Top 2020 Rankings For Willamette University
A more complete picture of where Willamette University is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2020 Badges Awarded page.
All 2020 Rankings For Willamette University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 217 of 1726 |
| Far Western US | 32 of 171 |
| Oregon | 3 of 20 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 549 of 1483 |
| Far Western US | 26 of 143 |
| Oregon | 7 of 19 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 722 of 1483 |
| Far Western US | 46 of 143 |
| Oregon | 9 of 19 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | |
| Far Western US | |
| Oregon | 9 of 19 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 142 of 2178 |
| Ethnic | 651 of 2417 |
| Male / Female | 927 of 2417 |
| Location | 175 of 2182 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | 71 of 173 |
| Best Value | 32 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 | 78 of 170 |
| Best Value | 40 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 | 307 of 824 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 650 of 1422 |
| Most Focused | 362 of 1422 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 292 of 890 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 237 of 820 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 505 of 1379 |
| Most Focused | 173 of 1378 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 232 of 846 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Most Popular | 569 of 1210 |
| Most Focused | 328 of 1210 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Most Popular | 413 of 1022 |
| Most Focused | 155 of 1022 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 120 of 824 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 261 of 605 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 113 of 360 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 147 of 601 |
| Best Value | 200 of 585 |
| Most Popular | 506 of 1351 |
| Most Focused | 151 of 1351 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 198 of 871 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 115 of 621 |
| Best Value | 163 of 603 |
| Most Popular | 486 of 1267 |
| Most Focused | 145 of 1267 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 135 of 799 |
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 | 108 of 341 |
| Best Value | 128 of 334 |
| Most Popular | 271 of 941 |
| 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 | 94 of 352 |
| Best Value | 110 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 | 91 of 547 |
| Best Value | 119 of 533 |
| Most Popular | 328 of 1247 |
| Most Focused | 41 of 1246 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 101 of 579 |
| Best Value | 136 of 565 |
| Most Popular | 328 of 1247 |
| Most Focused | 41 of 1246 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 202 of 822 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 232 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 | 209 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 | 503 of 1030 |
International Studies
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| Top Ranked | 27 of 68 |
| Best Value | 12 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 | 272 of 750 |
| Most Focused | 84 of 750 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 84 of 267 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 221 of 695 |
| Most Focused | 63 of 695 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 125 of 466 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 417 of 891 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 59 of 418 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | 99 of 457 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 363 of 829 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 79 of 458 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 218 of 939 |
| Most Focused | 102 of 939 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 188 of 605 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 93 of 229 |
| Best Value | 65 of 222 |
| Most Popular | 244 of 731 |
| Most Focused | 60 of 731 |
| 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 | 141 of 479 |
| Best Value | 203 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 | 119 of 435 |
| Best Value | 173 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 | 155 of 835 |
| Best Value | 306 of 809 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 566 of 1476 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 203 of 897 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 152 of 840 |
| Best Value | 303 of 814 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 492 of 1381 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 188 of 833 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 116 of 670 |
| Best Value | 179 of 654 |
| Most Popular | 328 of 1316 |
| Most Focused | 64 of 1317 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 169 of 873 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | 77 of 260 |
| Best Value | 71 of 254 |
| Most Popular | 208 of 427 |
| Most Focused | 16 of 427 |
| 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 | 160 of 418 |
| Best Value | 170 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 | 109 of 590 |
| Best Value | 128 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 271 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 42 of 1080 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 210 of 757 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 125 of 533 |
| Best Value | 191 of 523 |
| Most Popular | 337 of 962 |
| Most Focused | 97 of 962 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 184 of 687 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 597 of 1482 |
| Most Focused | 297 of 1482 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 256 of 848 |
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 | 161 of 512 |
| Best Value | 209 of 501 |
| Most Popular | 479 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | 192 of 1075 |
| 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 349 |
| Men's Basketball (D3) | |
| Men's Football (D3) | 48 of 222 |
| Men's Soccer (D3) | 106 of 379 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D3) | 115 of 391 |
| Women's Soccer (D3) | 93 of 386 |
| Women's Softball (D3) | 118 of 369 |
| Women's Volleyball (D3) | 164 of 378 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 465 of 1751 |
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 | 190 of 601 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 148 of 621 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 102 of 341 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 81 of 352 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 98 of 547 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 120 of 579 |
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 | 100 of 229 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 177 of 479 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 153 of 435 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 266 of 834 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 257 of 839 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 122 of 669 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 99 of 260 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 151 of 418 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 114 of 589 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 192 of 533 |
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 | 221 of 1240 |
| China | 298 of 847 |
| India | 290 of 664 |
| Japan | 52 of 448 |
| Saudi Arabia | 175 of 555 |
| Vietnam |
International Value
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| OVERALL | |
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