Lewis-Clark State College
Lewiston, ID · Public · Small city · LC State · LCSC
Public institution in Lewiston, ID · 2,277 undergraduates · 90% acceptance rate · $46,001 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 15%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 15%Cost of attendance
- Top 25%Average net price
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
- $12,832497th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,388306th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $21,386937th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $18,646302nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $18,500487th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,0011,293rd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,1331,081st highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 44.7%1,350th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 64.1%1,473rd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 89.8%1,219th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,277870th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 24.0%1,507th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 259 mi (SEA)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 52 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $65,585 | $65,131 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusiness | bachelors | $47,260 | $44,170 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $40,209 | $40,896 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $38,289 | $35,060 |
| Business/Corporate CommunicationsBusiness | bachelors | $37,208 | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $37,208 | $36,745 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $32,094 | $33,687 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $31,839 | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $30,771 | $24,035 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $29,685 | $36,848 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $29,092 | $29,141 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $28,055 | $28,960 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1893source
- Athletic nickname: "Warriors"source
- Competes in National Association of Intercollegiate Athleticssource
- School colors: Navy and White and Redsource
- Formerly known as "Lewis-Clark Normal School" (1955–1971)source
- Formerly known as "Northern Idaho College of Education" (1947–1951)source
- Formerly known as "North Idaho Teachers College" (1943–1947)source
- Formerly known as "Lewiston State Normal School" (1893–1943)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
Athletics — 9 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,853,480 (M $1,008,515 · W $844,965)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Other Sports
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Lewis-Clark State College’s 2,277 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In ID
- Northwest Nazarene UniversityNampa, ID · 1,138 undergrads
- College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls, ID · 3,476 undergrads
- The College of IdahoCaldwell, ID · 1,049 undergrads
- New Saint Andrews CollegeMoscow, ID · 273 undergrads
- Boise Bible CollegeBoise, ID · 103 undergrads
- Idaho State UniversityPocatello, ID · 7,260 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Charter CollegeAnchorage, AK · 2,277 undergrads
- University of Puerto Rico at PoncePonce, PR · 2,276 undergrads
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, PR · 2,275 undergrads
- Bard CollegeAnnandale-On-Hudson, NY · 2,280 undergrads
- University of MaryBismarck, ND · 2,280 undergrads
- Whatcom Community CollegeBellingham, WA · 2,280 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitelcsc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 142328)
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- Compare with Northwest Nazarene UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Lewis-Clark State College vs Northwest Nazarene UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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