Willamette University

245 Winter Street SE
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 370-6282

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#76 in Public Sector Salary

Willamette Law is tied for #76 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($55,600).

#80 in Presence of Female Faculty

Willamette Law is tied for #80 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (41.8%).

#98 in Bar Passage Rate

Willamette Law ranks #98 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (79.1%), and it underperforms by -2.7% the state of Oregon’s overall bar passage rate of 81.8%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#110 in Highest Tuition

Willamette Law ranks #110 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($44,185). We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates.

#111 in Presence of Minority Students

Willamette Law ranks #111 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (30.5%).

#136 in Median LSAT

Willamette Law is tied for #136 in terms of the median LSAT score (152) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#136 in Employment Rate at 10 Months

#140 in Employment Rate at Graduation
Willamette Law ranks #136 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (70.0%) and #140 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (32.0%) .

#142 in Private Sector Salary

Willamette Law is tied for #142 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($60,000).

#145 in Library Size

Willamette Law ranks #145 in terms of library size with 297,661 volumes or equivalents.

#153 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Willamette Law ranks #153 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (9.1%).

#155 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Willamette Law is tied for #155 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (8.6:1).

#172 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Willamette Law ranks #172 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.13) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#192 in Acceptance Rate

Willamette Law ranks #192 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 75.4% among those who applied for admission.

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: April 1
Application Fee: $0

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 75.4% 66.6%
LSAT Score (Median) 152 154
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 149-155 150-157
GPA (Median) 3.13 3.12
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 2.71-3.45 2.80-3.44

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: OR OR
School's bar passage rate: 79.1% 65.6%
State overall bar passage rate: 81.8% 73.2%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: -2.7% -7.6%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 32.0% 36.1%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 70.0% 73.8%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition: $44,185 $37,625
Room and Board: N/A $17,398
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 69.0% 62.1%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $16,000 $12,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $136,261 $133,318
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 92.2% 79.7%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 328 301
Men: 50.6% 48.8%
Women: 48.4% 51.2%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 69.5% N/A
Black: 1.8% N/A
Hispanic: 11.3% N/A
Asian: 2.7% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 8.6 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 55 N/A
Male: 58.2% N/A
Female: 41.8% N/A
Minority: 9.1% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $60,000 $55,000
Public Sector (Median): $55,600 $47,000
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 297,661 296,844