- The Inkwell
- Oregon
- Lewis & Clark College
Portland, ORCity: largeZIP 97219Founded 1867
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1867
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.lclark.edu
OregonPrivate nonprofit
Lewis & Clark College
Lewis & Clark College is a private nonprofit college in Portland, Oregon, with 2,120 undergraduates. It admits 78% of applicants, graduates 74% within six years and costs $34,286 a year after aid.
74%graduate
Admission rate78%
Retention89%
4-year graduation60%
Pell Grant share25%
Federal loans65%
$34,286net price / year
78%admission rate
—average SAT
74%graduate in 6 years
$64,090median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,500median debt
#602 of 1,704 for earnings#1,570 of 1,739 for lowest net price#280 of 1,738 for graduation rate#824 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
- $83,548tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $68,048
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $68,048
- Average net price
- $34,286national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$15,737
$30,001–48,000$21,035
$48,001–75,000$20,302
$75,001–110,000$27,142
$110,001+$44,072
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 78%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college78%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college89%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college74%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college25%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 74%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 60%
- First-year retention
- 89%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 72%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,800
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $64,090middle 50%: $39,142–$95,702
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$95,702
Median, Lewis & Clark College$64,090
Lower quarter$39,142
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
- 2,120
- Part-time
- 1.3%
- Women / men
- 63% / 37%
- Average age at entry
- 19.7
- First-generation students
- 17%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 25%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 97%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,908 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $17,689
- Endowment, end of year
- $326,109,583
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White63%
Hispanic13%
Black2.8%
Asian4.7%
Two or more races9.2%
U.S. nonresident5.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown0.8%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences19%
Psychology17%
Biological & biomedical sciences15%
Visual & performing arts10%
Natural resources & conservation6.5%
English language & literature6.4%
Communication & journalism5.7%
Foreign languages & linguistics4.0%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Linfield University McMinnville, OR | $24,882 | 62% | $81,101 |
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| George Fox University Newberg, OR | $31,648 | 68% | $62,873 |
| Pacific University Forest Grove, OR | $35,520 | 71% | $67,497 |
| Reed College Portland, OR | $32,800 | 74% | $64,977 |
| University of Portland Portland, OR | $28,803 | 80% | $85,634 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stonehill College Easton, MA | $36,082 | 74% | $84,633 |
| Saint Anselm College Manchester, NH | $34,382 | 80% | $83,058 |
| St. John's College Annapolis, MD | $32,917 | 71% | $52,985 |
| Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA | $33,445 | 79% | $81,484 |
| Furman University Greenville, SC | $31,764 | 74% | $70,201 |
| Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA | $33,015 | 79% | $80,119 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 209056. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4227955.