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Information Summary
Ranks 1212th for total enrollment
| Total Cost
On-Campus Attendance |
$18,017 |
|---|---|
| Admission
Success rate |
73% |
| ACT / SAT
75 %ile scores |
23 / 1130 |
| Enrollment
Total (all students) |
3,946 |
Demographics Main Campus and Surrounding Areas
Reported area around or near Durango, CO
| Total Population | 31,754 (15,349 urban / 16,405 rural) |
|---|---|
| Households | 12,708 (2.36 people per house) |
| Families | 7,496 (2.86 people per family) |
| Surrounding community | Distant town (between 10 to 35 mi. away from an urban cluster) |
| Pop. — African American | 196 |
| Pop. — Asian | 286 |
| Pop. — Pacific Islander | 39 |
| Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native | 1,458 |
| Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic) | 29,004 |
| Pop. — Other | 1,493 |
Carnegie Foundation Classification
Baccalaureate Colleges — Arts & Sciences
| Undergraduate | Arts & sciences plus professions, no graduate coexistence |
|---|---|
| Graduate | N/A |
| Undergraduate Population | Full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in |
| Enrollment | Exclusively undergraduate four-year |
| Size & Setting | Medium four-year, primarily residential |
General Characteristics
| Highest offering | Bachelor's degree |
|---|---|
| Calendar System | Semester |
| Years of college work required | N/A |
| Variable Tuition |
Student Tuition Costs and Fees
What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Fort Lewis College?
Ranks 938th for total cost of attendance
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT Undergraduate Tuition | $5,102 | $5,102 | $13,190 |
| FT Undergraduate Required Fees | $871 | $871 | $871 |
| PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour | $210 | $210 | $659 |
| FT Graduate Tuition | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| FT Graduate Required Fees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| PT Graduate per Credit Hour | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total Cost of attendance — On-Campus | $18,017 | $18,017 | $26,108 |
| Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family | $7,671 | $7,671 | $15,762 |
| Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus with Family | $7,671 | $7,671 | $15,762 |
Student Tuition Cost History and Trends
Three year history and trends on the cost of attending
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published Tuition & Fees | $3,060 |
$3,060 |
$11,862 |
| Cost (regardless of residency) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Books & Supplies | $850 |
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| On-Campus – Room & Board | $5,894 |
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| On-Campus – Other Expenses | $3,290 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board | N/A |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses | N/A |
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| Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board | N/A |
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Admission Details
| Application Fee Required | |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Application Fee | $30 |
| Graduate Application Fee | N/A |
| First Professional Application Fee | N/A |
| Applicants | 2,881 (1,474 male / 1,407 female) |
| Admitted | 2,112 (1,101 male / 1,011 female) |
| Admission rate | 73% |
| First-time Enrollment | 910 (521 male / 389 female) |
| FT Enrollment | 884 (502 male / 382 female) |
| PT Enrollment | 26 (19 male / 7 female) |
| Total Enrollment | 3,946 |
Admission Criteria
What criteria does Fort Lewis College use for admissions?
| Open Admissions | |
|---|---|
| Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record | |
| College Prep. Completion | |
| Recommendations | |
| Formal competency demo | |
| Admission test scores | |
| TOEFL | |
| Other tests | N/A |
Special Learning Opportunities
| Distance Learning | |
|---|---|
| ROTC — Army / Navy / Airforce | |
| Study Abroad | |
| Weekend College | |
| Teacher Certification |
Athletics - Association Memberships
| Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships | NCAA |
|---|---|
| NCAA Football Conference | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
| NCAA Basketball Conference | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
| NCAA Track & Field Conference | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
Admission Credits Accepted
What types of credits does Fort Lewis College accept?
| Dual Credit | |
|---|---|
| Life Experience | |
| Advanced Placement (AP) |
ACT Test Admission
Rank 898th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting ACT results | 71% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 17 / 23 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 17 / 23 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 18 / 23 |
SAT Test Admission
Rank 797th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting SAT results | 28% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 450 / 570 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 450 / 560 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 900 / 1130 |
Student Services
| Remedial Services | |
|---|---|
| Academic / Career Counseling | |
| PT Cost-defraying Employment | |
| Career Placement | |
| On-Campus Day Care | |
| Library Facility |
Student Living
| First-time Room / Board Required | |
|---|---|
| Dorm Capacity | 1,415 |
| Meals per Week | N/A |
| Room Fee | $3,420 |
| Board Fee | $3,048 |
Student Financial Aid Details
How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?
| Average | Users | % of Attendees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Aid | $3,048 | 227 | |
| State & Local Grant Aid | $5,938 | 249 | |
| Institutional Grant Aid | $2,338 | 211 | |
| Student Loan Aid | $2,981 | 370 | |
| Any financial aid type | 649 |
Student Enrollment Demographics
How many students are enrolled at Fort Lewis College?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 24 | 27 | 51 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 26 | 12 | 38 |
Hispanic | 123 | 105 | 228 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 22 | 17 | 39 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 294 | 426 | 720 |
White Non-Hispanic | 1,404 | 1,216 | 2,620 |
Race Unknown | 146 | 104 | 250 |
| Total | 2,039 | 1,907 | 3,946 |
Most Popular Fields of Study
The top 5 fields of study completed at Fort Lewis College.
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | 48 | 145 | |
| 13 | 37 | 50 | |
| 8 | 40 | 48 | |
| 17 | 30 | 47 | |
| 18 | 28 | 46 |
Student Completion / Graduation Demographics
How many students are successful graduates?
Faculty Compensation / Salaries
| Tenure system | |
|---|---|
| Average FT Salary | $46,850 ($52,213 male / $40,764 female) |
| Number of FT Faculty | 190 (101 male / 89 female) |
| Total Benefits | $1,937,130 |
Fort Lewis College Summary
Fort Lewis College is a small public liberal arts college nestled between the Rocky Mountains and canyon country in Durango, Colorado. In addition to academics, Fort Lewis College offers cultural, athletic, and professional programs: Durango serves the Four Corners as the economic and cultural hub of region and the college offers a number of programs that reach out to this community: Fort Lewis originated when the U.S. Army post of the same name was abandoned and a school for Native Americans established on the site. In 1933 the curriculum was limited to college level courses and in 1948 Fort Lewis became a junior college.
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Fort Lewis College Academics
Fort Lewis College is unique in its study options. Specifically, the university has a Accelerated Program, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification and Visiting/Exchange Student Program. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Learning Center, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. Moreover, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Economically Disadvantaged Student Services, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Legal Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service, Veterans Counselor and Women’s Services can help.
The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Fort Lewis College.
- Computer Science:
- Computer Science, Computer/Information Sciences – General, Information Sciences/Systems
- Physical Sciences:
- Chemistry, Geology, Physics
- Foreign Language and Literature:
- Spanish
- School of Visual and Performing Arts:
- Art – General, Arts Management, Drama/Theater Arts, Music – General, Music – General Performance
- Education:
- Art Teacher Education, Bilingual/Bicultural Education, Biology Teacher Education, Chemistry Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Education – General, Elementary Education, English Teacher Education, History Teacher Education, Junior High Education, Mathematics Education, Music Teacher Education, Physical Education, Secondary Education, Spanish Language Teacher Education
- Social Sciences:
- Anthropology, Economics, Political Science/Government, Sociology
- Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:
- Exercise Sciences, Sport/Fitness Administration
- Business, Management, & Marketing:
- Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Business/Managerial Economics, Finance/Banking, International Business, Management Information Systems, Marketing Management, Travel/Tourism Management
- Psychology:
- Psychology – General
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
- Biochemistry, Biology, Cellular/Molecular Biology, Environmental Biology
- History:
- point zero s.), European History, History – General
- English Language and Literature:
- American Literature, English Language & Literature – General
- Mathematics:
- Applied Mathematics, Mathematics – General, Statistics
- Health and Clinical Sciences:
- Athletic Training/Sports Medicine
- Popular majors:
- twenty-three percent business per marketing, thirteen percent liberal arts, thirteen percent social sciences, ten percent english, eight percent visual and performing arts, seven percent psychology, six percent biology, six percent parks and recreation
- Philosphy and Religion:
- Philosophy
Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of June. Besides, for international students, the application fee is 30.
Fort Lewis College Admissions
Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 74%. Remember that this can change at any time. This school did not report their application fee. Transfer student are not ignored. For one thing, there were eight hundred and seventy-nine total number of transfer students who applied and five hundred and sixty-nine total number of transfer students who were admitted.
SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of August and For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 15th of February. the SAT subject section score is due the 1st of August. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of June. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. The regular application is due the 1st of August. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year.
Fort Lewis College Athletics
The following sports can be found here:
- Men’s Club Baseball
- Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
- Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
- Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Men’s Scholarship Football
- Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Golf
- Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
- Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Women’s Club, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
- Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
- Men’s Club and Women’s Club Track_and_field
- Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
- Men’s Club and Women’s Club Wrestling
Fort Lewis College Financial Aid
If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Art, Athletics, Leadership, Minority Status, Music/Drama and State/District Residency. Financial aid forms are FAFSA. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics. Financial aid distribution is at forty-four percent scholarships per grants and fifty-six percent loans per jobs. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school.
Fort Lewis College Students
The university is a Public, Liberal Arts College, Four-year, Coed, where 74 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Fort Lewis College offers Associate and Bachelor’s degrees. Besides, the student body consists of seventy-three percent in-state students, twenty-seven percent out-of-state students, three percent part-time students, forty-four percent women, fifty-six percent men, seventeen percent american indian per alaskan native, one percent asian per pacific islander, less than one percent black per non-hispanic, six percent hispanic, sixty-seven percent white per non-hispanic, less than one percent non-resident alien, eight percent race per ethnicity unreported, four percent in top 10th of graduating class, twenty percent in top quarter of graduating class, fifty-three percent in top half of graduating class, nine percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, eleven percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, thirteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, seventeen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, thirty-three percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99 and seventeen percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49. Further, it is part of an Rural setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. The school’s size is approximately three thousand, eight hundred and twenty-nine degree-seeking undergrads and nine hundred and ten first-time degree-seeking freshmen.
This school features the Rural setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. Again, the university has many unique facilites such as Southwest studies center, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, archaeological dig site, community concert hall, separations and spectroscopy lab, mass spectrometer facilities, tissue culture facility, atomic force microscope. In any event, the school is located 215 miles from Albuquerque, New Mexico, 330 miles from Denver.Students should note the housing policies: Guaranteed On-Campus Housing For All Undergraduates, eighty-six percent of first-year students live in college housing, thirty-three percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Apartments For Single Students, fifteen-JUL deadline for housing deposit, one hundred dollars amount of housing deposit, and First-time first-year students allowed to have car.















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20 days ago
If you love the great outdoors & chill, genuine people, THIS IS YOUR SCHOOL! I graduated from FLC in 1999, and my good friend works there. Am so glad I spent my college years in Durango!
10 months ago
hi im a student from montrose high school i scored a 21 on my act and have a gpa of 1.85 what are my acceptance chances this is my choice school i love the city campus and people my brother is a former fort lewis grad
about 1 year ago
This is nice school in Colorado and it is sorrounding by green environments and the school has very dedicated with more teaching and research from both students and teachers!! Please future students come in Fort Lewis College.. You will amazing nice friends and people in the community around Durango Josh Njogolo Fort Lewis Student Freshman Fall 2007