Overview
About Willamette
Willamette University has men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field and cross country, competing in NCAA Division III (D3) as a member of the Northwest Conference (NWC). Head coach Matt McGuirk leads the Bearcats, who train at Charles Bowles Track (400m outdoor track). Willamette is in Salem, Oregon, with 1,808 undergraduates, and 2025–26 tuition and fees start at $54,224 USD.
Teams
Bearcats track and field and cross country
Recruiting standards
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Coaching staff
- Matt McGuirkHead Coach
- Marissa PariseauAssistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator
- Mitchell KruseAssistant Coach
- Soren SorensenAssistant Coach: Throws
- Rachael KraskeAssistant Coach
Academics
Language
English is the language of instruction at WU
Fields of study
Learn more about academic programs at Willamette University →
- Department of Anthropology
- Department of Archaeology
- Department of Art History
- Department of Art, Studio
- Department of Asian Studies
- Department of Biology
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Chinese Studies
- Department of Cinema Studies
- Department of Civic Communication and Media
- Department of Classical Studies
- Department of Comparative Literature and the History of Ideas
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Data Science
- Department of Economics
- Department of Engineering
- Department of English
- Department of Environmental Science
- Department of Exercise and Health Science
- Department of French & Francophone Studies
- Department of German
- Department of History
- Department of Humanities
- Department of International Studies
- Department of Japanese Studies
- Department of Latin American Studies
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Music
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Physics
- Department of Politics, Policy, Law and Ethics
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Public Health
- Department of Religious Studies
- Department of Sociology
- Department of Spanish
- Department of Theatre
- Department of Women's and Gender Studies
Admissions and graduation
- Graduated within six years
- 71%
Graduation rate for full-time students who started in fall 2019. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Cost
Tuition and fees, 2025–26
- In-state and out-of-state
- $54,224 USD
- International (same as out-of-state)
- $54,224 USD
Full cost for a first-year student
- Cost of attendance, 2024–25
- $71,440 USD
- Average net price, 2024–25
- $25,908 USD
Cost of attendance is tuition, fees, books, housing and food for a year. Net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average after grants and scholarships.
- $0 to $30,000
- $21,139 USD
- $30,001 to $48,000
- $15,801 USD
- $48,001 to $75,000
- $19,597 USD
- $75,001 to $110,000
- $23,962 USD
- Over $110,000
- $34,914 USD
