After Lewis & Clark College: graduation, pay and debt
Portland, Oregon · Private · 2,120 undergrads
71% of Lewis & Clark College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $64,090 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $20,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$64.1k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
71%
finish within six years.
62%
finish in four years.
89%
of first-years come back for year two.
$20.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
82%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
62%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
71%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
89%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
66%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
76%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
525
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
75%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
25%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
655
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$47,800
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$64,090
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
64%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$20,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$13,644
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$15,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
82%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
88%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
93%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Test scores: IPEDS, fall 2023 (checked May 7, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers