- The Inkwell
- Colorado
- Fort Lewis College
Durango, COTown: distantZIP 81301Founded 1911
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1911
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- fortlewis.edu
ColoradoPublic
Fort Lewis College
Fort Lewis College is a public college in Durango, Colorado, with 3,079 undergraduates. It admits 77% of applicants, graduates 36% within six years and costs $20,090 a year after aid.
36%graduate
Admission rate77%
Retention66%
4-year graduation22%
Pell Grant share39%
Federal loans51%
$20,090net price / year
77%admission rate
1111average SAT
36%graduate in 6 years
$49,164median earnings, 10 yrs
$16,591median debt
#1,293 of 1,704 for earnings#876 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,450 of 1,738 for graduation rate#780 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $27,581tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $10,588
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $22,564
- Average net price
- $20,090national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$20,422
$30,001–48,000$22,662
$48,001–75,000$21,720
$75,001–110,000$22,980
$110,001+$12,689
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 77%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1111
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 505–605
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 505–605
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–26
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college77%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college66%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college36%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college39%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 36%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 22%
- First-year retention
- 66%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 47%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,272
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,164middle 50%: $33,109–$70,074
- Median debt at graduation
- $16,591
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$70,074
Median, Fort Lewis College$49,164
Lower quarter$33,109
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 3,079
- Part-time
- 8.6%
- Women / men
- 53% / 47%
- Average age at entry
- 21.8
- First-generation students
- 31%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 39%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 82%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,374 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,644
- Endowment, end of year
- $34,134,776
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White43%
Hispanic15%
Black1.7%
Asian0.4%
Two or more races12%
U.S. nonresident0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native27%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.4%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences16%
Business & management16%
Parks, recreation & fitness11%
Natural resources & conservation7.8%
Health professions7.2%
Psychology6.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.3%
Visual & performing arts5.3%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 127185. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1438597.