Top 2017 Rankings For Willamette University
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All 2017 Rankings For Willamette University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 156 of 1387 |
| Far Western US | 24 of 126 |
| Oregon | 2 of 19 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 362 of 1208 |
| Far Western US | 18 of 114 |
| Oregon | 3 of 16 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 507 of 1208 |
| Far Western US | 37 of 114 |
| Oregon | 4 of 16 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | |
| Far Western US | 53 of 114 |
| Oregon | 5 of 16 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 131 of 2395 |
| Ethnic | 635 of 2655 |
| Male / Female | 655 of 1717 |
| Location | 202 of 2396 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | 74 of 186 |
| Best Value | 36 of 180 |
| Most Popular | 154 of 535 |
| Most Focused | 48 of 535 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 123 of 288 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked | 77 of 187 |
| Best Value | 36 of 181 |
| Most Popular | 114 of 370 |
| Most Focused | 35 of 370 |
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Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 82 of 390 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 305 of 818 |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 293 of 892 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 216 of 812 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 614 of 1357 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 235 of 850 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
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| Most Popular | |
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Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 251 of 555 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 119 of 832 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | 131 of 269 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 205 of 605 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 114 of 368 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 28 of 625 |
| Best Value | 88 of 589 |
| Most Popular | 261 of 1354 |
| Most Focused | 25 of 1351 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 200 of 873 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 93 of 644 |
| Best Value | 150 of 607 |
| Most Popular | 337 of 1275 |
| Most Focused | 75 of 1276 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 135 of 806 |
Writing Studies
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| Most Popular | 113 of 367 |
| Most Focused | 49 of 367 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 57 of 203 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 95 of 360 |
| Best Value | 111 of 342 |
| Most Popular | 204 of 948 |
| Most Focused | 30 of 949 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 174 of 661 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 107 of 234 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 87 of 305 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 80 of 223 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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| Most Popular | |
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Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 82 of 375 |
| Best Value | 91 of 357 |
| Most Popular | 141 of 828 |
| Most Focused | 17 of 829 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 174 of 592 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 9 of 111 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 76 of 590 |
| Best Value | 113 of 557 |
| Most Popular | 313 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 55 of 1250 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 83 of 615 |
| Best Value | 128 of 581 |
| Most Popular | 313 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 55 of 1250 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 202 of 828 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 212 of 486 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 461 of 1238 |
| Most Focused | 208 of 1238 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 242 of 818 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 195 of 504 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 419 of 1190 |
| Most Focused | 166 of 1190 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 210 of 786 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Top Ranked | 49 of 120 |
| Best Value | 42 of 114 |
| Most Popular | 497 of 1004 |
| Most Focused | 415 of 1004 |
International Studies
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| Top Ranked | 24 of 75 |
| Best Value | 14 of 72 |
| Most Popular | 89 of 248 |
| Most Focused | 27 of 248 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 37 of 130 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 252 of 708 |
| Most Focused | 107 of 708 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 85 of 270 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 211 of 650 |
| Most Focused | 85 of 650 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 69 of 462 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 352 of 883 |
| Most Focused | 249 of 883 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 58 of 416 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | 58 of 451 |
| Best Value | 207 of 432 |
| Most Popular | 312 of 819 |
| Most Focused | 209 of 819 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 80 of 460 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 104 of 264 |
| Best Value | 105 of 253 |
| Most Popular | 264 of 944 |
| Most Focused | 146 of 944 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 187 of 613 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 88 of 260 |
| Best Value | 76 of 248 |
| Most Popular | 237 of 742 |
| Most Focused | 65 of 742 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 175 of 536 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 246 of 542 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 130 of 335 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 182 of 462 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 417 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | 137 of 1143 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 203 of 792 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 132 of 430 |
| Best Value | 198 of 414 |
| Most Popular | 276 of 1084 |
| Most Focused | 82 of 1085 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 217 of 748 |
Physics
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| Most Popular | 334 of 718 |
| Most Focused | 124 of 718 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 183 of 544 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 160 of 848 |
| Best Value | 302 of 800 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 203 of 901 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 153 of 854 |
| Best Value | 294 of 805 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 194 of 857 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 98 of 691 |
| Best Value | 161 of 656 |
| Most Popular | 266 of 1320 |
| Most Focused | 31 of 1319 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 170 of 878 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | 51 of 285 |
| Best Value | 39 of 273 |
| Most Popular | 176 of 423 |
| Most Focused | 10 of 424 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 131 of 344 |
Archeology
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| Most Popular | 9 of 38 |
| Most Focused | 3 of 38 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 129 of 431 |
| Best Value | 129 of 413 |
| Most Popular | 165 of 733 |
| Most Focused | 45 of 733 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 115 of 549 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 103 of 613 |
| Best Value | 151 of 586 |
| Most Popular | 231 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | 26 of 1074 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 214 of 768 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 101 of 552 |
| Best Value | 156 of 532 |
| Most Popular | 329 of 969 |
| Most Focused | 110 of 969 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 184 of 697 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 201 of 672 |
| Best Value | 318 of 641 |
| Most Popular | 583 of 1565 |
| Most Focused | 356 of 1565 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 257 of 851 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Most Popular | 392 of 814 |
| Most Focused | 182 of 814 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 151 of 546 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 70 of 181 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 122 of 533 |
| Best Value | 168 of 513 |
| Most Popular | 322 of 1123 |
| Most Focused | 142 of 1123 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 192 of 700 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | 78 of 393 |
| Best Value | 146 of 382 |
| Most Popular | 426 of 1035 |
| Most Focused | 261 of 1035 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 173 of 660 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D3) | 56 of 332 |
| Men's Basketball (D3) | 122 of 365 |
| Men's Football (D3) | 46 of 227 |
| Men's Soccer (D3) | 53 of 358 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D3) | 171 of 373 |
| Women's Rowing (D3) | 7 of 37 |
| Women's Soccer (D3) | 176 of 367 |
| Women's Softball (D3) | 96 of 350 |
| Women's Volleyball (D3) | 88 of 357 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 524 of 1428 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 72 of 186 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 82 of 187 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 42 of 632 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 151 of 651 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 112 of 362 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 101 of 377 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 102 of 597 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 117 of 623 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
International Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 29 of 76 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 122 of 261 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 349 of 864 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 331 of 870 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 108 of 698 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 77 of 286 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 163 of 432 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 137 of 619 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 201 of 557 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 222 of 539 |
Music
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Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 163 of 1184 |
| China | 226 of 821 |
| India | 206 of 641 |
| Japan | 24 of 443 |
| Saudi Arabia | 77 of 561 |
| Vietnam | 199 of 495 |
International Value
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