Fort Lewis College

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 55,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,100 (90% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (73%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,865
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 38%
From Region 42%
Athletes 370 (13.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 44%
Native American 25%
Hispanic 15%
Mixed 12%
Black 2%
International 1%
Asian 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Fort Lewis College 523 44% 48% 0% 1% 16% 0% $51,142 1 -1.35 41 94%
Computer Engineering 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 25% 25% $97,693 9 -0.91 96 — — — — —
Engineering 16 — 94% 81% 0% 0% 12% 0% $89,135 18 -0.72 92 97% — — — —
Computer Information Systems 18 — 83% 28% 0% 0% 33% 6% $73,964 8 -1.18 82 — — — — —
Chemistry 17 — 47% 59% 0% 0% 6% 0% $49,993 1 -2.09 38 94% — — — —
Geology 9 — 44% 78% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,374 24 -0.51 61 100% — — — —
Mathematics 4 — 50% 25% 0% 0% 25% 0% $58,348 7 -1.02 59 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,421 2 -1.74 61 — — — — —
Biology 16 +1 19% 69% 0% 0% 19% 0% $52,816 5 -1.58 45 88% — — — —
Cellular and Molecular Biology 9 — 33% 44% 0% 0% 33% 0% $53,495 4 -1.60 47 — — — — —
Environmental Biology 6 — 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,114 4 -1.46 20 — — — — —
Environmental Science 15 — 67% 53% 0% 0% 7% 0% $47,823 8 -1.36 32 97% — — — —
Environmental Studies 34 +1 41% 62% 0% 0% 21% 0% $47,823 8 -1.36 32 97% — — — —
Nutrition Sciences — — — — — — — — $48,384 4 -1.48 33 — — — — —
Exercise Science 41 — 39% 59% 2% 0% 12% 0% $45,493 2 -1.90 25 95% — — — —
Health Sciences 10 — 20% 40% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,064 10 -0.99 48 — — — — —
Outdoor Education 13 — 38% 77% 0% 0% 8% 0% $37,938 0 -2.78 10 96% — — — —
Public Health 17 — 24% 12% 0% 0% 6% 0% $47,578 4 -1.63 31 97% — — — —
Accounting 13 +2 38% 23% 0% 0% 23% 0% $66,973 7 -1.30 74 86% — — — —
Business Administration 58 +1 64% 48% 0% 2% 14% 0% $52,820 1 -1.29 45 93% — — — —
Economics 8 +1 100% 62% 0% 0% 25% 0% $53,293 0 -1.68 46 86% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $54,102 7 -0.96 49 — — — — —
Managerial Economics 4 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $60,991 2 -1.39 64 — — — — —
Marketing 7 — 86% 57% 0% 0% 29% 0% $70,866 30 -0.52 79 83% — — — —
Sports Management 11 +1 73% 55% 0% 27% 18% 0% $45,493 3 -1.67 25 95% — — — —
English 21 — 10% 52% 0% 0% 10% 0% $41,839 5 -1.29 17 95% — — — —
Foreign Languages 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,376 3 -1.49 16 — — — — —
Gender and Women's Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,931 1 -1.75 17 — — — — —
General Studies — — — — — — — — $32,532 0 -2.38 5 100% — — — —
History 6 +1 33% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,400 2 -1.42 18 — — — — —
Native American and Indigenous Studies 4 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,484 4 -1.25 20 — — — — —
Philosophy 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,421 5 -1.21 25 — — — — —
Anthropology 10 — 30% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% $39,896 1 -1.54 13 80% — — — —
Intercultural Studies — +2 — — — — — — $41,433 1 -1.40 16 — — — — —
Political Science 11 +2 64% 36% 0% 0% 9% 0% $52,930 3 -1.42 45 94% — — — —
Psychology 38 +5 26% 39% 0% 0% 34% 0% $45,275 3 -1.49 25 96% — — — —
Sociology 23 +2 17% 43% 0% 0% 26% 0% $48,315 12 -0.78 33 92% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,976 10 -1.09 24 96% — — — —
Education 6 +1 33% 50% 17% 0% 33% 0% $44,475 8 -1.24 23 — — — — —
Elementary Education 9 — 22% 22% 0% 0% 22% 0% $44,976 10 -1.09 24 95% — — — —
Music 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $39,651 13 -0.76 13 — — — — —
Musical Theatre 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $39,683 13 -0.76 13 — — — — —
Studio Art 24 — 50% 25% 0% 0% 8% 0% $45,213 42 -0.17 25 90% — — — —
Theatre 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,523 22 -0.61 11 — — — — —
Criminology 20 +1 25% 20% 0% 0% 25% 0% $46,951 2 -1.78 29 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,462
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,901
Est. In-State Cost $13,534
Est. Out-of-State Cost $29,625
ROI Percentile 41th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 66%
4-Year Graduation Rate 21%
6-Year Graduation Rate 36%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 19.9% 104 66% 47% 0% 4% 19% 0% $55,416 1 -1.30 52 91% —
Social Sciences 15.7% 82 29% 43% 0% 0% 24% 0% $46,499 2 -1.28 28 93% —
Health Sciences 15.5% 81 33% 49% 1% 0% 9% 0% $45,776 0 -1.87 26 96% —
Agriculture & Food Science 9.4% 49 49% 59% 0% 0% 16% 0% $47,823 6 -1.36 32 97% —
Humanities 6.9% 36 17% 58% 0% 0% 6% 0% $42,403 2 -1.32 18 95% —
Arts 6.3% 33 48% 30% 0% 0% 9% 0% $43,560 15 -0.31 21 90% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.9% 31 32% 55% 0% 0% 19% 0% $51,135 3 -1.57 41 88% —
Physical Sciences & Math 5.9% 31 48% 61% 0% 0% 6% 0% $54,099 1 -1.48 48 96% —
Engineering 3.8% 20 85% 75% 0% 0% 15% 5% $90,847 6 -0.76 93 97% —
Professional 3.8% 20 25% 20% 0% 0% 25% 0% $46,951 1 -1.78 29 — —
Computer Science 3.4% 18 83% 28% 0% 0% 33% 6% $73,964 3 -1.18 82 — —
Education 3.4% 18 22% 39% 6% 0% 22% 0% $44,809 5 -1.14 24 96% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.8M #385 90% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.7M #361 93% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.5M #390 8% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.5M #320 89% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.3M #195 91% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.2M #335 90% $0 — — — —
Education $0.1M #385 100% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #493 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Total $3.1M #439 78% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 122 $1.5M $1.5M $29K
Track & Field (combined) 116 $361K $344K $16K
Soccer 28 $732K $686K $45K
Basketball 16 $697K $697K $0
Golf 12 $162K $162K $0
Total 216 $3.5M $3.4M $92K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 82 $303K $291K $12K
Soccer 36 $609K $605K $3K
Lacrosse 26 $278K $278K $0
Softball 23 $368K $368K $0
Basketball 20 $534K $534K -$1
Volleyball 15 $433K $397K $36K
Golf 8 $205K $189K $16K
Total 154 $2.7M $2.7M $69K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 198 $664K $635K $29K
Football 122 $1.5M $1.5M $29K
Soccer 64 $1.3M $1.3M $49K
Basketball 36 $1.2M $1.2M -$1
Lacrosse 26 $278K $278K $0
Softball 23 $368K $368K $0
Golf 20 $368K $351K $16K
Volleyball 15 $433K $397K $36K
Total 370 $8.7M $8.6M $181K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (non-ED) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 20%
SAT Range 1010 – 1210
SAT Math Range 500 – 600
SAT RW Range 500 – 600