<a href="/live/image/gid/241/width/650/92391_CAM-A-1020-0015.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview" tabindex="-1"><picture class="lw_image lw_image92391"><source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/241/width/500/height/240/crop/1/92391_CAM-A-1020-0015.rev.1643398780.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/241/width/500/height/240/crop/1/92391_CAM-A-1020-0015.rev.1643398780.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/241/width/500/height/240/crop/1/92391_CAM-A-1020-0015.rev.1643398780.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/241/width/500/height/240/crop/1/92391_CAM-A-1020-0015.rev.1643398780.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 800px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/241/width/800/height/383/crop/1/92391_CAM-A-1020-0015.rev.1643398780.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/241/width/800/height/383/crop/1/92391_CAM-A-1020-0015.rev.1643398780.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 800px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/241/width/800/height/383/crop/1/92391_CAM-A-1020-0015.rev.1643398780.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/241/width/800/height/383/crop/1/92391_CAM-A-1020-0015.rev.1643398780.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 1200px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/241/width/1200/height/575/crop/1/92391_CAM-A-1020-0015.rev.1643398780.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 1200px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/241/width/1200/height/575/crop/1/92391_CAM-A-1020-0015.rev.1643398780.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(min-width: 1201px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/241/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/92391_CAM-A-1020-0015.rev.1643398780.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(min-width: 1201px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/241/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/92391_CAM-A-1020-0015.rev.1643398780.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/241/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/92391_CAM-A-1020-0015.rev.1643398780.jpg" alt="Our residence hall communities are even better from ground level." width="1440" height="690" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/241/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/92391_CAM-A-1020-0015.rev.1643398780.jpg 2x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2400" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a><div class="hero-full_image_caption collapsable-caption">Our residence hall communities are even better from ground level.</div>

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Campus Living

Immerse Yourself in Lewis & Clark

Living on campus is an essential part of the L&C experience—and one of the reasons we have a four-semester residency requirement. In our residence halls, you will learn and grow in community with other students all the while enjoying easy access to dining, study spaces, athletic facilities, and classrooms.

Living On Campus

Virtual Tour

Find Your Community

Within our residence halls, our students form close-knit communities throughout the year. Residents get to know each other on a deeper level than in the classroom through events like group study sessions, movie nights, arts & crafts programs, and so much more.

On our campus, safety is a priority with emergency blue lights across campus, 24/7 campus safety officers to respond to our students’ needs, and professional hall staff on call at all times.

Housing Portal

Students volunteering during New Student Orientation move-in day. Students volunteering during New Student Orientation move-in day.
Credit: Nina Johnson

A Taste of the Pacific Northwest

Grabbing coffee on your way to class with your roommate is easy when the dining hall is right outside your door! On our small residential campus, students can easily head out from their room to relax in our cafés; meet up with friends for dinner in the Trail Room or Fields Dining Hall, or grab a bite at the Dovecote Café on your way to a study session.

Dining On Campus

<blockquote> <div class="lw_profiles_767"> I found my community through my Living-Learning Community in Manzanita Hall. </div> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/14605-lucia-sheridan">Lucia Sheridan BA ’23</a> Saugatuck, Michigan </blockquote>
<blockquote> <div class="lw_profiles_767"> I lived in Copeland and in Alder. Alder is considered to be an environmental hall, which is cool to me because I love nature. </div> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/16648-dj-smith">DJ Smith BA ’23</a> Las Vegas, Nevada </blockquote>
<blockquote> <div class="lw_profiles_767"> I genuinely like living on campus because of how convenient it is. I can get anywhere on campus in under ten minutes, and I like that I run into people. </div> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/16649-frankie-spurbeck">Frankie Spurbeck BA ’23</a> Minneapolis, Minnesota </blockquote>
<blockquote> <div class="lw_profiles_767"> I’ve lived with the same roommate for all three years, and she is definitely the best thing about living on campus. L&C paired us together randomly for our first year, and I hope that other students are paired with roommates as well as we were. </div> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/16673-brenna-ketchum">Brenna Ketchum BA ’23</a> Fort Collins, Colorado </blockquote>
<blockquote> <div class="lw_profiles_767"> I loved living in the Visual and Performing Arts LLC; knowing that I was surrounded by fellow artistically minded people made me feel comfortable. </div> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/21557-phoenix-cox">Phoenix Cox BA ’24</a> Bellevue, Washington </blockquote>
<blockquote> <div class="lw_profiles_767"> Living anywhere on campus is great, thanks to the small size of the campus that makes everything easily accessible. </div> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/16681-julian-diaz">Julian Diaz BA ’24</a> Los Angeles, California </blockquote>
<blockquote> <div class="lw_profiles_767"> The best part about living on campus is enjoying the beautiful scenery, the independence that comes from living away from home, and the friendships you build with the people and entire community you live around. </div> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/14604-alie-cicero">Alie Cicero BA ’24</a> Arcadia, California </blockquote>
<blockquote> <div class="lw_profiles_767"> The best part about living on campus is being able to participate in weekend events and being able to live with other students. </div> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/16641-htoo-ray-wah">Htoo Ray Wah BA ’23</a> Portland, Oregon </blockquote>
<blockquote> <div class="lw_profiles_767"> As a first-year student, I lived in Howard. I enjoyed the quiet nature of living in that hall. My second year, I lived in Hartzfeld with two of my good friends. With only around 20 people living in our entire building, it was easy to get to know your neighbors and feel at home. </div> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/14674-mateo-kaiser">Mateo Kaiser BA ’23</a> Mountain View, California </blockquote>
<blockquote> <div class="lw_profiles_767"> The best part about living on campus is that it is close to everything and makes living away from home for the first time much easier. </div> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/22834-ava-frison">Ava Frison BA ’25</a> Amity, Oregon </blockquote>
<blockquote> <div class="lw_profiles_767"> The best thing about living on campus is being able to walk around such a peaceful campus. Other colleges tend to have lots of buildings and traffic, and ours has so much nature. </div> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/18331-arielle-bloom">Arielle Bloom BA ’24</a> Portland, Oregon </blockquote>
<blockquote> <div class="lw_profiles_767"> The best thing about living on campus is the proximity to classes and on-campus resources, such as the dining hall, Maggie’s, and the mailroom. </div> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/16650-sofia-reeves">Sofia Reeves BA ’23</a> Sacramento, California </blockquote>
<blockquote> <div class="lw_profiles_767"> My first and second years, I lived in Odell Hall. It is a calm, chill community where people are always friendly. My favorite thing about living on campus is being able to spend time with the friends I’ve made in the halls. </div> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/14603-aubrey-roche">Aubrey Roché BA ’23</a> Beaverton, Oregon </blockquote>
<blockquote> <div class="lw_profiles_767"> I have formed close friendships with people in my residence hall. It is exciting to live downstairs from some of my closest friends. </div> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/18355-helena-brown">Helena Brown BA ’26</a> Billings, Montana </blockquote>
<blockquote> <div class="lw_profiles_767"> The best thing about living on campus is being immersed in the L&C community. You have the opportunity to meet a wide array of peers and develop deeper connections than just being classmates </div> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/22919-peter-smith">Peter Smith BA ’24</a> Pullman, Washington </blockquote>

Student Life

Student Life supports Lewis & Clark students as they actively explore identities, participate in discussions on a wide range of diversity and inclusion issues, and plan and attend events that bring fresh perspectives to our campus.

Get Involved

Wellness Resources

We believe that holistic wellness—mind, body, and soul—is imperative to your success. We also recognize that not all of our students have the same college journey or the same need for support. This is why we offer wellness resources in many forms: academic, mental, physical, spiritual, and more.

Wellness On Campus

Featured News

Aspiring Educators Connect in New Living-Learning Community

This fall, Lewis & Clark launched the Aspiring Educators Living-Learning Community in Copeland Hall. The new community supports undergraduates who are interested in education careers via L&C’s five-year BA/MAT Teacher Pathways program.

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