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Lewis & Clark College

Portland, Oregon Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Portland, Oregon, Lewis & Clark College is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 3,504, made up of 2,139 undergraduates and 1,365 graduate students.

Lewis & Clark College offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 54 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Law, Psychology, General, and Biology. It awarded 993 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

89% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

3,504
Students enrolled
89%
First-year retention
993
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
54
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 54

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Legal Professions and Studies 3
Psychology 4
Social Sciences 4
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Education 16
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
English Language and Literature 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 5
Communication and Journalism 1
History 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Health Professions 3
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Physical Sciences 2
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
89%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
582
Master's degrees
215
Doctoral degrees (research)
6
Professional doctorates
153
Post-master's certificates
37

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,504
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,139
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,365
Full-time, fall 2024
87%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,736
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,208
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,528
Full-time, 2024-25
85%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
67%
Men
33%
White
62%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
7%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
5
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
4%
Students taking some online courses
24%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Northwest Conference
President
Robin Holmes-Sullivan
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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