Lewis & Clark College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 2,200,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 135 (97% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,342 (18%)
Days Without Precipitation 211 (8% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,123
Men / Women 37% / 63%
From State 18%
From Region 43%
Athletes 421 (20.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 63%
Hispanic 13%
Mixed 9%
International 6%
Asian 5%
Black 3%
Native American 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
Lewis & Clark College 582 32% 70% 5% 2% 10% 4% $53,826 2 -0.77 8 94%
Computer Science 19 +5 68% 74% 11% 0% 5% 11% $92,144 13 -0.96 82 86% — — — —
Computer Science & Mathematics 12 +1 67% 58% 0% 0% 8% 8% $72,696 2 -1.22 50 — — — — —
Chemistry 9 — 44% 67% 0% 0% 22% 0% $54,811 3 -1.62 9 — — — — —
Mathematics 16 +3 62% 81% 0% 0% 6% 6% $63,574 16 -0.82 26 — — — — —
Physics 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,871 7 -1.35 29 — — — — —
Biochemistry 20 — 30% 85% 0% 0% 5% 10% $45,664 1 -2.30 3 100% — — — —
Biology 67 +2 28% 69% 7% 3% 10% 1% $52,892 5 -1.57 7 100% — — — —
Environmental Studies 38 +3 34% 87% 5% 3% 0% 3% $47,935 8 -1.35 3 100% — — — —
Economics 18 +1 67% 56% 11% 0% 11% 6% $57,200 1 -1.53 12 96% — — — —
Asian Studies 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,390 19 -0.78 4 — — — — —
Classical Languages 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $56,314 48 -0.15 11 — — — — —
English 37 +2 16% 65% 3% 3% 14% 0% $46,585 21 -0.71 3 85% — — — —
Foreign Languages 8 — 25% 62% 0% 12% 12% 0% $55,818 46 -0.20 10 — — — — —
French 2 +5 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,345 48 -0.15 11 96% — — — —
German 4 +5 0% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,323 48 -0.15 11 — — — — —
History 23 +7 57% 83% 4% 0% 9% 0% $44,441 4 -1.22 2 87% — — — —
Liberal Arts 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,268 19 -0.68 5 — — — — —
Philosophy 10 +2 60% 80% 0% 0% 10% 0% $50,244 19 -0.84 5 — — — — —
Religious Studies 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,407 45 -0.05 5 — — — — —
Spanish 7 +4 43% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $56,345 48 -0.15 11 96% — — — —
Communication 33 +3 42% 64% 3% 0% 18% 0% $61,271 52 -0.06 20 97% — — — —
International Affairs 33 +1 30% 52% 3% 3% 18% 21% $55,302 7 -0.91 9 93% — — — —
Political Science 20 +2 35% 70% 5% 0% 20% 0% $53,454 4 -1.38 7 100% — — — —
Psychology 97 +8 25% 62% 8% 5% 8% 4% $57,528 67 +0.37 12 88% — — — —
Sociology and Anthropology 40 +3 20% 75% 5% 0% 8% 5% $49,018 16 -0.71 4 100% — — — —
Art History 17 +4 12% 82% 0% 0% 6% 6% $42,154 19 -0.75 2 91% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 6 — 33% 50% 17% 0% 17% 17% $40,772 16 -0.64 2 — — — — —
Studio Art 21 +3 10% 71% 0% 5% 10% 10% $42,154 29 -0.50 2 91% — — — —
Theater 14 — 14% 79% 0% 0% 14% 0% $40,134 32 -0.39 2 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $71,018
ROI Percentile 8th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 89%
4-Year Graduation Rate 63%
6-Year Graduation Rate 75%
Transfer-Out Rate 21%

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
Social Sciences 38.3% 223 28% 64% 6% 3% 12% 6% $55,861 39 -0.23 10 93% —
Humanities 17.2% 100 32% 75% 2% 2% 11% 0% $48,905 15 -0.69 4 87% —
Life & Natural Sciences 14.9% 87 29% 72% 6% 2% 9% 3% $51,230 3 -1.74 5 100% —
Arts 10.0% 58 14% 74% 2% 2% 10% 7% $41,523 11 -0.56 2 91% —
Agriculture & Food Science 6.5% 38 34% 87% 5% 3% 0% 3% $47,935 6 -1.35 3 100% —
Computer Science 5.3% 31 68% 68% 6% 0% 6% 10% $84,616 10 -1.06 74 86% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.6% 27 52% 78% 0% 0% 11% 4% $60,749 6 -1.13 19 — —
Business & Economics 3.1% 18 67% 56% 11% 0% 11% 6% $57,200 2 -1.53 12 96% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.6M #279 0% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.8M #355 85% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.5M #444 81% $0 — — — —
Education $0.1M #389 0% $0 5 #383 — —
Computer Science $0.0M #484 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #450 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $2.9M #450 36% $0 5 #519 — —

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 D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 107 $651K $651K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 32 $103K $103K $0
Baseball 29 $227K $227K $0
Soccer 29 $166K $166K $0
Basketball 18 $180K $180K $0
Cross Country 18 $83K $83K $0
Rowing 14 $90K $90K $0
Tennis 13 $91K $91K $0
Swimming 11 $71K $71K $0
Golf 9 $138K $138K $0
Total 250 $1.8M $1.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 31 $102K $102K $0
Rowing 29 $127K $127K $0
Soccer 25 $146K $146K $0
Softball 22 $175K $175K $0
Lacrosse 15 $183K $183K $0
Volleyball 15 $173K $173K $0
Swimming 13 $78K $78K $0
Tennis 13 $91K $91K $0
Basketball 12 $187K $187K $0
Cross Country 12 $71K $71K $0
Golf 6 $102K $102K $0
Total 171 $1.4M $1.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 107 $651K $651K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 63 $205K $205K $0
Soccer 54 $312K $312K $0
Rowing 43 $218K $218K $0
Basketball 30 $367K $367K $0
Cross Country 30 $155K $155K $0
Baseball 29 $227K $227K $0
Tennis 26 $183K $183K $0
Swimming 24 $149K $149K $0
Softball 22 $175K $175K $0
Golf 15 $240K $240K $0
Lacrosse 15 $183K $183K $0
Volleyball 15 $173K $173K $0
Total 421 $5.5M $5.5M $0

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 78%
Yield (non-ED) 8%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 79% 79% 79%
Early Decision 71% 71% 71%

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.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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