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Lewis-Clark State College

Lewiston, Idaho·Public, 4-year or above·Rocky Mountains·lcsc.edu
6-yr Graduation
40%
-3.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
3,801
peer median 3,958
Avg net price
$12,832
-$2.5k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
4,086
4,086 candidates competed
Admitted
3,583
87.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
527
14.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
40%-3.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
22%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
32%
Full-time retention
61%

Pell equity

1.0pp gap
Pell recipients
36%
Non-Pell
35%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 110 Title IV programs, 15 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 95 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
110
Passing
15
13.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

110programs
  • Passing15 · 13.6%
  • No Data95 · 86.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
13
No data
95

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

15
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+11.2%
$38,717 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+24.2%
$43,228 vs $34,808
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+42.0%
$49,429 vs $34,808
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+42.8%
$49,716 vs $34,808
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+46.8%
$51,092 vs $34,808
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+47.4%
$51,290 vs $34,808
Business/Corporate Communications
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+55.3%
$54,042 vs $34,808
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+64.4%
$57,214 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

14
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
61%
$23,471 debt · $38,717 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
57%
$24,646 debt · $43,228 earn
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
47%
$22,976 debt · $49,429 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
43%
$25,922 debt · $59,869 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
43%
$21,488 debt · $49,716 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
39%
$22,454 debt · $57,599 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
38%
$19,317 debt · $51,290 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
36%
$20,801 debt · $58,327 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1964Next review Oct 2025

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 6

  1. Feb 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  2. Jan 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  3. Sep 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  4. Apr 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  5. Jan 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$11,234
$30–48k$10,191
$48–75k$13,343
$75–110k$14,039
$110k+$16,387

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$12,832
-$2,499vs Baccalaureate median $15,331
Federal loans
26.3%
In-state tuition
$7,388
Out-of-state
$21,386

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 1,389 students received $6.9M in Pell grants, alongside $7.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,389
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.9M
$6,887,360 total
Direct Loans
$7.2M
1,687 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.0M
819 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.8M
830 loan awards
Parent PLUS$421K
38 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 876 borrowers who entered repayment, 14 (1.5%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.5%
-0.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
876
Defaulted
14
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
10.8%
2017
11.9%
2018
9.2%
2019
1.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Lewis-Clark State College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs96
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

748 total completions
01Health Professions
23231.0%
02Liberal Arts
20527.4%
03Business
10413.9%
04Education
618.2%
05Public Admin
435.7%
06Computer Sciences
263.5%
07Mechanic
212.8%
08Security/Protective
212.8%
09Parks/Recreation
182.4%
10Multi/Interdisciplinary
172.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
3,801
12-mo unduplicated
4,588
Undergraduate
4,585
Graduate
3

Gender split

Men
35%1,619
Women
65%2,969

Race / ethnicity composition

White
75.5%
Hispanic
9.3%
Two or more
5.2%
Unknown
3.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.1%
Non-resident
2.1%
Black
1.1%
Asian
1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
211
118 M · 93 W
Women athletes
44.1%
Athletic aid
$1.8M
Total student aid
Budget
$4.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.0M
$827K
Recruiting expense
$9K
$7K
Head-coach salaries
$34K
$29K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Track and Field (Indoor)
29 M · 30 W
$121K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
31 M · 22 W
$181K
Baseball
44 M ·
$911K
Cross Country
17 M · 17 W
$234K
Tennis
17 M · 17 W
$504K
Basketball
17 M · 14 W
$989K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
4.00
15 offenses · 3,746 students

3-year trend

0.262 yrs ago2.161 yr ago4.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
24
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
14
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
14
Robbery
1

By location

15total
  • On campus15

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
3
Stalking
4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons01
Drugs03
Liquor058

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
146

Lewis-Clark State College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Lewis-Clark State College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectLewis-Clark State College
40%3,801$12,832Baccalaureate
United States Air Force Academy
88%14.1%4,114Baccalaureate
Fort Lewis College
36%77.3%3,544$17,339Baccalaureate
Colorado Mesa University
47%82.0%9,785$15,331Baccalaureate
The University of Montana-Western
54%99.8%1,358$16,669Baccalaureate
Utah Tech University
28%13,167$15,265Baccalaureate
Peer group median44%79.7%3,958$15,331

Frequently asked questions about Lewis-Clark State College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Lewis-Clark State College.

What is the graduation rate at Lewis-Clark State College?

Lewis-Clark State College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 40% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Lewis-Clark State College?

Lewis-Clark State College reports a total enrollment of 3,801 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Lewis-Clark State College?

The average net price at Lewis-Clark State College is $12,832 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Lewis-Clark State College?

Lewis-Clark State College's yield rate is 14.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Lewis-Clark State College located?

Lewis-Clark State College is located in Lewiston, Idaho 83501-2698.

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