Salem, Oregon
Willamette University School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1938
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 154
- Median GPA
- 3.48
- Resident tuition
- $56,600
- First-year class
- 139
- Bar-required jobs
- 73.3%
- First-time bar passage
- 64.6%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2023-2024
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $50,864 | $80 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $50,864 | $80 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $2,035 | $0 |
Living expenses (school estimates)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$24,296
- Living off campus$24,296
- Living at home$24,296
Annual estimates for single students, as reported by the school. Books, transportation and insurance are not itemized in ABA disclosures.
Estimated annual cost (calculation)
- Tuition$50,864
- Mandatory fees$80
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$24,296
PreLaw Advisor total$75,240
Sum of the school-published figures above. It is not the school’s official cost of attendance and assumes no scholarship.
Model costs with your own scholarship offers →Grants & scholarships (2023–2024 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 332 | 332 | Not applicable |
| Receiving grants | 270 | 270 | Not applicable |
| % receiving grants | 81% | 81% | Not applicable |
| Less than half tuition | 171 | 171 | Not applicable |
| Half to full tuition | 75 | 75 | Not applicable |
| Full tuition | 23 | 23 | Not applicable |
| More than full tuition | 1 | 1 | Not applicable |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $10,000 | Not applicable |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $20,000 | Not applicable |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $30,000 | Not applicable |
The ABA publishes grant percentiles by full-time/part-time status only. These describe past awards; they do not indicate what any applicant will receive.
Conditional scholarships
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2022-20230 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2021-2022134 received · 52 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2020-2021119 received · 45 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.