Willamette University Comparisons

7/10 Overall Rating
4 Year
Salem, OR
4.8 4 reviews

#5 Best Private Colleges in Oregon

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Compare with Oregon Public Colleges

Compare with Oregon Public Colleges for Willamette University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Oregon Eugene, OR	$35,019 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	$36,756 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Portland State University Portland, OR	$39,477 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR	$38,394 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, OR	$37,896 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Oregon State University Cascades Campus Bend, OR	$37,590 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Oregon Private Colleges

Compare with Oregon Private Colleges for Willamette University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Portland Portland, OR	$6,944 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Reed College Portland, OR	$18,194 higher in-state tuition	52% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR	$13,672 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Fox University Newberg, OR	$8,406 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bushnell University Eugene, OR	$15,356 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Willamette University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Washington Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	$38,183 lower in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	$41,574 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Washington Bothell Campus Bothell, WA	$38,237 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Willamette University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Seattle University Seattle, WA	$5,565 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	$4,324 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA	$10,749 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Whitman College Walla Walla, WA	$12,894 higher in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA	$11,742 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northwest University Kirkland, WA	$15,121 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Whitworth University Spokane, WA	$1,724 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Saint Andrews College Moscow, Idaho	$34,356 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Willamette University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$14,242 higher in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	$5,610 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity University San Antonio, TX	$2,520 higher in-state tuition	51% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$16,134 higher in-state tuition	56% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$11,649 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fisk University Nashville, TN	$25,298 lower in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA	$2,428 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Denison University Granville, OH	$15,844 higher in-state tuition	60% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kenyon College Gambier, OH	$20,364 higher in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
DePauw University Greencastle, IN	$7,914 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$15,484 higher in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhodes College Memphis, TN	$5,954 higher in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Furman University Greenville, SC	$8,614 higher in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	$16,948 higher in-state tuition	48% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The College of Wooster Wooster, OH	$10,484 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$14,494 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	$15,280 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity College Hartford, CT	$19,614 higher in-state tuition	48% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO	$19,578 higher in-state tuition	59% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN	$7,493 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$19,638 higher in-state tuition	49% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY	$15,706 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI	$676 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	$12,428 lower in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Union College Schenectady, NY	$17,883 higher in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	$14,764 higher in-state tuition	48% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St Lawrence University Canton, NY	$14,744 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hamline University Saint Paul, MN	$1,152 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's College Annapolis, MD	$10,472 lower in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA	$5,332 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA	$12,804 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Beloit College Beloit, WI	$9,730 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Centre College Danville, KY	$1,664 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The University of the South Sewanee, TN	$4,964 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Luther College Decorah, IA	$964 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL	$5,246 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Union University Jackson, TN	$11,131 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Connecticut College New London, CT	$16,086 higher in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lawrence University Appleton, WI	$5,826 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN	$19,986 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Washington College Chestertown, MD	$4,170 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY	$4,336 lower in-state tuition	56% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA	$20,956 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bennington College Bennington, VT	$15,106 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Knox College Galesburg, IL	$6,747 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell, SD	$17,366 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's College Santa Fe, NM	$10,652 lower in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, ME	$3,159 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hillsdale College Hillsdale, Michigan	$17,967 lower in-state tuition	56% lower acceptance rate	Compare

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Last updated: August 2026