Squirrels, Mill Stream Birthday Dunks, and Scholarships
Willamette’s priority application deadline is January 15. Submit your application and you’ll get your admission decision by mid-February. There’s no application fee, we’re test-optional, and every applicant gets automatic consideration for merit scholarships. On campus, you’ll join a tight-knit community where traditions (like running from the campus seal to the “chicken fountain") live right alongside serious academics, mentorship, and big post-grad dreams.
Welcome to Your New Quirky Home
If you’re looking for a campus where random llamas show up, umbrellas are suspicious, and the community actually knows your name, this is it. Willamette is small, close-knit, and serious about one thing: turning your college years into a life-changing launchpad.
One of the Best Career Centers in the Nation is Right Here in Salem
At Willamette, career development is central to the student experience. Our new $2 million Career Center puts job-readiness into everyday campus life. Real advising. Real connections and networking. Real results. Our students are landing internships early, building skills, and walking into graduation with job offers in hand.
So We Put Ours in the Center of It All
From day one, students have access to career coaches, employer meetups, and private interview rooms. Not after graduation. Not their junior year. Now. Sixty percent of our students complete internships and nearly all engage with career services.
We Make Choosing a Major Easy
Once you’re admitted to Willamette, you’re in. No extra applications for specific majors. No capped seats. No “try again next semester.” Pick any major you want and dive right in.
Study Without the Red Tape
At many big state schools, you apply to the university and then have to apply again for your major. At Willamette, you’ll have access to every major from day one. Explore 50+ programs, stack a minor (or two or three), build an interdisciplinary combo, or pivot when you find your thing. Small classes and faculty advisors make every path doable.
Learning and Leading since 1842
For almost 200 years, Willamette has helped students turn their knowledge into action — right here in the heart of the Pacific Northwest.
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