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Quick FactsFounded
1842
University Type
Private university with an undergraduate liberal arts college and three professional graduate schools
President
Enrollment, 2011–12*
- Undergraduate: 2,027
- Graduate: 800
- Total: 2,827
Degree Programs
- College of Liberal Arts: Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Music (BM)
- College of Law: Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD), Master of Laws (LLM)
- Atkinson Graduate School of Management: Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Graduate School of Education: Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT), Master of Education (MEd)
- Joint Degrees: MBA/JD, BA/MBA, BA/JD, BA/MAT
Degrees Awarded, 2010–11
- Bachelor’s: 451
- Master’s: 253
- JD and LLM: 131
- Total: 835**
Tuition and Fees
- College of Liberal Arts
- College of Law
- Atkinson Graduate School of Management: Full-time MBA, MBA for Professionals
- Graduate School of Education: MAT, MEd
Budget and Endowment
- Operating budget: $124.8 million
- Endowment: $229.9 million
- Sponsored research expenditures: $1.15 million
Employees
- Faculty: 374
- Staff: 496
- Total: 870
Alumni
- 24,375 located across the U.S. and in 86 other countries
- 74% live in Oregon, Washington and California
- Notable alumni
Campus
- Location: Salem, Ore., state capital
- Acres: 60, plus 305 acres at Willamette University's Zena Forest
- Buildings: 55
- Residential facilities: 13, plus 6 Greek houses
- Arts facilities: Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Smith Auditorium, Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center, M. Lee Pelton Theatre
Global Partnerships
- Co-located with Tokyo International University of America, the American campus of Willamette’s Japanese sister university
- Sister-university relationships with East China University of Politics and Law and Xiamen University in China
- 121 international students from 38 countries at Willamette (fall 2011)
Athletics
- 20 varsity teams
- NCAA Division III Northwest Conference
Accreditations
- Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
- University Senate of The United Methodist Church
- American Chemical Society
- National Association of Schools of Music
- American Bar Association
- Association of American Law Schools
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International
- National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
- National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
- Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission
Recognition
Willamette has been recognized in numerous national rankings for academics, sustainability and service — see the full list.
Traditions
- Motto: Non nobis solum nati sumus — Not unto ourselves alone are we born
- Mascot: Blitz the Bearcat
- Colors: Cardinal and gold
*Full-time equivalent; see Fall 2011 University Enrollment for detail
**835 degrees awarded to 788 graduates

