Lewis & Clark College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Lewis & Clark College, also known as L & C, is an independent, private college of liberal arts situated in Portland, Oregon, United States. It was established in 1867. L&C was originally founded as the Albany Collegiate Institute. After a few name and status changes, it finally became Lewis & Clark College in 1942. The campus is spread across 137 acres of land in Portland's southwest hills. L & C has under it the following schools and colleges:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• Graduate School of Education and Counseling
• School of Law

The College of Arts and Sciences offers enrollment to more than 1,000 students. The Graduate School of Education and Counseling and the School of Law each enroll over 500 students every year.

L & C has a prominent athletic department. The sports teams are known as the Pioneers, and they participate in baseball, basketball, softball, cross country, football, swimming, tennis, track & field, volleyball, rowing, soccer, and golf.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in law, education and teaching, therapy and counseling, and fine arts.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• 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.

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Lewis & Clark:

Click a column header to sort.

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,565 in 2009-2010 (3,604 full-time equivalent).

About 40% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 60% of the class.

Undergrads are 50% of enrolled students and graduate students are 50%.

Students under 25 years old represent 63% of the student body. About 8% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Lewis & Clark provides on-campus housing for 1,247 of its 3,604 (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 Northwest Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Lewis & Clark offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (8 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (11 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (3 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (288 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Drama and Dance Teacher Education
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Superintendency and Educational System Administration
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

FINE ARTS (28 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (247 awarded)

• Advanced Legal Research/Studies, Gen (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, JSD/SJD)
• Law (LLB, JD)

LIBERAL ARTS (207 awarded)

• East Asian Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (12 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (10 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (12 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (56 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (131 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
• Psychology
• School Psychology
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling