Willamette University Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Willamette University is 10:1, and the school has 67.4 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Willamette University include: Social Sciences; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics; History; and Psychology. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 88.0 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Foreign languages Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Mathematics History English (including composition) Social science
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	10:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Social Sciences 28% Biological and Biomedical Sciences 10% Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 10% History 6% Psychology 6%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate - professional practice
Combined-degree programs	B.A. / J.D. (offered with Willamette University College of Law); B.A. CLA/ B.S. Engineering (offered with Columbia, Washington University, or U. Southern California); B.A. CLA/ B.S. Forestry (offered with Duke University); B.A./M.A.T. (offered with Willamette University School of Education); B.A./M.B.A. (offered with Atkinson Graduate School of Management of Willamette University
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences 100% Service learning 50% Senior capstone or culminating academic experience 100% Writing in the disciplines 100% Undergraduate research/creative projects 40%

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	88%
4-year graduation rate	70

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data