Facts and Figures

Academics

Undergraduate Degree
Bachelor of Arts
28 Majors

Academic Calendar
Two 15-week semesters and summer session

Faculty-Student Ratio
1:12

Class Size
85% of classes have 29 or fewer students.
Average class size is 19.

Faculty

142 full-time faculty
61 full-time female faculty
0 graduate assistants
97% of full-time faculty hold a Ph.D. or highest degree in field.

National Student Honors, 1997-2011
Fulbright Scholarships (45), Goldwater Scholarships (22), Hertz Foundation Fellowships (1), Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellowship (1), Madison Fellowships (2), Mellon Fellowship (1), National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships (13), NCAA Post-graduate Scholarship (1), Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellow (1), Rhodes Scholarship (2), Truman Scholarships (9), Udall Scholarships (3), Wilson Fellowships (2).

Location

Portland, Oregon, USA

Students

Enrollment, Fall 2010

College of Arts and Sciences: 1,917 (visiting/non-degree students: 82)

Also enrolled at Lewis & Clark:
Graduate School of Education and Counseling: 821
School of Law: 764

Geographic Distribution (College of Arts & Sciences), Fall 2010

27% California
16% Oregon
9% Washington
9% International students (including dual citizens)
9% Midwest
9% Northeast
8% Mountain states
6% Southwest
3% Alaska/Hawaii
3% Southeast
1% U.S. students Abroad
States represented: 48
Countries represented: 69

First-Year Class Profile 2011, Class of 2015

607 students enrolled*
73% from public high schools, 27% private
77% in top quarter of graduating class
23% US students of color

Ranges for middle 50% of class:
GPA 3.5-4.0
SAT 1810-2020
SAT 1220-1360 (CR+M only)
ACT 27-30

* In addition, approximately 60 transfer students enroll each year.

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