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  • “I wanted a place where I could pursue all of my passions, like basketball and music, and Lewis & Clark has made that possible.”
    Lauryn Frederickson BA ’27
    Maple Valley, Washington
    Lauryn, a rhetoric and media studies major and entrepreneurial leadership and innovation minor, is on the women’s basketball team and plays percussion in multiple music ensembles.
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  • “My four years at L&C were the most transformative years of my life.”
    Maya Postigo BA ’23
    Senior Clinical Research Assistant at Oregon Health & Science University
    Maya’s experiences at L&C—including student-faculty research, which led to presenting at a conference and coauthoring a publication—were crucial in preparing her for a career in research.
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  • “I chose L&C because I knew I would develop skills in different areas that I could later use in my future career.”
    May Rah BA ’28
    Portland, Oregon
    Biology major May chose L&C because she was drawn to the small classes and diverse academic learning opportunities.
    More about May
  • “I wanted a college where I could develop deeper connections with my peers and form relationships with faculty.”
    Colin Blume BA ’26
    Irvine, California
    Rhetoric and media studies major Colin has stayed busy through his involvement with First-Year Experience, Associated Student Body, and Campus Activity Board.
    More about Colin
  • “There is a place for everyone at L&C! The entire community wants to see everyone learn, grow, and succeed in all their aspirations.”
    Sebastian DePrez BA ’25, MA ’28
    MA in Higher Education Student Affairs, L&C Graduate School of Education and Counseling
    Sebastian discovered his career path as an undergrad, and is now working toward earning his master’s degree at L&C’s Graduate School.
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How can you say no to a career-driven education featuring small classes and faculty mentors? Plus a beautiful Pacific Northwest home that inspires creativity and adventure?

Here, you will engage with the world as it is, in order to create the world as it could be. Because at Lewis & Clark, transformation isn’t just a possibility. It’s in our nature.

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Fall looks gorgeous on our campus!
Our newly renovated student center is at the heart of our campus.
Our 12:1 student to faculty ratio makes the classroom experience engaging.
Stop by to check out the current exhibit in our on-campus art gallery. 
Our Division III athletic teams are on the move.
History comes alive in our Medieval Manuscripts course and our library’s rare book room is the perfect setting.
Grab a coffee from Fowler Student Center and explore all our campus has to offer.
Our students immerse themselves in the beautiful Pacific Northwest—stop by the Tillamook Forest Center to get this bird’s-eye view!
Music to our ears! Our students get hands-on experience in the classroom.
We’re ready to play ball at our newly updated Huston Sports Complex.
NWC CHAMPIONS! Our men’s basketball team won the 2025 Northwest Conference title. 
Our students love hanging outside J.R. Howard—one of two “Howard Halls” on campus!
Fir Acres Theatre hums with activity and creativity from the first morning classes to rehearsals that run late into the evening.
Life is greener here! Portland has nearly 300 gardens and parks within city limits, like this one— the Portland Japanese Garden.
Our picturesque campus has no shortage of spots to hang.
Students get hands-on lab experience and faculty mentorship during our summer Rogers Science Research Program.
Portland is home to the world’s largest independent bookstore—Powells City of Books.
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Lewis & Clark has made the 2025 “Top 10” list of small colleges and universities that have produced the highest all-time number of Peace Corps volunteers.

Best

Lewis & Clark is on U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 “Best National Liberal Arts Colleges” list.

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Lewis & Clark has climbed into the top 18 percent of the 2026 World University Rankings for International Students, according to Study Abroad Aide.

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Lewis & Clark is featured on The College Finder’s “Where LGBTQIA+ Students Are Happy” list.

West

Lewis & Clark is named on Princeton Review’s 2026 “Best West” list of schools that they consider academically outstanding and well worth consideration.

Safe

We are in the top five on Niche’s 2025 Safest College Campuses in Oregon.

#2

Lewis & Clark is #2 on the Best Liberal Arts Colleges in Oregon in 2025 list, according to Niche.

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The Mossy Log earned the #19 spot on Princeton Review’s 2026 “Best College Newspaper” list.

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Lewis & Clark is on the 2025 list of “America’s Best Colleges,” per Money magazine.

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