Rankings celebrate sustainability, teaching, and more
Assistant Professor of Art History Dawn Odell, voted Lewis & Clark 2011 Teacher of the Year, meets with students
This fall, Lewis & Clark has received high marks in a variety of national rankings that honor everything from service-oriented students to sustainability to exceptional faculty. Focusing on how colleges contribute to society, Washington Monthly named Lewis & Clark among the top 25 liberal arts colleges in the country.
Take a closer look at some of the rankings below and learn why Lewis & Clark is proud of its heritage and its position as a private institution with a public conscience and international reach.
Academic leadership
In honor of the College’s outstanding faculty, U.S. News & World Report ranked Lewis & Clark 15th in the nation for liberal arts colleges with the best undergraduate teaching. Learn more about how U.S. News & World Report praises Lewis & Clark for offering opportunities for exploration, at home and abroad.
At Lewis & Clark, virtually any combination of coursework is possible, including majors and minors in the natural sciences, social sciences, or arts and humanities, as well as student-designed majors. As a result, the College took the fifth spot in Newsweek rankings highlighting colleges that are the most accommodating to freethinking students.
With a low faculty-to-student ratio, diverse course offerings, and numerous opportunities for faculty-student collaboration, Lewis & Clark provides countless paths for student exploration.
Local and global engagement
In Newsweek’s 2011 college rankings, Lewis & Clark came in fifth among the nation’s most service-oriented schools.
Each day thousands of alumni, students, faculty, and staff initiate positive changes in communities around the globe, including those close to home in Portland.
For many students, the commitment to service begins before they ever step foot in a classroom at Lewis & Clark. While all new students offer service during orientation, some spend their first week as Pioneers on service projects dedicated to addressing issues like hunger and poverty.
Integrated sustainability
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Members of SEED, Students Engaged in Eco-Defense, a student-run group promoting environmental activism and stewardship at local, regional and global levels. -
Students perform fieldwork at the terminus of the Columbia Slough, a narrow waterway formed by the Columbia River. -
Faculty participation in overseas programs, like this one in Vietnam, allows students to explore relations between ecological, economic, and social dimensions of sustainability. -
In the East Africa program, students learn about community conservation, which ensures peoples like the Hadzabe are included in decisions affecting the savanna. -
Students offer service at the Oregon Food Bank as part of Spring Into Action Community Service Day, organized by Lewis & Clark undergraduates. -
Students work with a wide range of organizations focused on sustainability efforts in Portland. -
JR Howard Hall, completed in 2005, is certified as a LEED-Gold building.
The top Oregon pick for Sierra magazine’s “Coolest Schools” list, Lewis & Clark emphasizes innovation and integration in sustainability.
The College’s commitment to sustainability extends beyond green energy and LEED buildings. From the interdisciplinary Environmental Studies Program to student initiatives like campus gardens, the Lewis & Clark community engages in a broader way of thinking and acting sustainably.
Lewis & Clark provides educational experiences in sync with the desire of students to be effective innovators and leaders in creating a more sustainable world.
Beautiful surroundings
Lewis & Clark has one of the most beautiful campuses in the country, according to two different national rankings. The College took the number two spot in the Princeton Review list and number seven in Newsweek.
Just six miles from downtown Portland, Lewis & Clark has a park-like campus nestled among towering trees and trillium-lined creeks in a quiet residential neighborhood. Students enjoy their beautiful natural surroundings, like the view of Mount Hood and proximity to Tryon Creek State Park, just across the street.
