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Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR · CDS 20252026 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
71.2%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
12.5%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
92.4%
Total cost — out-of-state
$87,983
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
12:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$19,629

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates1,989
Total all graduate1,348
Grand total all students3,337

Admissions

Total applicants5,804
Total admitted4,131
Total enrolled517
Overall admit rate71.2%
Admit rate — women76.1%
Admit rate — men63.8%
Yield rate12.5%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/1
ED notification date12/5
# admitted under ED plan73
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date12/31
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT
% submitting ACT
SAT EBRW 25th %ile
SAT EBRW 75th %ile
SAT Math 25th %ile
SAT Math 75th %ile
ACT Comp 25th %ile
ACT Comp 75th %ile
% in top 10% of HS class
% in top 25% of HS class

Cost

Tuition — in-state$70,657
Tuition — out-of-state$70,657
Required fees$434
Room and board$16,892
Total cost — in-state$87,983
Total cost — out-of-state$87,983

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$57,170
Avg % of need met92.4%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$30,802
Avg loan debt at graduation$19,629

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist140
# admitted from waitlist2
Waitlist admit rate5.7%
Transfer applicants (total)255
Transfer admit rate47.1%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio12:1
% faculty full-time59.8%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)78.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$36,013Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)74.2%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)69.3%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate84.9%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$57,262Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant20.0%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan67.5%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full19.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress36.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress19.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time1.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white63.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black2.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino13.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian4.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races9.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international5.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women55.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men44.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white71.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino7.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian10.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races4.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international0.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences19.1%
Psychology16.7%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences14.9%
Visual And Performing Arts10.0%
Natural Resources And Conservation6.5%
English Language And Literature/Letters6.4%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs5.7%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics4.0%