Editing Linfield University (section)

== Academics ==
Linfield University grants degrees at the [[Bachelor's degree|baccalaureate]] and [[master's degree]] level. The institution offers 55 undergraduate majors, 48 minors, 5 graduate degrees and 8 certificate programs, in addition to pre-professional undergraduate programs in health, engineering, business, law and pre-medicine.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Linfield University Registrar |url=https://catalog.linfield.edu/programs-az/#programsaztext |title=University Catalog 2022-23 |access-date=2023-04-18}}</ref> These academic programs are housed in the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business and the Linfield-Good Samaritan School of Nursing. Its three most popular majors, based on 2023 graduates, were nursing (291), exercise science and kinesiology (19), and psychology (18).<ref>{{Cite web |last=U.S. Department of Education |title="Linfield University" |url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=linfield&s=all&id=209065#general |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=nces.ed.gove}}</ref>

Linfield has a dual enrollment agreement with [[Portland Community College]].<ref>{{cite news |date=January 23, 2012 |title=PCC, PSU renew co-admission agreement |newspaper=Portland Business Journal |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2012/01/23/pccpsu-renew-co-admission-agreement.html}}</ref>

=== International education ===
Linfield offers several study abroad programs through its International Programs Office. Linfield covers the cost of round-trip airfare for a student's first international experience.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Study Abroad {{!}} Linfield University |url=https://linfield.edu/ipo/study-abroad/index.html |access-date=2023-04-18}}</ref>

In 2019, Linfield began a five-year program with [[École supérieure d'agricultures d'Angers|Ecole Superieure d’Agriculture]] (ESA) in Angers, France. Wine studies students spend three years at Linfield University and two years at ESA, earning a bachelor's degree in wine studies from Linfield and a master's degree in vine, wine, and terroir management from ESA.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnston ’25 |first=Mariah |date=2024-07-03 |title=First graduate of 3+2 wine program returns to Oregon wines |url=https://magazine.linfield.edu/2024/07/first-graduate-of-32-wine-program-returns-to-oregon-wines/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Linfield Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2023, Linfield signed a memorandum of understanding with [[Sias University]] in [[Zhengzhou]], China, which calls for the development of a joint-supervision dual degree program and mutual student exchanges.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Kelly Williams |date=2024-07-03 |title=In conversation with the world |url=https://magazine.linfield.edu/2024/07/in-conversation-with-the-world/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Linfield Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Rankings ===
Several national ranking sites have recognized Linfield for the quality of its academic programs. ''Washington Monthly'' identifies Linfield as one of the top liberal arts colleges nationally, including it on its ranking lists from 2019-2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Liberal Arts Colleges Ranking |url=http://washingtonmonthly.com/2023-college-guide/liberal-arts/ |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=Washington Monthly |language=en-US}}</ref> Linfield has also been on ''Money Magazine's Best Colleges in America'' list in 2023 and 2024;<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Best Colleges in U.S. |url=https://money.com/best-colleges/ |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=Money |language=en}}</ref> named a Best College in the West by ''Princeton Review'' from 2020-2024;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Western Colleges {{!}} The Princeton Review |url=https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings/?rankings=best-west |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=www.princetonreview.com}}</ref> and among ''America's Top Colleges'' by ''Forbes Magazine'' in 2022 and 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Forbes America's Top Colleges List 2023 |url=https://www.forbes.com/top-colleges/ |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=Forbes |language=English}}</ref>

Linfield has been recognized for the [[social mobility]] of graduates. From 2022-2024, ''U.S. News & World Report'' ranked them No. 1 in Oregon for social mobility on its ''Top Performers on Social Mobility'' list.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022-2023 Best Colleges |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Top Performers on Social Mobility |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-liberal-arts-colleges/social-mobility?_sort=rank&_sortDirection=asc |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=2022-2023 Liberal Arts Colleges Impacting Social Mobility}}</ref> ''Washington Monthly'' named Linfield the No. 1 Liberal Arts College in Oregon for Earning Performance from 2020-2023,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021 |title=2021 Liberal Arts College Ranking |url=https://washingtonmonthly.com/2021college-guide/liberalarts/ |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=WashingtonMonthly.com}}</ref> and in 2023, the publication named Linfield the No. 9 liberal arts college in the United States for earning performance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Liberal Arts Colleges Ranking |url=http://washingtonmonthly.com/2023-college-guide/liberal-arts/ |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=Washington Monthly |language=en-US}}</ref> Linfield also ranked as a top liberal arts college in Washington and Oregon in ''Washington Monthly''<nowiki/>'s "Best Bang for the Buck" list in 2016 and 2017, as well as from 2020-2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Best Bang for the Buck Rankings: West |url=https://washingtonmonthly.com/2022-college-guide/best-bang-for-the-buck-rankings-west/ |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=WashingtonMonthly.com}}</ref> 

A 2015 study from ''[[The Economist]]'' ranked Linfield 27th nationally out of 1,275 colleges and universities when it came to the economic value of a degree.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Our first-ever college rankings |url=https://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2015/10/value-university |access-date=2017-10-23 |newspaper=The Economist |language=en}}</ref> Also in 2015, Linfield was ranked among the best in the Pacific Northwest when it comes to admitting students from disadvantaged families and helping them move up the economic ladder. The study, "The Equality of Opportunity," was conducted by researchers from [[University of California, Berkeley]], [[Stanford University]], [[Brown University]] and the [[United States Department of the Treasury|U.S. Department of the Treasury]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Equality of Opportunity Project |url=http://www.equality-of-opportunity.org/data/index.html#college |access-date=2017-10-23 |website=www.equality-of-opportunity.org |language=en}}</ref> 

The diversity of Linfield's student body was recognized by ''Washington Monthly'' from 2017-2022, naming the institution on its "Best ethnic diversity among liberal arts colleges in the Pacific Northwest." Linfield has also been recognized for as the Best Liberal Arts College in Oregon for First-Generation Students by ''Washington Monthly'' in 2020.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=2021 Liberal Arts College Rankings |url=https://washingtonmonthly.com/2021college-guide/liberalarts/ |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=WashingtonMonthly.com}}</ref>

Linfield University was included in the [[Foundation for Individual Rights in Education]]'s annual list of "10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech" in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sobey |first=Rick |date=February 2, 2022 |title=Emerson College lands on '10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech' list after suspending Turning Point USA chapter |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/02/02/emerson-college-lands-on-10-worst-colleges-for-free-speech-list-after-suspending-turning-point-usa-chapter/ |access-date=February 5, 2022 |website=Boston Herald}}</ref>

Linfield's efforts towards sustainability earned it a place on ''Princeton Review's'' "Guide to Green Colleges" list from 2010-2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2023 Edition |url=https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings/green-guide |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Princeton Review |language=en-US}}</ref>

Linfield's nursing and business programs have received national recognition for their excellence. ''U.S. News & World Report'' named Linfield's online business degree among its list of "Best Online Bachelor's in Business Programs" in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=U.S. News & World Report |title=Best Online Bachelor's in Business Programs |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/bachelors/online-bachelors-business-rankings |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=Best Online Bachelor's in Business Programs - US News}}</ref> The nursing program at the Linfield-Samaritan School of Nursing was ranked among the Best Undergraduate Nursing Programs in 2022 and 2023 by ''U.S. News & World Report.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=U.S. News & World Report |title=Best Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Programs |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/nursing-overall |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=2022-2023 Best Undergraduate Nursing}}</ref>

The pet-friendly environment and policies of the McMinnville campus was recognized in ''College Magazine'' in 2023. The publication named Linfield the No. 6 Best College in the U.S. for Students Who Can't Imagine Life Without Animals. Specifically recognized were Linfield's pet-friendly residence hall and apartment.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stonerock |first=Devin |date=2023-06-28 |title=Top 10 Colleges for Students Who Love Animals |url=https://www.collegemagazine.com/top-10-colleges-for-students-who-cant-imagine-life-without-animals/ |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=College Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> 

In 2024, the [[Broadcast Education Association]] named Linfield the No. 1 university in the Pacific Northwest for student achievement in media.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 School Rankings – BEA – The Broadcast Education Association – Festival of Media Arts |url=https://beaweb.org/festival/2024-school-rankings/ |access-date=2024-07-27 |language=en-US}}</ref>