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Lewis and Clark College landed the #957 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Lewis and Clark College is also ranked #10 out of 29 schools in Oregon.
If you're applying to Lewis & Clark College you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 69%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 15% of students accepted to Lewis and Clark College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 650 and 720. Math scores were between 610 and 680.
The student to faculty ratio at Lewis & Clark College is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Lewis & Clark College is 47%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
Lewis & Clark College has a freshmen retention rate of 86%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Lewis and Clark College the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 69%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Lewis & Clark College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,830 undergraduates at Lewis and Clark College with 1,812 being full-time and 18 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $19,576 | $19,506 | $23,709 | $29,741 | $42,739 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Lewis and Clark College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Lewis and Clark College, approximately 80% of students took out student loans averaging $6,265 a year. That adds up to $25,060 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Lewis and Clark College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 615 S Palatine Hill Rd, Portland, OR 97219-7899 |
| Phone: | 503-768-7000 |
| Website: | www.lclark.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Law | 176 | NA |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 92 | NA |
| General Psychology | 66 | $26,790 |
| General Biology | 43 | $24,050 |
| International Relations & National Security | 39 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 36 | NA |
| Sociology & Anthropology | 33 | $24,098 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 32 | NA |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 29 | NA |
| General English Literature | 26 | $26,998 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 442 students took at least one online class at Lewis & Clark College. This is a decrease from the 578 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 442 | 116 |
| 2021-2022 | 578 | 82 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,869 | 870 |
| 2018-2019 | 8 | 8 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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