Fort Lewis College
Durango, CO · Public · Town (distant) · FLC
Public institution in Durango, CO · 3,070 undergraduates · 93% acceptance rate · $46,349 median earnings 10 years after entry.
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $17,339847th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,670554th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $20,798903rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $25,558720th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $18,389482nd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,3491,281st highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $36,3521,456th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 43.1%1,407th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 62.6%1,522nd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 93.2%1,337th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1084751st highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 20798th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3,070685th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 36.1%872nd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 248 mi (DEN)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EANov 15
- RDMay 1
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $40
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 35 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering, GeneralEngineering | bachelors | $50,856 | $54,209 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $44,523 | $33,565 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | $43,426 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $38,289 | $35,060 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $33,993 | $35,934 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $33,637 | $34,704 |
| Public HealthHealth Professions | bachelors | $30,771 | $28,960 |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $29,685 | $24,532 |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $28,019 | $30,409 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $27,947 | $19,531 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $26,715 | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $26,643 | $26,121 |
Campus facts
- A Native American Non-Tribal Institutionsource
- Founded in 1911source
- Athletic nickname: "Skyhawks"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Light Blue and Goldsource
- Mascot: Skyler the Skyhawksource
- Campus size: about 247 acressource
- Formerly known as "Fort Lewis Indian School"source
- Formerly known as "Fort Lewis A&M College" (1948–1964)source
- Athletic conference: Rocky Mountainsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Plays for the "The Musket" (since 1963)source
- Notable alum: Linden Ashbysource
Athletics — 8 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,699,231 (M $1,557,908 · W $1,141,323)
- Soccer: 2011, 2009
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Fort Lewis College’s 3,070 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CO
- Colorado State University PuebloPueblo, CO · 3,028 undergrads
- Pueblo Community CollegePueblo, CO · 3,293 undergrads
- Colorado Mountain CollegeGlenwood Springs, CO · 2,821 undergrads
- Regis UniversityDenver, CO · 2,599 undergrads
- Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, CO · 2,139 undergrads
- United States Air Force AcademyUSAF Academy, CO · 4,124 undergrads
Elsewhere
- CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, NY · 3,067 undergrads
- The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, DC · 3,063 undergrads
- Anderson UniversityAnderson, SC · 3,080 undergrads
- University of the District of ColumbiaWashington, DC · 3,080 undergrads
- Indiana University-SoutheastNew Albany, IN · 3,088 undergrads
- St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, MN · 3,049 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitefortlewis.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 127185)
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