Fort Lewis College

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    2024 Undergraduate Tuition
    $7,776
    2.86% growth from 2023
    2024 Average Net Price
    $17,114
    After Financial Aid
    2024 Acceptance Rate
    77.3%
    4,986 Applicants
    2024 Enrolled Students
    3,544
    82.6% Full-Time
    2024 Graduation Rate
    35.6%
    263 Graduates

    About

    Fort Lewis College is a higher education institution located in La Plata County, CO. In 2024, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Fort Lewis College were General Psychology (59 degrees awarded), General Business (55 degrees), and Environmental Studies (37 degrees).

    In 2024, 626 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Fort Lewis College. 62.8% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 37.2% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (283 degrees), 1.47 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, american indian or alaska native (193 degrees).

    The median undergraduate tuition at Fort Lewis College is $7,776, which is $−20,402 less than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,178).

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    Costs

    In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Fort Lewis College is $7,776, which is $20,402 less than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,178).

    After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $17,114.

    In 2024, 88% of undergraduate students attending Fort Lewis College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 30% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

    Tuition Costs

    $7,776
    2024 Undergraduate Tuition

    In 2024, the cost of tuition at Fort Lewis College was $7,776. The cost of tuition at Fort Lewis College is $−20,402 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,178).

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    Average Net Price

    $17,114
    2024 Value
    6.47%
    1 Year Growth

    In 2024 Fort Lewis College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $17,114. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Fort Lewis College grew by 6.47%.

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    Other Student Expenses

    $14,034
    Room and Board
    $1,240
    Books and Supplies

    The average yearly cost of room and board at Fort Lewis College was of $14,034 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 12.4% between 2023 and 2024.

    During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,240. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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    Financial Aid by Income Level

    88%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
    30%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

    88% of undergraduate students at Fort Lewis College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a decline of 1.12% with respect to 2023, when 89% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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    Admissions

    Fort Lewis College received 4,986 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 17.2% annual growth. Out of those 4,986 applicants, 3,854 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 77.3% acceptance rate.

    There were 3,544 students enrolled at Fort Lewis College in 2024. 9% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

    Fort Lewis College has an overall enrollment yield of 19.5%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

    Acceptance Rate

    77.3%
    Acceptance Rate in 2024
    3,854
    Accepted Out of 4,986

    In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Fort Lewis College was 77.3% (3,854 admissions from 4,986 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 93.2%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants grew by 17.2%, while admissions declined by 2.77%.

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    SAT Scores

    9%
    Submission Percentage (2024)
    66
    Scores Submitted (2024)

    9% of enrolled first-time students at Fort Lewis College in 2024 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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    Enrollment

    Fort Lewis College had a total enrollment of 3,544 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Fort Lewis College is 2,929 students and the part-time enrollment is 615. This means that 82.6% of students enrolled at Fort Lewis College are enrolled full-time.

    The enrolled student population at Fort Lewis College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 45.7% White, 24.5% American Indian or Alaska Native, 14.4% Hispanic or Latino, 10.9% Two or More Races, 1.52% Black or African American, 0.451% Asian, and 0.0564% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

    Students enrolled at Fort Lewis College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Male (21.8%), followed by White Female (21.5%) and American Indian or Alaska Native Female (15.9%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly American Indian or Alaska Native Female (28.1%), followed by White Female (25.7%) and White Male (11.4%).

    Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

    82.6%
    Full-Time Enrollment

    The total enrollment at Fort Lewis College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 3,544 students. The full-time enrollment at Fort Lewis College is 2,929 and the part-time enrollment is 615. This means that 82.6% of students enrolled at Fort Lewis College are enrolled full-time compared with 78.9% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

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    Retention Rate over Time

    66%
    2024 Retention Rate

    Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Fort Lewis College was 66%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (75%), Fort Lewis College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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    Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

    Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      1,618 enrolled students
    2. American Indian or Alaska Native
      870 enrolled students
    3. Hispanic or Latino
      512 enrolled students

    The enrolled student population at Fort Lewis College is 45.7% White, 24.5% American Indian or Alaska Native, 14.4% Hispanic or Latino, 10.9% Two or More Races, 1.52% Black or African American, 0.451% Asian, and 0.0564% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 50.5% White, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.2% Black or African American.

    Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 52 students (1.47%) did not report their race.

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    Graduates

    In 2024, 160 more women than men received degrees from Fort Lewis College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Fort Lewis College is white (283 degrees awarded). There were 1.47 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, american indian or alaska native (193 degrees).

    The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Fort Lewis College is General Psychology (59 degrees awarded), followed by General Business (55 degrees) and Environmental Studies (37 degrees).

    In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Fort Lewis College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Natural Resources & Conservation (50 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (52 degrees), and Cultural & Gender Studies (10 degrees).

    Common Jobs by Major

    Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers
    Most Common Job

    The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Fort Lewis College are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (347,733 people), Other managers (341,405 people), Postsecondary teachers (181,372 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (164,414 people), and Chief executives & legislators (141,245 people).

    The most specialized majors at Fort Lewis College in 2024 are Natural Resources & Conservation (50 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (52 degrees), Cultural & Gender Studies (10 degrees), Physical Sciences (20 degrees), and Social Sciences (79 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Highest Paying Jobs by Major

    Surgeons
    Highest Paying Job

    The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Fort Lewis College are Surgeons, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Logisticians, Economists, and Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents

    The most specialized majors at Fort Lewis College are Natural Resources & Conservation (50 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (52 degrees), Cultural & Gender Studies (10 degrees), Physical Sciences (20 degrees), and Social Sciences (79 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Common Industries by Major

    Elementary & secondary schools
    Most Common Industry

    The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Fort Lewis College are Elementary & secondary schools (432,329 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (418,395 people), Legal services (277,551 people), Computer Systems Design (260,362 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (258,967 people).

    The most specialized majors at Fort Lewis College are Natural Resources & Conservation (50 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (52 degrees), Cultural & Gender Studies (10 degrees), Physical Sciences (20 degrees), and Social Sciences (79 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Majors Awarded

    IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Fort Lewis College.
    Most Common (2024)
    1. Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture
      13 degrees awarded
    2. General Health Services
      2 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate concentration at Fort Lewis College was Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture with 13 degrees awarded.

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    Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

    233
    Degrees Awarded to Men
    in 2024
    393
    Degrees Awarded to Women
    in 2024

    In 2024, 233 degrees were awarded to men at Fort Lewis College, which is 0.593 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (393).

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    Most Common Male Majors

    In 2024, 27 degrees were awarded to men at Fort Lewis College in General Business, which is 0.964 times less than the 28 female recipients with that same degree.

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    Most Common Female Majors

    In 2024, 47 degrees were awarded to men at Fort Lewis College in General Psychology, which is 3.92 times more than the 12 male recipients with that same degree.

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    Time to Complete

    27%
    100% Completion Time
    39%
    150% Completion Time

    In 2024, 27% of students graduating from Fort Lewis College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 39% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 39% within 200%.

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    Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Share

    Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      283 degrees awarded
    2. American Indian or Alaska Native
      193 degrees awarded
    3. Hispanic or Latino
      71 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity at Fort Lewis College is white (283 degrees awarded). There were 1.47 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, american indian or alaska native (193 degrees).

    0.479% of degree recipients (3 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
    1. White Male
      298 degrees awarded
    2. White Female
      250 degrees awarded
    3. White Female
      250 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Fort Lewis College is white male (298 degrees awarded). There were 1.19 times more white male recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (250 degrees).

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    Operations

    Fort Lewis College has an endowment valued at nearly $34.1M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 2.7M (7.9%) compared to the 7.58% average return (3.75M on 49.5M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

    In 2024, Fort Lewis College had a total salary expenditure of 104M. Fort Lewis College employs 66 Assistant professors, 64 Professors and 58 Instructors. Most academics at Fort Lewis College are Female Instructor (39), Male Assistant professor (34), and Male Professor (33).

    The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Fort Lewis College are: Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 100 employees, Service, with 53 employees, and Computer, Engineering, and Science with 41 employees.

    Endowment

    $34.1M
    2024 Endowment
    117%
    growth from 2023

    Fort Lewis College has an endowment valued at about $34.1M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Fort Lewis College grew 117% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $15.3M lower than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    Government Grants and Contracts

    Grants & Contracts
    1. $6.4M - Federal
    2. $26.3M - State
    3. $10.2k - Local

    As of 2024, Fort Lewis College received $6.4M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $26.3M from state grants and contracts, and $10.2k from local grants and contracts.

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    Salary Expenditure

    $44.8M
    2024 Salaries
    0.0101%
    decline from 2023

    In 2024, Fort Lewis College paid a median of $44.8M in salaries, which represents 43.3% of their overall expenditure ($104M) and a 0.0101% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 10.5% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 7.83% growth between 2021 and 2022.

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    Instructional Salaries

    $15M
    Instructional Salaries
    261
    Number of Employees

    In 2024, Fort Lewis College paid a total of $15M to 261 employees working as instructors, which represents 33.4% of all salaries paid.

    This is compared to a median of $522k (3.48%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

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    Occupations by Share

    In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Fort Lewis College were Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 100 employees, Service with 53 employees, and Computer, Engineering, and Science with 41 employees.

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