oregon	1,380	917	639

The below chart compares the student population between Willamette University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 863 male and 1,317 female students attending Willamette. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.66 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Willamette.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Willamette
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,661	1,635	26
Men	625	617	8
Women	1,036	1,018	18

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Willamette
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	519	487	32
Men	238	225	13
Women	281	262	19

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,229 White students (56.38%) and 334 Hispanic students (15.32%) at Willamette University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Willamette University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Willamette University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	8	3	5
Asian	62	20	42
Black or African American	39	19	20
Hispanic	241	98	143
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	9	4	5
White	1,040	388	652
Two or More Races	138	50	88
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	68	20	48
Total	1,661	625	1,036

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Willamette University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	2	0
Asian	19	5	14
Black or African American	9	5	4
Hispanic	93	40	53
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	189	92	97
Two or More Races	8	6	2
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	187	82	105
Total	519	238	281