Colleges / Linfield University
College · Private nonprofit · McMinnville, OR · Town
LU

Linfield University

McMinnville, OR

Address900 SE Baker, McMinnville, OR 97128-6894
Websitewww.linfield.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate85%
6-yr median pay$71k
Net price / yr$27k
Undergrad size1,621
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $27k/yr for a shot at a $71k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 85% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

1,621 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $66k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $27k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$264k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$106k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$158k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$50.9k
Room & board
$14.6k
Books & supplies
$400

How students pay for it.

Pell grants30%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans84%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention79%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr70%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$71k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$79k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,621
Location
McMinnville, OR
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Also known as
Linfield College · Linfield · LC · Lindfield · Lynfield · Linnfield · Lynnfield · Linfeld · Lindfield College · Lynfield College · Linnfield College · Lynnfield College · Linfeld College · Linfield University · Lindfield University · Lynfield University · Lynnfield University · Linfeld University · Linfeild · Linfeild College · Linfeild University · Wildcats · Mac Campus
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White57%
  • Hispanic23%
  • Two or more races8%
  • Asian6%
  • Black2%
  • Unknown1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
  • International1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students30%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time7%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$61k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 51

What you can study.

Colleges / Linfield University
College · Private nonprofit · McMinnville, OR · Town
LU

Linfield University

McMinnville, OR

Address900 SE Baker, McMinnville, OR 97128-6894
Websitewww.linfield.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate85%
6-yr median pay$71k
Net price / yr$27k
Undergrad size1,621
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $27k/yr for a shot at a $71k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 85% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

1,621 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $66k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $27k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$264k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$106k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$158k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$50.9k
Room & board
$14.6k
Books & supplies
$400

How students pay for it.

Pell grants30%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans84%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention79%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr70%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$71k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$79k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,621
Location
McMinnville, OR
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Also known as
Linfield College · Linfield · LC · Lindfield · Lynfield · Linnfield · Lynnfield · Linfeld · Lindfield College · Lynfield College · Linnfield College · Lynnfield College · Linfeld College · Linfield University · Lindfield University · Lynfield University · Lynnfield University · Linfeld University · Linfeild · Linfeild College · Linfeild University · Wildcats · Mac Campus
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White57%
  • Hispanic23%
  • Two or more races8%
  • Asian6%
  • Black2%
  • Unknown1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
  • International1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students30%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time7%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$61k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 51

What you can study.