Willamette University Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

Willamette University maintained a relatively high overall acceptance rate of 79.1% for the application year 2023, with 4,107 applicants and 3,249 accepted. This represents a slight decrease from an acceptance rate of 80.5% in 2022, where 3,220 were admitted from 3,995 applicants. Over the years, acceptance rates have fluctuated, reaching as high as 89% in 2017 and 84% in 2018, but have generally trended downward since that peak. The rates in 2021 and 2020 were 79.35% and 80.17%, respectively, indicating a steady but slight decline in recent years.