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Global Reach

  • Over half of Lewis & Clark's undergraduate students participate in overseas and off-campus programs.
    Over half of Lewis & Clark’s undergraduate students participate in overseas and off-campus programs.
  • International students play an integral role at Lewis & Clark, providing opportunities for the community to look beyond its borders.
    International students play an integral role at Lewis & Clark, providing opportunities for the community to look beyond its borders.
  • The International Affairs Symposium is the oldest student-run symposium in the United States.
    The International Affairs Symposium is the oldest student-run symposium in the United States.
  • An innovative partnership with top Indian law schools allows our law students to augment global law courses at Lewis & Clark with exp...
    An innovative partnership with top Indian law schools allows our law students to augment global law courses at Lewis & Clark with experience abroad.
  • Graduate faculty and students are advancing culturally appropriate counseling with a collaborative program in Uganda.
    Graduate faculty and students are advancing culturally appropriate counseling with a collaborative program in Uganda.
  • The annual student-run International Fair is an exceptional celebration of different traditions and heritages from every corner of the world.
    The annual student-run International Fair is an exceptional celebration of different traditions and heritages from every corner of the world.
Global Reach

Students come to Lewis & Clark because they seek to be part of a worldwide community. Across our three schools, we provide opportunities to get immersed in unfamiliar cultures and develop a broader context for global understanding.

Over half of our undergraduate students participate in off-campus and overseas programs, and all must demonstrate competency in a second language and explore another culture. Our law school offers a global law certificate and overseas study, externship, and work opportunities. Faculty and students from our graduate school have traveled to Uganda to lead family therapy training and have done related work in Egypt and India. 

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  • 60 percent of the undergraduate class of 2012 studied abroad.

  • In recent years, we have had students representing nearly 70 countries on campus.

  • Lewis & Clark’s overseas program celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2012. 

  • Lewis & Clark was the first major American law school to establish a comprehensive, multifocused faculty and student exchange program in India.

  • Students in the graduate school’s Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy program can earn a concentration in international family therapy.

  • Graduate students can complete a final-semester internship in Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy in Ft. Portal, Uganda. 

  • The law school administers a student-exchange program with premier institutions in India, Germany, China, and elsewhere. 

  • About 10 percent of our undergraduate students come from another country. 

  • “Lewis & Clark has a vibrant international student body. It feels like a really good fit, and the best place for me to be.”
    —Dan Peniston

  • As one undergraduate student wrote in his journal from Samburuland, Kenya, “I might as well be on Mars. Nothing I have done, or ever will do, can possibly compare to this experience.”

  • JD students can earn a Global Law certificate, which recognizes them for their achievements in global law.

  • Some 65 percent of Lewis & Clark’s overseas programs go to countries outside Western Europe.

Learn about our international education programs