85.4% / 86.9%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications2,522
Overall admit rate84.1%
In-state admit rate85.4%
Out-of-state admit rate86.9%
Enrolled383 · 18.1% yield
Very important factorsRigor of HS record
Important factorsGPA, Application essay, Recs
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
#111
U.S. News & World Report
Best National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#11126
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#16626
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#33126
NicheBest Colleges in America#68826
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceNorthwest Conference4
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingOregon colleges7
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$0
application fee
waivable
Regular decision4/1 → within 2 weeks if notified thereafter
Rolling admissionsYes
Early action11/1 → 1/15
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyNot considered for admission, even if submitted
Admissions URLhttps://www.linfield.edu/admission/index…
Admissions emailadmission@linfield.edu
Admissions phone(503) 883-2213
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Willamette Univers…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Willamette University OR · Private (nonprofit)77.1%—1K
University of Puget Sound WA · Private (nonprofit)72.4%12901K
Lewis & Clark College OR · Private (nonprofit)71.2%—1K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.