Fort Lewis College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

Fort Lewis College is located in Durango, Colorado and was established in 1911. The school takes its name from a 19th century military post located on the land and that later became the first campus. This college is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. Fort Lewis College enrolls more than 4,000 students annually. The students of this college are offered majors, minors and certificate programs in study areas which include Accounting, Art, Environmental Studies, Mountain Studies and Theatre.

One of the defining characteristics of Fort Lewis College is its Native American Tuition Waiver and and Tribal Scholarships. Through this program Fort Lewis will admit qualified Native American students with no charge for tuition. Students still need to purchase books, pay college fees, living expenses, etc. For more details, including how the school defines Native American for the purpose of this program, the school has a Native American Tuition Waiver page.

There are various student clubs and organizations at the college including A.I.G.A Graphic Design Club, the Black Student Union, the Anthropology Club, Beta Alpha Psi and the Business Club. The students also organize and run a community radio station called KDUR-FM and participate in the sports available on campus like basketball, baseball and soccer.

The school mascot is Skyler the Skyhawk. Varsity sports include basketball, cross-country, football, golf, soccer, softball, and volleyball. Fort Lewis is in NCAA Division II.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in fine arts, business and management, music, science, and liberal arts.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High male/female ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,740 in 2009-2010 (3,544 full-time equivalent).

About 56% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 44% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 83% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Fort Lewis provides on-campus housing for 1,396 of its 3,544 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 102 male students received the aid (men were 60% of those receiving aid) and 67 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 40% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

• Agriculture

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (197 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business/Commerce
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (15 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (4 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

FINE ARTS (39 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (285 awarded)

• American Indian/Native American Studies
• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (5 awarded)

• Mathematics

MUSIC (15 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (33 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (8 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (71 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (58 awarded)

• Psychology