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unitid 209056 · Portland, OR · private nonprofit 4-year · city (large)

Lewis & Clark College

enrollment 2023
3,879
predominant degree
Bachelor's

scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years

The record

admission rate

78%

60th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

undergraduates

2,120

76th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

Pell share

20%

undergrads on Pell grants

21st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

completion

75%

finish within 150% time

82nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

sticker cost / yr

$79,987

91st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

avg net price / yr

$36,013

after aid, aided students

90th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

median earnings, 10 yr

$62,205

after entry, Title IV students

74th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

median grad debt

$19,500

19th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

what families actually pay

Cost

Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.

Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort

Families earning under $30k paid $15,962 per year after aid.

Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).

Who enrolls, by family income

family income mix not reported

Median family income
$76,292
First-generation students
17%
In-state tuition & fees
$64,828

earnings · debt · programs

Outcomes

Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid

Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.2× the median graduate debt.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.

What programs pay — top fields of study

programgradsearn 5 yrdebt
Law.178
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.93$71,725
Psychology, General.70$49,969$25,745
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies.47
Biology, General.44$49,175$21,464
International Relations and National Security Studies.43$61,511$23,000
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.37
Sociology and Anthropology.35$19,000
Student Counseling and Personnel Services.33$63,413
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.32$70,051
English Language and Literature, General.29$25,750
Natural Resources Conservation and Research.26

— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.

annual scorecard files, 1996–2026

Trajectory

Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.

Admission rate

Price per year

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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry

Undergraduates

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Provenance

  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.