Willamette earned 15 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 2 in the top 5%, 6 in the top 10% and 7 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #4 of 190 in Most Focused for Data Science., a top 5% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 15 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 2
Highest placement: #4 of 190, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 8
Placements this edition: 153
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Willamette University Earned?
Willamette University holds 15 ranking badges across 8 fields of study, 2 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s online-program rankings. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
0
Top 5%
2
Top 10%
6
Top 15%
7
Total
15
What Is Willamette University Known For?
Willamette University is best known for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies: 1 of its 14 traditional-student awards is in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Data Science., Natural Resources Conservation and Political Science & Government.
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Willamette University earned 1 badge across 1 sport; its highest placement is #19 of 133 in Outdoor Track and Field (D3).
Willamette University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,933 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
Each ranking here is calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. Willamette University appears in 153 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).