Fort Lewis College

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2020 Undergraduate Tuition

$7,056

0% growth from 2019

2020 Average Net Price

$15,723

After Financial Aid

2018 Student Loan

9.54%

Default Rate

2020 Acceptance Rate

91.5%

3,497 Applicants

2020 Enrolled Students

3,469

84.5% Full-Time

2020 Graduation Rate

42.2%

325 Graduates

About

Fort Lewis College is a higher education institution located in La Plata County, CO. In 2020, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Fort Lewis College were General Business (67 degrees awarded), General Psychology (54 degrees), and Kinesiology & Exercise Science (46 degrees).

In 2020, 671 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Fort Lewis College. 54.7% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 45.3% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (352 degrees), 2.21 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, american indian or alaska native (159 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Fort Lewis College is $7,056, which is $−21,344 less than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,400).

Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Fort Lewis College is $7,056, which is $−21,344 less than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,400).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $15,723.

In 2020, 87% of undergraduate students attending Fort Lewis College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 38% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$7,056

2020 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2020, the cost of tuition at Fort Lewis College was $7,056. The cost of tuition at Fort Lewis College is $−21,344 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,400).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Fort Lewis College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$15,723

2020 Value

2.97%

1 Year Growth

In 2020 Fort Lewis College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $15,723. Between 2019 and 2020, the average net price of Fort Lewis College grew by 2.97%.

This chart compares the average net price of Fort Lewis College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$11,096

Room and Board

$1,240

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Fort Lewis College was of $11,096 in 2020. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,240. The cost of room and board increased by 1.87% between 2019 and 2020. The cost of books and supplies decreased by 0.8% during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Fort Lewis College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

87%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

38%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

87% of undergraduate students at Fort Lewis College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2020. This represents a growth of 4.82% with respect to 2019, when 83% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Fort Lewis College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

9.54%

2018 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2018 the default rate for borrower's at Fort Lewis College was 9.54%, which represents 81 out of the 849 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Admissions

Fort Lewis College received 3,497 undergraduate applications in 2020, which represents a 6.92% annual decline. Out of those 3,497 applicants, 3,200 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 91.5% acceptance rate.

There were 3,469 students enrolled at Fort Lewis College in 2020, and 51% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Fort Lewis College has an overall enrollment yield of 25.4%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

91.5%

Acceptance Rate in 2020

3,200

Accepted Out of 3,497

In 2020, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Fort Lewis College was 91.5% (3,200 admissions from 3,497 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2019, which was 91.4%. Between 2019 and 2020, the number of applicants declined by −6.92%, while admissions declined by −6.79%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Fort Lewis College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

SAT Scores

51%

Submission Percentage

413

Scores Submitted

51% of enrolled first-time students at Fort Lewis College in 2020 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

This chart shows the SAT scores for the 25th and 75th percentile of applicants broken out into each section of the test that their are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Fort Lewis College has a total enrollment of 3,469 students. The full-time enrollment at Fort Lewis College is 2,933 students and the part-time enrollment is 536. This means that 84.5% of students enrolled at Fort Lewis College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Fort Lewis College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 40.7% White, 33% American Indian or Alaska Native, 12.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.95% Two or More Races, 0.692% Black or African American, 0.346% Asian, and 0.231% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Fort Lewis College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Male (20.6%), followed by American Indian or Alaska Native Female (20.3%) and White Female (19%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (31%), followed by White Male (24.1%) and American Indian or Alaska Native Female (20.7%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

84.5%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Fort Lewis College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 3,469 students. The full-time enrollment at Fort Lewis College is 2,933 and the part-time enrollment is 536. This means that 84.5% of students enrolled at Fort Lewis College are enrolled full-time compared with 80.1% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Fort Lewis College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

68%

2020 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 68%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (73%), Fort Lewis College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Fort Lewis College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
1,412
American Indian or Alaska Native
1,144
Hispanic or Latino
437

The enrolled student population at Fort Lewis College is 40.7% White, 33% American Indian or Alaska Native, 12.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.95% Two or More Races, 0.692% Black or African American, 0.346% Asian, and 0.231% 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 54.8% White, 13.8% Black or African American, and 13.4% Hispanic or Latino.

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, 63 students (1.82%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2020, 63 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 (352 degrees awarded). There were 2.21 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, american indian or alaska native (159 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Fort Lewis College is General Business (67 degrees awarded), followed by General Psychology (54 degrees) and Kinesiology & Exercise Science (46 degrees).

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 (35 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (72 degrees), and Physical Sciences (32 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Elementary & middle school teachers

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 Elementary & middle school teachers (167,690 people), Postsecondary teachers (161,183 people), Other managers (153,313 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (96,674 people), and Secondary school teachers (91,033 people).

The most specialized majors at Fort Lewis College are Natural Resources & Conservation (35 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (72 degrees), Physical Sciences (32 degrees), Cultural & Gender Studies (9 degrees), and English (24 degrees).

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, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Physicians, Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists

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 (352,993 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (317,243 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (162,445 people), Computer Systems Design (110,633 people), and Legal services (82,576 people).

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

General Business
67 degree-majorss awarded
General Psychology
54 degree-majorss awarded
Kinesiology & Exercise Science
46 degree-majorss awarded

In 2020, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Fort Lewis College was General Business with 67 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Fort Lewis College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

304

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2020

367

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2020

In 2020, 304 degrees were awarded to men at Fort Lewis College, which is 0.828 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (367).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Fort Lewis College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2020, 49 degrees were awarded to men at Fort Lewis College in General Business, which is 2.72 times more than the 18 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2020, 39 degrees were awarded to women at Fort Lewis College in General Psychology, which is 2.6 times more than the 15 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

26%

100% Completion Time

44%

150% Completion Time

In 2020, 26% of students graduating from Fort Lewis College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 44% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 45% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Baccalaureate Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

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.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

White Female

Highest Graduation Rate (61.6%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Fort Lewis College is Female and White (61.6% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.4%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 1.23% of graduates (4 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

White
352 degrees awarded
American Indian or Alaska Native
159 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
69 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Fort Lewis College is white (352 degrees awarded). There were 2.21 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, american indian or alaska native (159 degrees).

1.49% of degree recipients (10 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic

White Female
183 degrees awarded
White Male
169 degrees awarded
American Indian or Alaska Native Female
97 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Fort Lewis College is white female (183 degrees awarded). There were 1.08 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (169 degrees).

Operations

Fort Lewis College has an endowment valued at nearly $10.6M, as of the end of the 2020 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $1.94M (18.2%), compared to the 2.06% average return ($820k on $39.8M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2020, Fort Lewis College had a total salary expenditure of $71.7M. Fort Lewis College employs 59 Assistant professors, 58 Professors, and 37 Associate professors. Most academics at Fort Lewis College are Male Assistant professors (33), Male Professors(31), and Female Professors (27).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Fort Lewis College are: Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 78 employees, Service, with 64 employees, and Management with 35 employees.

Endowment

$10.6M

2020 Endowment

3.52%

growth from 2019

Fort Lewis College has an endowment valued at about $10.6M, as of the end of the 2020 fiscal year. The endowment of Fort Lewis College grew 3.52% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $29.2M lower than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Fort Lewis College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$3.54M - Federal
$21.8M - State
$6.59k - Local

As of 2020, Fort Lewis College received $3.54M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $21.8M from state grants and contracts, and $6.59k from local grants and contracts.

Salary Expenditure

$36.3M

2020 Salaries

7.32%

growth from 2019

In 2020, Fort Lewis College paid a median of $36.3M in salaries, which represents 50.7% of their overall expenditure ($71.7M) and a 7.32% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 6.88% decline from 2018 and a 4.39% growth from 2017.

The median for similar Baccalaureate Colleges is 15.4M (40.8% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$12.2M

Instructional Salaries

186

Number of Employees

In 2020, Fort Lewis College paid a total of $12.2M to 186 employees working as instructors, which represents 33.6% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $4.78M (31%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Assistant professor

Most Common Instructor

59 Employees

Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

78 Employees

In 2020, the most common positions for instructional staff at Fort Lewis College were Assistant professor with 59 employees; Professor with 58 employees; and Professor with 37 employees.

In 2020, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Fort Lewis College were Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 78 employees; Service with 64 employees; and Management with 35 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic

Male Assistant professor
Male Professor
Female Professor

In 2020, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Fort Lewis College was Male Assistant professor with 33 employees, Male Professor with 31 employees, and Female Professor with 27 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Fort Lewis College.