• <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 media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/500/height/240/crop/1/92491_PEO-C3a-1017-0011.rev.1644005770.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/191/width/500/height/240/crop/1/92491_PEO-C3a-1017-0011.rev.1644005770.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/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" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 800px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/800/height/383/crop/1/92491_PEO-C3a-1017-0011.rev.1644005770.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/191/width/800/height/383/crop/1/92491_PEO-C3a-1017-0011.rev.1644005770.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 800px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/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" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 1200px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/1200/height/575/crop/1/92491_PEO-C3a-1017-0011.rev.1644005770.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 1200px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/1200/height/575/crop/1/92491_PEO-C3a-1017-0011.rev.1644005770.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(min-width: 1201px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/92491_PEO-C3a-1017-0011.rev.1644005770.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(min-width: 1201px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/92491_PEO-C3a-1017-0011.rev.1644005770.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><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." 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" data-optimized="true"/></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/650/92489_LAW_Library_9248.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview" tabindex="-1"><picture class="lw_image lw_image92489"><source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/500/height/240/crop/1/92489_LAW_Library_9248.rev.1644005281.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/191/width/500/height/240/crop/1/92489_LAW_Library_9248.rev.1644005281.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/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" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 800px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/800/height/383/crop/1/92489_LAW_Library_9248.rev.1644005281.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/191/width/800/height/383/crop/1/92489_LAW_Library_9248.rev.1644005281.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 800px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/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" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 1200px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/1200/height/575/crop/1/92489_LAW_Library_9248.rev.1644005281.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 1200px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/1200/height/575/crop/1/92489_LAW_Library_9248.rev.1644005281.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(min-width: 1201px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/92489_LAW_Library_9248.rev.1644005281.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(min-width: 1201px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/92489_LAW_Library_9248.rev.1644005281.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><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!" 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" data-optimized="true"/></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 media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/500/height/240/crop/1/92490_CAM-E-0519-0007.rev.1644005576.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/191/width/500/height/240/crop/1/92490_CAM-E-0519-0007.rev.1644005576.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/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" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 800px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/800/height/383/crop/1/92490_CAM-E-0519-0007.rev.1644005576.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/191/width/800/height/383/crop/1/92490_CAM-E-0519-0007.rev.1644005576.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 800px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/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" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 1200px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/1200/height/575/crop/1/92490_CAM-E-0519-0007.rev.1644005576.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 1200px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/1200/height/575/crop/1/92490_CAM-E-0519-0007.rev.1644005576.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(min-width: 1201px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/92490_CAM-E-0519-0007.rev.1644005576.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(min-width: 1201px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/92490_CAM-E-0519-0007.rev.1644005576.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><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." 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" data-optimized="true"/></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/650/92488_G-CAM-A-0414-0003.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview" tabindex="-1"><picture class="lw_image lw_image92488"><source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/500/height/240/crop/1/92488_G-CAM-A-0414-0003.rev.1644005162.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/191/width/500/height/240/crop/1/92488_G-CAM-A-0414-0003.rev.1644005162.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/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" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 800px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/800/height/383/crop/1/92488_G-CAM-A-0414-0003.rev.1644005162.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/191/width/800/height/383/crop/1/92488_G-CAM-A-0414-0003.rev.1644005162.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 800px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/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" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 1200px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/1200/height/575/crop/1/92488_G-CAM-A-0414-0003.rev.1644005162.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 1200px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/1200/height/575/crop/1/92488_G-CAM-A-0414-0003.rev.1644005162.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(min-width: 1201px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/92488_G-CAM-A-0414-0003.rev.1644005162.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(min-width: 1201px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/191/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/92488_G-CAM-A-0414-0003.rev.1644005162.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><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." 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" data-optimized="true"/></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;">Lewis & Clark provided me with a substantial financial aid package, which made the decision to attend this school easier.</span> </p> </p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/16644-annabelle-rousseau">Annabelle Rousseau BA ’23</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Modesto, California</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p> <p> I chose to come to L&C because of the overall support I knew I would receive with financial aid, academic life, and student affinity groups.</p> </p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/17133-rocio-yao">Rocío Yao BA ’24</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Cuidad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Guangzhou, China; Northglenn, Colorado, United States</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p> <p> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Lewis & Clark offered competitive prices, so that I would be able to receive a liberal arts education for the same price as a public institution.</span> </p> </p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/14672-keilani-vega">Keilani Vega BA ’22</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Pasadena, California</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p> <p> I remember crying in a shopping mall when I first heard about my financial package and realized that I’d have the opportunity to go here, and I’ve been super grateful for it ever since!</p> </p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/21524-cleo-lockhart">Cleo Lockhart BA ’25</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Denver, Colorado</span> </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> I am incredibly grateful that Lewis & Clark has continued to increase my financial aid during my time here, and that they have given me extra aid when my financial circumstances changed.</p> </p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/16673-brenna-ketchum">Brenna Ketchum BA ’23</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Fort Collins, Colorado</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p> <p> Lewis & Clark’s financial aid package was the best I received. I was blown away by the college’s active support and flexibility before I even accepted the offer to attend. It made me respect the school’s dedication to provide accessible education to students.</p> </p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/16676-laura-everson">Laura Everson BA ’22</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Sitka, Alaska</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p> <p> I always hoped I would get to attend a small liberal arts college, but I never thought it would be a real possibility until I saw the financial aid package Lewis & Clark offered me. The scholarships I was offered closed the gap between private and public education, allowing me to pursue my dreams the way I imagined.</p> </p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/20449-annabelle-samson">Annabelle Samson BA ’27</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Olympia, Washington</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;">My financial aid package made a college education achievable for my family and me. The generous aid I received was a motivating factor for me to attend L&C, so that I could have a wonderful education without graduating with mountains of debt.</span> </p> </p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/16650-sofia-reeves">Sofia Reeves BA ’23</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Sacramento, California</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p> <p> I knew that what L&C had to offer in terms of education and experience was right up my alley. Having financial aid was crucial to validating my decision.</p> </p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/21570-tessa-forth">Tessa Forth BA ’26</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Barbados/Las Vegas, Nevada</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>
  • <blockquote> <p> <p> <span style="font-weight: 400;">I wouldn’t have been able to attend school outside of my own state without federal and Lewis & Clark aid. The aid I’ve received has even made it possible for me to study abroad in Strasbourg, France.</span> </p> </p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/16200-audrey-perry">Audrey Perry BA ’25</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Lincoln, Nebraska</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p> <p> For me and my family, the generous aid package was what made the possibility of attending college a reality that I could pursue to the fullest.</p> </p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/21574-rosa-caldera">Rosa Caldera BA ’26</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Beaverton, Oregon</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>

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. 
  • 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.

  • 99% 

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

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