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What Willamette University costs

Salem, Oregon · Private · 1,592 undergrads

Willamette University's sticker price was $71,440 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $25,908 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $21,139.

What does Willamette University cost?

$25,908 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $71,440.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$21,139
$30,000–$48,000$15,801
$48,000–$75,000$19,597
$75,000–$110,000$23,962
over $110,000$34,914

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$21,139
$30,000–$48,000$15,801
$48,000–$75,000$19,597
$75,000–$110,000$23,962
Over $110,000$34,914

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 70% off Willamette University's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Willamette University cost less than Westmont College.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Willamette University$19,597$25,908
Westmont College$22,519$29,343
Lewis & Clark College$20,302$34,286
Linfield University$20,457$24,882

The sticker price

$54,224
Tuition, 2025-26
$71,440
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
27%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$38,080
average grant for students who got aid.
38%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$17,500
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Willamette University cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $21,139 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $71,440. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Willamette University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Willamette University cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $15,801 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $71,440. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Willamette University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Willamette University cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $19,597 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $71,440. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Willamette University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers