Lewis & Clark College
Lewis & Clark College is a private liberal arts college in Portland, Oregon. Originally chartered in 1867 as the Albany Collegiate Institute in Albany, Oregon,[4] the college was relocated to Portland in 1938 and in 1942 adopted the name Lewis & Clark College after the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It has three campuses: an undergraduate College of Arts and Sciences, a School of Law, and a Graduate School of Education and Counseling.
This article is about the private college in Oregon. For the public college in Idaho, see Lewis–Clark State College. For the public community college in Illinois, see Lewis and Clark Community College.
Former names
Albany Academy (1858–1866)
Albany Collegiate Institute (1866–1867)
Albany College (1867–1942)
Explorare, Discere, Sociare (Latin)
To explore, to learn, to work together
1867
$240 million (2020)[1]
745 (All three schools)
3,509 (Fall 2021)[2]
2,126 (Fall 2021)[3]
1,383 (Fall 2021)
Residential,
137 acres (0.55 km2)
Orange and black
Pioneers
"Pio" the Newfoundland
Lewis & Clark is a member of the Annapolis Group of colleges with athletic programs competing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III Northwest Conference. As of Fall 2021, just over 2,000 students attend the undergraduate College of Arts and Sciences,[5] with a student body from 54 countries and 47 U.S. states.[5] The School of Law is best known for its environmental law program.[6]
Today, the three campuses and their supporting offices occupy the 137-acre (0.55 km2) campus, centered on the M. Lloyd Frank Estate on Palatine Hill in the Collins View neighborhood of South Portland.
Academic rankings
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184
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