Willamette University vs PU

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
PU has more expensive tuition & fees ($54,466) than Willamette University ($48,268).
It is harder to admit to Willamette University than PU.
Willamette University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,320) than PU (1,110).
Willamette University has higher submitted ACT score (30) than PU (23).
PU has more students with 3,559 students while Willamette University has 1,909 students.
PU has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Willamette University's ratio is 11 to 1.
PU has more full-time faculties with 281 faculties while Willamette University has 173 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Willamette University and Pacific University.

Willamette University	vs.	PU
Salem, Oregon	Location	Forest Grove, Oregon
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
$48,268	2024 Tuition & Fees	$54,466
95%	% Receiving Financial Aid	91%
$28,076	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$30,892

79.01 %	Acceptance Rates	92.01 %
15.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.01 %
1,320	SAT Score	1,110
30	ACT Score	23
76 %	Graduation Rate	66 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
83 %	Retention Rate	77 %
1,909	Student Population	3,559
173	Number of Faculties	281
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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