Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Durango, CO
Population 55,000
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Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,100 (90% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (73%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,865
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 38%
From Region 42%
Athletes 17.9%

Racial/Ethnic

White 44%
Native American 25%
Hispanic 15%
Mixed 12%
Black 2%
International 1%
Asian 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Fort Lewis College 523 44% / 56% 0% $48,543 42 95%
Computer Engineering 4 50% / 50% 25% $86,882 94
Engineering 16 94% / 6% 0% $73,326 85 100%
Computer Information Systems 18 83% / 17% 6% $70,662 83
Chemistry 17 47% / 53% 0% $49,994 46 94%
Geology 9 44% / 56% 0% $49,581 45 86%
Mathematics 4 50% / 50% 0% $61,563 72
Physics 1 100% / 0% 0% $66,091 79
Biology 16 +1 19% / 81% 0% $43,032 26 100%
Cellular and Molecular Biology 9 33% / 67% 0%
Environmental Biology 6 67% / 33% 0% $41,283 21
Environmental Science 15 67% / 33% 0% $44,904 31 93%
Environmental Studies 34 +1 41% / 59% 0% $44,904 31 93%
Nutrition Sciences $45,993 34
Exercise Science 41 39% / 61% 0% $48,716 42 96%
Health Sciences 10 20% / 80% 0% $49,863 46
Outdoor Education 13 38% / 62% 0% $38,481 15 100%
Public Health 17 24% / 76% 0% $46,666 36 100%
Accounting 13 +2 38% / 62% 0% $61,565 72 97%
Business Administration 58 +1 64% / 36% 0% $59,843 69 96%
Economics 8 +1 100% / 0% 0% $64,302 76
Entrepreneurship 3 33% / 67% 0% $52,832 54
Managerial Economics 4 100% / 0% 0%
Marketing 7 86% / 14% 0% $52,674 54 96%
Sports Management 11 +1 73% / 27% 0% $48,716 42 96%
Anthropology 10 30% / 70% 0% $39,897 17 80%
English 21 10% / 90% 0% $42,030 23 93%
Foreign Languages 1 0% / 100% 0%
Gender and Women's Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $40,793 20
General Studies $32,533 7 100%
History 6 +1 33% / 67% 0% $41,193 21
Intercultural Studies +2 $41,502 21
Native American and Indigenous Studies 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $41,801 22
Philosophy 3 33% / 67% 0% $41,493 21
Political Science 11 +2 64% / 36% 0% $48,870 43
Psychology 38 +5 26% / 74% 0% $36,781 12 96%
Sociology 23 +2 17% / 83% 0% $38,113 14 91%
Early Childhood Education 3 0% / 100% 0% $39,917 17 95%
Education 6 +1 33% / 67% 0% $41,657 22
Elementary Education 9 22% / 78% 0% $39,917 17 95%
Music 4 50% / 50% 0% $40,136 18
Musical Theatre 1 0% / 100% 0%
Studio Art 24 50% / 50% 0% $37,762 13 88%
Theatre 4 50% / 50% 0% $35,397 10
Criminology 20 +1 25% / 75% 0% $43,681 27

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,462
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,901
Est. In-State Cost $13,534
Est. Out-of-State Cost $29,625
ROI Percentile 42th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 66%
4-Year Graduation Rate 21%
6-Year Graduation Rate 36%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 22.6% 118 25% / 75% 0% $39,941 18 92%
Business & Economics 19.9% 104 66% / 34% 0% $58,487 67 96%
Health Sciences 15.5% 81 33% / 67% 0% $46,785 37 98%
Agriculture & Food Science 9.4% 49 49% / 51% 0% $44,904 31 93%
Arts 6.3% 33 48% / 52% 0% $37,763 13 88%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.9% 31 32% / 68% 0% $42,555 24 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 5.9% 31 48% / 52% 0% $51,886 52 91%
Engineering 3.8% 20 85% / 15% 5% $76,037 87 100%
Professional 3.8% 20 25% / 75% 0% $43,681 27
Computer Science 3.4% 18 83% / 17% 6% $70,662 83
Education 3.4% 18 22% / 78% 0% $40,497 19 95%

Research R3

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.8M #385 90% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.7M #361 93% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.5M #390 8% $0
Engineering $0.5M #320 89% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0.3M #195 91% $0
Health Sciences $0.2M #335 90% $0
Education $0.1M #385 100% $0
Computer Science $0.0M #493 0% $0
Business & Economics $0 #456 $0
Total $3.1M #439 78% $0

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (Unbound) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 20%
SAT Range 1010 – 1210
SAT Math Range 500 – 600
SAT RW Range 500 – 600