An urban private liberal arts college in Salem, Oregon, known as Willamette University, was founded in the year 1842. It is one of the oldest universities in the Western U.S. It has become a national leader in civic engagement and sustainability. Stephen E. Thorsett is the president of this university. It is affiliated by the Annapolis Group. Forbes has nationally ranked this university at 140th position. For the class of 2020, this college received 6,350 applications and enrolled near about 430. It has a 77% graduation rate. It also has active clubs and sports such as rugby, poi spinning, Frisbee, basketball, and others. The university has a newspaper named Willamette Collegian which started publishing in 1875. The university arranges near about 120 trips every year, and more than half of the students participate sportingly. Willamette has sports teams in basketball, baseball, football, golf, cross-country, softball, swimming, soccer, tennis, lacrosse, volleyball and track & field. It has got a beautiful historic campus which is located across from the Oregon State Capitol. The student's overtime builds a close relationship with the faculty, which leads to collaborative research and various programs that helps the students meet their individual objectives. Willamette University has a very interactive teaching and learning process.