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Fort Lewis College

Durango, CO2 online only

Fort Lewis College is a public college in Durango, CO, with about 3,411 students on campus.

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Students on campus
3,411
plus 2 studying only online
Admission rate
77%
higher than at 50% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$17,296
lower than at 63% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
36%
lower than at 83% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$46,349
higher than at 64% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Fort Lewis College

Little price break for lower-income families

Families earning under $30,000 pay about $18,622 a year after grants, about the same as the $13,158 paid by families over $110,000. What it costs ↓

The only college for 30 miles

No other degree-granting college with students on campus is within 30 miles of Fort Lewis College. Nearby ↓

What you study here makes a big difference to pay

Among Fort Lewis College’s biggest bachelor’s programs, engineering graduates earn a median $77,389 four years out. English language and literature graduates earn $41,653. Majors ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $27,030 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $21,526

Tuition & fees (in state) $9,958Room & board $13,680Books & supplies $1,250Other costs $2,142

After grants, the average family on aid pays $17,296.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$19,468

About $77,872 over 4 years · 28% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Fort Lewis College?

77%

of applicants admitted

About 15 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
505–605
SAT math
505–605
ACT
18–26

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1111.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
36%
within 6 years · Pell students 24%
Come back for year two
66%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$46,349
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$18,389
about $195 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

6.4%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$195 a month against about $3,029 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

58%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 71% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$43k
Middle income$30–75k
$48k
Higher incomeover $75k
$50k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Social sciences 16%Business 15%Parks, recreation & fitness 11%Natural resources 8%Health professions 7%Psychology 6%Everything else 36%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business/Commerce, General77 graduates a year · typical debt $19,674
$56k4 yrs out
Psychology, General55 graduates a year · typical debt $17,919
$46k4 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness50 graduates a year · typical debt $15,163
$42k4 yrs out
Natural Resources Conservation and Research46 graduates a year · typical debt $14,951
$46k4 yrs out
Biology, General27 graduates a year · typical debt $17,653
$42k4 yrs out
Fine and Studio Arts27 graduates a year · typical debt $16,465
$21k1 yr out
Engineering, General26 graduates a year · typical debt $25,397
$77k4 yrs out
English Language and Literature, General25 graduates a year · typical debt $16,250
$42k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

3,079 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 43%Hispanic 15%Black 2%Two or more 12%International 1%

Women and men

Women 53%Men 47%
14 : 1
students per teacher
35%
get Pell grants (lower income)
30%
take federal loans
12%
undergrads 25 or older
9%
study part time
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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.