Top 2019 Rankings For Willamette University
A more complete picture of where Willamette University is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2019 Badges Awarded page.
All 2019 Rankings For Willamette University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 215 of 1778 |
| Far Western US | 33 of 177 |
| Oregon | 3 of 22 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 631 of 1510 |
| Far Western US | 32 of 148 |
| Oregon | 6 of 20 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | |
| Far Western US | 52 of 148 |
| Oregon | 8 of 20 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | |
| Far Western US | 74 of 148 |
| Oregon | 9 of 20 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 120 of 2239 |
| Ethnic | 639 of 2486 |
| Male / Female | 871 of 2486 |
| Location | 178 of 2239 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | 70 of 173 |
| Best Value | 43 of 169 |
| Most Popular | 157 of 508 |
| Most Focused | 41 of 508 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 122 of 281 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked | 77 of 170 |
| Best Value | 47 of 166 |
| Most Popular | 103 of 359 |
| Most Focused | 28 of 359 |
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Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 93 of 384 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 303 of 824 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 648 of 1426 |
| Most Focused | 363 of 1426 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 292 of 891 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 242 of 820 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 508 of 1383 |
| Most Focused | 173 of 1383 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 232 of 847 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Most Popular | 569 of 1215 |
| Most Focused | 329 of 1215 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Most Popular | 415 of 1027 |
| Most Focused | 156 of 1027 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 120 of 827 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 260 of 606 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 113 of 361 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 147 of 602 |
| Best Value | 231 of 585 |
| Most Popular | 498 of 1355 |
| Most Focused | 150 of 1355 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 198 of 871 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 113 of 622 |
| Best Value | 180 of 603 |
| Most Popular | 481 of 1271 |
| Most Focused | 145 of 1271 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 135 of 800 |
Writing Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 58 of 199 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 112 of 341 |
| Best Value | 142 of 334 |
| Most Popular | 280 of 942 |
| Most Focused | 58 of 942 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 173 of 653 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | |
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Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 93 of 352 |
| Best Value | 117 of 345 |
| Most Popular | 171 of 809 |
| Most Focused | 16 of 808 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 170 of 571 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 36 of 106 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 90 of 548 |
| Best Value | 134 of 533 |
| Most Popular | 325 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 41 of 1250 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 98 of 580 |
| Best Value | 151 of 565 |
| Most Popular | 325 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 41 of 1250 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 202 of 823 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 230 of 471 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 475 of 1223 |
| Most Focused | 179 of 1223 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 238 of 805 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 207 of 475 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 424 of 1171 |
| Most Focused | 136 of 1171 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 209 of 771 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 505 of 1032 |
International Studies
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| Top Ranked | 25 of 68 |
| Best Value | 14 of 66 |
| Most Popular | 111 of 266 |
| Most Focused | 48 of 266 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 38 of 128 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 274 of 753 |
| Most Focused | 85 of 753 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 84 of 267 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 218 of 697 |
| Most Focused | 64 of 697 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 123 of 467 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 422 of 898 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 59 of 418 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | 99 of 458 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 367 of 835 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 79 of 459 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 217 of 941 |
| Most Focused | 103 of 941 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 188 of 605 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 91 of 229 |
| Best Value | 81 of 222 |
| Most Popular | 247 of 733 |
| Most Focused | 61 of 733 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 175 of 525 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 213 of 540 |
| Most Focused | 140 of 540 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 126 of 332 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 139 of 479 |
| Best Value | 224 of 470 |
| Most Popular | 309 of 1156 |
| Most Focused | 42 of 1157 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 203 of 786 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 118 of 435 |
| Best Value | 190 of 426 |
| Most Popular | 209 of 1099 |
| Most Focused | 24 of 1101 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 214 of 753 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 226 of 717 |
| Most Focused | 44 of 717 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 182 of 537 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 152 of 836 |
| Best Value | 334 of 809 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 593 of 1502 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 203 of 898 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 150 of 841 |
| Best Value | 340 of 814 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 518 of 1407 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 188 of 834 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 114 of 671 |
| Best Value | 191 of 654 |
| Most Popular | 329 of 1319 |
| Most Focused | 64 of 1320 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 169 of 874 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | 76 of 260 |
| Best Value | 84 of 254 |
| Most Popular | 209 of 428 |
| Most Focused | 16 of 428 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 131 of 339 |
Archeology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 12 of 39 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 158 of 418 |
| Best Value | 184 of 410 |
| Most Popular | 219 of 715 |
| Most Focused | 82 of 715 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 114 of 536 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 107 of 591 |
| Best Value | 147 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 274 of 1083 |
| Most Focused | 43 of 1083 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 210 of 758 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 123 of 534 |
| Best Value | 206 of 523 |
| Most Popular | 340 of 964 |
| Most Focused | 97 of 964 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 184 of 688 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 634 of 1522 |
| Most Focused | 334 of 1522 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 256 of 850 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Most Popular | 403 of 808 |
| Most Focused | 163 of 808 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 150 of 535 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 68 of 177 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 160 of 512 |
| Best Value | 231 of 501 |
| Most Popular | 480 of 1103 |
| Most Focused | 218 of 1103 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 189 of 693 |
Music
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| Most Popular | 449 of 1036 |
| Most Focused | 230 of 1036 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 173 of 658 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D3) | 30 of 351 |
| Men's Basketball (D3) | |
| Men's Football (D3) | 47 of 222 |
| Men's Soccer (D3) | 108 of 382 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D3) | 113 of 394 |
| Women's Soccer (D3) | 91 of 389 |
| Women's Softball (D3) | 119 of 371 |
| Women's Volleyball (D3) | 168 of 380 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 502 of 1820 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 71 of 173 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 76 of 170 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 192 of 602 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 147 of 622 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 103 of 341 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 80 of 352 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 98 of 548 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 123 of 580 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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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Philosophy
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 97 of 229 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 179 of 479 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 154 of 435 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 270 of 835 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 259 of 840 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 122 of 670 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 99 of 260 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 152 of 418 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 116 of 590 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 195 of 534 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 246 of 513 |
Willamette University has no rankings in this category.
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 213 of 1240 |
| China | 283 of 835 |
| India | 259 of 643 |
| Japan | 33 of 437 |
| Saudi Arabia | 128 of 555 |
| Vietnam |
International Value
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| OVERALL | |
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