Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
71.2%
4,131 admitted
SAT · 50th
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6-yr grad
73.8%
Retention 83.0%
Undergrads
1,989
11.78:1 S-F
Admissions
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75.9% / 82.4%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications5,804
Overall admit rate71.2%
In-state admit rate75.9%
Out-of-state admit rate82.4%
Enrolled517 · 12.5% yield
Admitted from waitlist2 of 140
Very important factorsGPA, Character, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Extracurriculars, Recs, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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SAT composite · 50th %ile
Cost & aid
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$70,657
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$70,657
Fees$434
Room & board$16,892
Books$800
Avg need-based grant$57,170
% need met92.4%
Avg debt at graduation$28,637
Academics
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11.78 : 1
student-faculty ratio
83.0% retention
Student-faculty11.78 : 1
Retention83.0%
4-year graduation59.6%
6-year graduation73.8%
Enrollment
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1,989
undergraduates
82.0% out-of-state · 35 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates1,989
First-year517
Transfer55
Full-time98%
Female62%
Out-of-state82.0%
International (freshmen)35
Rankings
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#96
U.S. News & World Report
Best National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#9626
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#37126
NicheBest Colleges in America#53926
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceNorthwest Conference4
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingOregon colleges7
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$0
application fee
waivable
Regular decision1/15 → 1-Apr → May 1
Early decision11/1 → 12/5 · binding
Early action11/1 → 12/31
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyTest Blind
Admissions URLhttps://college.lclark.edu/offices/admis…
Admissions emailadmissions@lclark.edu
Admissions phone(503) 768-7040
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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Whitman College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Whitman College WA · Private (nonprofit)40.2%—1K
Reed College OR · Private (nonprofit)29.2%14101K
University of Puget Sound WA · Private (nonprofit)72.4%12901K
Willamette University OR · Private (nonprofit)77.1%—1K
Colorado College CO · Private (nonprofit)22.1%13401K
Occidental College CA · Private (nonprofit)44.2%14401K
Gonzaga University WA · Private (nonprofit)81.7%13005K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Lewis & Clark College

7 years of Lewis & Clark College's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.