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Wall Street Journal, Times Higher Education names WU among top colleges

by Marketing & Communications,

Willamette University ranked among the nation’s top colleges in the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education 2022 rankings.

Of nearly 800 institutions, Willamette placed No. 147. Among 12 Oregon colleges and universities named on the list, Willamette earned the second-highest spot.

The WSJ/THE College Rankings are based on 15 performance indicators, including likelihood of graduation, loan pay off, campus diversity and other factors.

The opinions of more than 170,000 current students contribute to the rankings, which focus predominantly on student success.

About the College of Arts & Sciences

Our historic campus next to the State Capitol in Salem houses a renowned residential arts and sciences college, and our downtown Portland campus houses the flagship Pacific Northwest College of Art. Professional graduate programs in Portland and Salem include the Northwest's oldest law school, Oregon's top-ranked MBA program, MA and MFA programs in the arts, writing and critical studies, and our MS in data science program.

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