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Lewis & Clark College

0615 S W Palatine Hill Rd, Portland, OR 97219-7899
Tel: (503)768-7000
Private not-for-profit | 3,704 students
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Lewis & Clark College is a private institution with a public conscience, a residential campus with global reach. Ourunmatched setting, proximity to a progressive urban center, and Pacific Northwest heritage combine to offer all who teach,study, or work here a deep sense of place and broad opportunities for reflection, renewal, and recreation.

School Overview:

Lewis & Clark College
CountyMultnomah County, OR
Title IV EligibleParticipat
Carnegie ClassificationBaccalaureate Colleges--Liberal Arts
Institution LevelFour or more years
Institution ControlPrivate not-for-profit
Instructional Staff Total
(research/public service staff included)		287 staff115 staff
Student Body
Total Enrollment3,704 students1,633 students
# Full-Time Students		3,274 students1,434 students
# Part-Time Students		430 students137 students
 
# Undergraduate Students		2,151 students 1,507 students
# Graduate Students		1,553 students129 students
 
% American Indian/Alaskan		2%1%
% Asian		6%2%
% Hawaiian		-1%
% Hispanic		6%3%
% Black		2%6%
% White		82%84%
% Two or more races		2%2%
 
Finances and Admission
In-State Tuition Fees
(2012-13)		$40,330$24,462
 
Out-State Tuition Fees
(2012-13)		$40,330$24,744
 
Percent Admitted64%64%

School Notes:

  • In all our endeavors and throughout our three schools, we vigorously pursue the aims of all liberallearning: to seek knowledge for its own sake and to strengthen civic leadership. Our highly interactive communities oflearning challenge us all to connect ideas, reasoning, and thoughtful expression with lives of service as citizens of theworld.
  • College of Arts and Sciences—undergraduate courses of study leading to Bachelor of Arts
  • Graduate School of Education and Counseling—graduate and professional courses of study leading toprofessional certification, licensure, Master of Arts, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Education, Master of Science,Education Specialist, Doctor of Education
  • School of Law—graduate and professional courses of study leading to professional certification, JurisDoctor, Master of Laws
  • The College offers nearly 70 different student clubs, teams, and other organizations. Furtheropportunities to get involved are found by living in the residence halls, doing volunteer service, or even just attending oneof our many all-campus events.
  • Lewis & Clark has one of the best and most beautiful campuses spread over 137 acres in a wooded,residential area six miles from downtown Portland, Oregon, with Pacific Ocean 80 miles to the west and Mount Hood and CascadeMountains 50 miles to the east.

Nearby Schools:

Reed College
2.9 mi. away
Warner Pacific College
5.4 mi. away
Willamette University
39.6 mi. away
Corban University
41.7 mi. away

View all schools in: Oregon, Multnomah , Portland, Zip 97219

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