Quick Facts:

• 4 year, private, co-educational liberal arts and sciences institution.
• More than 1,700 enrolled students from 30 states and 21 foreign countries.
• 72% of all classes have fewer than 22 students.
• Established in 1858, Linfield is one of the oldest colleges on the West Coast.
• A rich tradition of international studies, where over 50% of our students study overseas.

"I share the college's commitment to educating the whole person, both within and outside the classroom. Linfield offers something that young people crave but rarely find elsewhere in today's America: a sense of genuine community and civil intellectual exchange."

Thomas L. Hellie, Ph.D.
President, Linfield College

Linfield's 193 acre campus is in McMinnville, a friendly city of over 30,000 people, at the northern end of Oregon's lush Willamette Valley. Portland, Oregon's largest city, rich in cultural activities and a center for international trade, is a one-hour drive to the north. The spectacular Oregon coast is an hour's drive to the west, and the outdoor recreational and wilderness areas of the Cascade mountains are two hours to the east.

Programs of Study

At Linfield, students may choose from a variety of academic programs including Accounting, American Studies, Anthropology, Applied Physics, Art-Visual Culture, Art-Studio, Asian Studies, Athletic Training, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Communication Arts, Computer Science, Creative Writing, Economics, Elementary Education, Electronic Arts, English, Environmental Studies, European Studies, Exercise Science, Finance, French, Gender Studies, General Music, General Science, German, German Studies, Health Education, Health Sciences, History, Intercultural Communication, International Business, Japanese, Latin American Studies, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Music, Nursing, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology, Spanish and Theatre Arts. In addition, Linfield offers pre-professional programs in Dentistry, Engineering, Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Law, Optometry, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Teaching Certification and Veterinary Medicine.

Linfield College Statistics

In fall semester, 2006, Linfield welcomed 70 international students from 21 countries to the McMinnville campus. Although the majority come from Asian countries, such as Japan, Korea, and the People's Republic of China, some other countries represented on campus include India, Ireland, Kenya, Myanmar, Nepal, Norway, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. During their studies at Linfield, over 50% of all students study abroad, either through Linfield's January Term programs, Semester Abroad programs, or Year Abroad programs.

Be Part of an Exciting International Community on Campus

At Linfield, students don't have to leave campus to experience cultural diversity. In addition to having classmates from countries around the world, many professors have traveled, studied or conducted research in other countries. Visiting professors from foreign universities may teach some classes. Whatever the major, a student's studies will have a strong international dimension. And, in their spare time, students have the opportunity to participate in international activities held on campus all year long.

In today's world people, cultures and political and economic systems depend on each other more than ever before. A Linfield international education helps students appreciate other cultures, become fluent in a foreign language, see the world from a different perspective and understand global issues.

"In the open, friendly learning environment that is so characteristic of Linfield College, each of us - student and teacher, administrator and staff - becomes simultaneously a student and a teacher, expanding our world view as we learn from one another and become friends in the process."

Kareen Sturgeon, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology