• <a href="/live/image/gid/191/width/650/92489_LAW_Library_9248.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview" tabindex="-1"><picture class="lw_image lw_image92489"> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/191/width/500/height/240/crop/1/92489_LAW_Library_9248.rev.1644005281.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/500/height/240/crop/1/92489_LAW_Library_9248.rev.1644005281.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/191/width/500/height/240/crop/1/92489_LAW_Library_9248.rev.1644005281.jpg 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 800px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/191/width/800/height/383/crop/1/92489_LAW_Library_9248.rev.1644005281.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/800/height/383/crop/1/92489_LAW_Library_9248.rev.1644005281.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/191/width/800/height/383/crop/1/92489_LAW_Library_9248.rev.1644005281.jpg 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 1200px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/191/width/1200/height/575/crop/1/92489_LAW_Library_9248.rev.1644005281.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/1200/height/575/crop/1/92489_LAW_Library_9248.rev.1644005281.jpg 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 1201px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/191/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/92489_LAW_Library_9248.rev.1644005281.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/92489_LAW_Library_9248.rev.1644005281.jpg 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/191/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/92489_LAW_Library_9248.rev.1644005281.jpg" alt="Students from all of our three schools can take advantage of the natural beauty of our School of Law's library!" width="1440" height="690" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/92489_LAW_Library_9248.rev.1644005281.jpg 2x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136"/> </picture> </a><div class="hero-full_image_caption collapsable-caption"> Students from all of our three schools can take advantage of the natural beauty of our School of Law’s library!</div>
  • <a href="/live/image/gid/191/width/650/92490_CAM-E-0519-0007.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview" tabindex="-1"><picture class="lw_image lw_image92490"> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/191/width/500/height/240/crop/1/92490_CAM-E-0519-0007.rev.1644005576.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/500/height/240/crop/1/92490_CAM-E-0519-0007.rev.1644005576.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/191/width/500/height/240/crop/1/92490_CAM-E-0519-0007.rev.1644005576.jpg 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 800px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/191/width/800/height/383/crop/1/92490_CAM-E-0519-0007.rev.1644005576.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/800/height/383/crop/1/92490_CAM-E-0519-0007.rev.1644005576.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/191/width/800/height/383/crop/1/92490_CAM-E-0519-0007.rev.1644005576.jpg 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 1200px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/191/width/1200/height/575/crop/1/92490_CAM-E-0519-0007.rev.1644005576.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/1200/height/575/crop/1/92490_CAM-E-0519-0007.rev.1644005576.jpg 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 1201px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/191/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/92490_CAM-E-0519-0007.rev.1644005576.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/92490_CAM-E-0519-0007.rev.1644005576.jpg 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/191/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/92490_CAM-E-0519-0007.rev.1644005576.jpg" alt="The education you receive at Lewis & Clark is what the world needs most." width="1440" height="690" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/92490_CAM-E-0519-0007.rev.1644005576.jpg 2x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136"/> </picture> </a><div class="hero-full_image_caption collapsable-caption"> The education you receive at Lewis & Clark is what the world needs most.</div>
  • <a href="/live/image/gid/191/width/650/92491_PEO-C3a-1017-0011.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview" tabindex="-1"><picture class="lw_image lw_image92491"> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/191/width/500/height/240/crop/1/92491_PEO-C3a-1017-0011.rev.1644005770.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/500/height/240/crop/1/92491_PEO-C3a-1017-0011.rev.1644005770.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/191/width/500/height/240/crop/1/92491_PEO-C3a-1017-0011.rev.1644005770.jpg 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 800px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/191/width/800/height/383/crop/1/92491_PEO-C3a-1017-0011.rev.1644005770.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/800/height/383/crop/1/92491_PEO-C3a-1017-0011.rev.1644005770.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/191/width/800/height/383/crop/1/92491_PEO-C3a-1017-0011.rev.1644005770.jpg 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 1200px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/191/width/1200/height/575/crop/1/92491_PEO-C3a-1017-0011.rev.1644005770.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/1200/height/575/crop/1/92491_PEO-C3a-1017-0011.rev.1644005770.jpg 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 1201px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/191/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/92491_PEO-C3a-1017-0011.rev.1644005770.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/92491_PEO-C3a-1017-0011.rev.1644005770.jpg 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/191/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/92491_PEO-C3a-1017-0011.rev.1644005770.jpg" alt="The Frank Manor House on our undergraduate campus is on the National Register of Historic Places." width="1440" height="690" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/92491_PEO-C3a-1017-0011.rev.1644005770.jpg 2x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136"/> </picture> </a><div class="hero-full_image_caption collapsable-caption"> The Frank Manor House on our undergraduate campus is on the National Register of Historic Places.</div>
  • <a href="/live/image/gid/191/width/650/92488_G-CAM-A-0414-0003.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview" tabindex="-1"><picture class="lw_image lw_image92488"> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/191/width/500/height/240/crop/1/92488_G-CAM-A-0414-0003.rev.1644005162.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/500/height/240/crop/1/92488_G-CAM-A-0414-0003.rev.1644005162.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/191/width/500/height/240/crop/1/92488_G-CAM-A-0414-0003.rev.1644005162.jpg 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 800px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/191/width/800/height/383/crop/1/92488_G-CAM-A-0414-0003.rev.1644005162.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/800/height/383/crop/1/92488_G-CAM-A-0414-0003.rev.1644005162.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/191/width/800/height/383/crop/1/92488_G-CAM-A-0414-0003.rev.1644005162.jpg 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 1200px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/191/width/1200/height/575/crop/1/92488_G-CAM-A-0414-0003.rev.1644005162.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/1200/height/575/crop/1/92488_G-CAM-A-0414-0003.rev.1644005162.jpg 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 1201px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/191/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/92488_G-CAM-A-0414-0003.rev.1644005162.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/92488_G-CAM-A-0414-0003.rev.1644005162.jpg 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/191/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/92488_G-CAM-A-0414-0003.rev.1644005162.jpg" alt="Our Graduate School of Education and Counseling offers real-world experience through an equity and social justice lens." width="1440" height="690" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/92488_G-CAM-A-0414-0003.rev.1644005162.jpg 2x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2129"/> </picture> </a><div class="hero-full_image_caption collapsable-caption"> Our Graduate School of Education and Counseling offers real-world experience through an equity and social justice lens.</div>

Financial Aid

Investing in your education is one of the most important decisions you and your family will ever make. Our financial aid program creates solutions to serve students from diverse economic backgrounds, and we are here to help make this process as easy as possible.

FAFSA Code: 003197

Undergraduate Aid Make a Payment

 Graduate Student Aid Law Student Aid

  • <blockquote><p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Attending Lewis & Clark without financial aid was basically impossible for me. When I saw how much aid the school was offering to me, I actually cried tears of happiness. Simply put, my financial aid was the final deciding factor of whether or not I said yes to L&C.</span></p></p><p class="quote-author"><a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/16677-erika-hutchinson">Erika Hutchinson BA ’22</a><br/><span class="quoted-profile_meta">Fort Collins, Colorado</span></p></blockquote>
  • <blockquote><p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I was nervous that the high tuition of a private liberal arts college would prevent me from attending one, but my generous financial aid package from L&C made the choice to go here even easier.</span></p></p><p class="quote-author"><a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/16679-emily-larabee">Emily Larabee BA ’25</a><br/><span class="quoted-profile_meta">Anchorage, Alaska</span></p></blockquote>
  • <blockquote><p><p> My financial aid package not only made attending Lewis & Clark possible; it made me feel wanted, like L&C was a place I was meant to be.</p></p><p class="quote-author"><a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/20474-apollo-beaber">Apollo Beaber BA ’25</a><br/><span class="quoted-profile_meta">Denver, Colorado</span></p></blockquote>
  • <blockquote><p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My financial aid package was a deciding factor in my decision to attend L&C. Without it, it wouldn’t have been possible for me to attend college, and I am so grateful to my scholarship donors.</span></p></p><p class="quote-author"><a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/16683-ashleen-smith">Ashleen Smith BA ’23</a><br/><span class="quoted-profile_meta">Madras, Oregon</span></p></blockquote>
  • <blockquote><p><p> The financial aid package I received greatly influenced my decision to go to Lewis & Clark. Without it, I wouldn’t have the opportunities I have today.</p></p><p class="quote-author"><a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/20470-ainsley-rios">Ainsley Rios BA ’27</a><br/><span class="quoted-profile_meta">Hillsboro, Oregon</span></p></blockquote>
  • <blockquote><p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I chose Lewis & Clark because of the small class sizes and proximity to home, and I was offered a generous financial aid package.</span></p></p><p class="quote-author"><a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/16641-htoo-ray-wah">Htoo Ray Wah BA ’23</a><br/><span class="quoted-profile_meta">Portland, Oregon</span></p></blockquote>
  • <blockquote><p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The generous merit aid package that L&C offered me made me feel like the college was prepared to invest in me. So I try to make good on that investment by engaging with my classes and organizing student projects.</span></p></p><p class="quote-author"><a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/14674-mateo-kaiser">Mateo Kaiser BA ’23</a><br/><span class="quoted-profile_meta">Mountain View, California</span></p></blockquote>
  • <blockquote><p><p> I am so grateful that, throughout my time at Lewis & Clark, I’ve been granted opportunities to apply to new scholarships as my academic career has developed. Receiving a SAAB grant to fund a film, as well as becoming a Mary Stuart Rogers scholar in recognition of my academic rigor, has furthered my growth and success at L&C. </p></p><p class="quote-author"><a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/20473-liv-ladaire">Liv Ladaire BA ’25</a><br/><span class="quoted-profile_meta">Orange County, California</span></p></blockquote>
  • <blockquote><p><p> The financial aid package provided by Lewis & Clark made it so that not only I could attend a college in general, but that I would be able to attend my dream college! The scholarship I received changed everything and set me on a new path.</p></p><p class="quote-author"><a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/20424-ashtyn-aponte">Ashtyn Aponte BA ’26</a><br/><span class="quoted-profile_meta">Milwaukie, Oregon</span></p></blockquote>
  • <blockquote><p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I transferred to Lewis & Clark at the beginning of fall 2020.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">I ended up paying nearly the exact amount as I did at my prior institution and all of my credits transferred. I was able to transition to life at L&C seamlessly.</span></p></p><p class="quote-author"><a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/16640-greta-burton">Greta Burton BA ’22</a><br/><span class="quoted-profile_meta">Portland, Oregon</span></p></blockquote>
  • <blockquote><p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I received a generous financial aid package that sealed the deal. Between the colleges I was choosing from, Lewis & Clark’s offer was the best, and because I already was interested in attending, it helped me make my decision even quicker.</span></p></p><p class="quote-author"><a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/16647-adam-schwarz">Adam Schwarz BA ’23</a><br/><span class="quoted-profile_meta">Daly City, California</span></p></blockquote>
  • <blockquote><p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">L&C offered me a really generous financial aid package. I can’t tell you how impactful it was not to come out of school with a mountain of debt.</span></p></p><p class="quote-author"><a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/16540-spencer-byrne-seres">Spencer Byrne-Seres BA ’13</a><br/></p></blockquote>
  • <blockquote><p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The generous merit-based awards and need-based financial aid at L&C were a significant reason for my pursuit of higher education at this fine academic institute.</span></p></p><p class="quote-author"><a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/16674-leo-mcnaughton">Leo McNaughton BA ’24</a><br/><span class="quoted-profile_meta">Milwaukie, Oregon</span></p></blockquote>
  • <blockquote><p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The financial aid package I received made Lewis and Clark feasible. It allowed me to push myself to go out of state to a location that I knew I would thrive in.</span></p></p><p class="quote-author"><a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/16643-whitney-maxfield">Whitney Maxfield BA ’25</a><br/><span class="quoted-profile_meta">Riverton, Utah</span></p></blockquote>
  • <blockquote><p><p> The financial aid provided from the school made L&C a definite yes. As an international student, being able to rely on so much support made the process so much easier.</p></p><p class="quote-author"><a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/17735-kenan-imamovic">Kenan Imamovic BA ’25</a><br/><span class="quoted-profile_meta">Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina</span></p></blockquote>

Get Started With the FAFSA

To apply for financial aid, the first thing all students—undergraduate, graduate, and law—must do is complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) each year. Our school code for the FAFSA is 003197.

You may have heard the news that the FAFSA is getting a major remodel this year! The goal is to make it simpler to complete, but it also means the FAFSA for the 2024-25 year won’t be available until late December 2023.

Pro Tip: you need an FSA ID to complete the FAFSA. Here’s a quick video tutorial to help with that process. You and anyone else (like a parent!) who will be contributing information to your FAFSA should create an FSA ID at least a couple of days before you file the FAFSA.

Fill Out the FAFSA

Important Financial Aid Timing

Update, 1/31/24

The government just announced that they will not release FAFSA data to schools until at least early March. Without that data, we cannot process need-based aid awards, so we’ve removed the priority filing dates this year. Please note:

  1. The date you file the FAFSA has no bearing on your award. 
  2. We will work with you to get through this year’s delayed, uncertain process. 
  • 99% 

    99 percent of fall 2021 incoming JD students at the Law School received scholarships or grants.

  • 97% 

    Ninety-seven percent of L&C undergraduates receive some form of financial assistance.

  • 71% 

    71 percent of degree-seeking students at the Graduate School of Education and Counseling receive financial aid.

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