Lewis and Clark

What Lewis and Clark does

Lewis & Clark College is a private, nonprofit liberal arts institution founded in 1867 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon. It operates three academic divisions on a single Portland campus: the College of Arts and Sciences (undergraduate, offering 29 majors and 38 minors), the Law School (with top-ranked Environmental Law and Animal Law programs), and the Graduate School of Education and Counseling (art therapy, school counseling, marriage and family therapy, and K-12 teaching credentials). The institution serves individual degree-seeking students at the undergraduate, graduate, and law levels, drawing from 47 U.S. states and 52 nationalities, with 12% of students coming from outside the United States.

Lewis & Clark's revenue model is tuition-driven, with a subscription-like annual billing cycle for undergraduate tuition and fees across its three schools, supplemented by alumni donations, charitable contributions, and foundation grants. The institution distributed more than $74 million in financial aid from institutional, federal, state, and private sources in the most recent year, and operates a 4-5-6 Commitment that covers additional tuition if students do not graduate within four years. Distribution is direct-to-consumer through dedicated admissions offices for each school and on-campus enrollment in Portland.

The institution does not disclose proprietary technology products; its digital footprint consists of standard educational systems including a single sign-on via SecureAuth and library/digital learning resources. There is no public API or partner-facing technology platform. Lewis & Clark differentiates through brand strength in specialized legal fields (#2 Environmental Law, #1 Animal Law), a 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio with an average class size of 19, and a 96% post-graduation outcome rate (employment, graduate study, or service within six months). Recent strategic emphasis has been on community-based partnerships — most notably a flagship collaboration with Albina Vision Trust in Portland's Lower Albina district — supported by foundation grants and a new Executive Director of Community Partnerships role.

Name

Lewis and Clark

Legal name

Lewis & Clark College

Website

https://lclark.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1867

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Lewis & Clark College is a private, nonprofit liberal arts institution in Portland, Oregon, founded in 1867. It enrolls undergraduate, graduate, and law students across three schools, generating revenue primarily through tuition and alumni philanthropy while distributing over $74 million in financial aid annually.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Law & Legal Studies Research Universities (EDAHABAF)

Keywords

• Liberal arts education
• Undergraduate degree programs
• Law school education
• Graduate counseling education
• Higher education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Primary revenue from undergraduate, graduate, and law school tuition and fees. Lewis & Clark distributed over $74 million in financial assistance from institutional, federal, state, and private sources last year.
2. Alumni Giving and Donations: Revenue from alumni donations and charitable contributions supporting scholarships and institutional programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lewis & Clark College is a private higher-education institution in Portland, Oregon with three academic divisions: the College of Arts and Sciences, the Law School, and the Graduate School of Education and Counseling. It provides undergraduate liberal arts degrees, law degrees, and graduate education and counseling programs to enrolled students.

Product overview

Lewis & Clark is a private liberal arts college composed of three academic divisions: the College of Arts and Sciences (undergraduate), the Graduate School of Education and Counseling, and the Law School. The institution offers 29 majors and 33 minors at the undergraduate level, along with numerous graduate programs and professional degrees. A notable community initiative is the Albina Vision Trust Partnership, which provides collaborative educational and economic empowerment opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• College of Arts and Sciences: Undergraduate liberal arts college with 29 majors and 38 minors
• Law School
• Graduate School of Education and Counseling

Products and services

• College of Arts and Sciences The undergraduate liberal arts college offering 29 majors, 33 minors, and preprofessional programs including pre-law, pre-med, and business pathways.
• Graduate School of Education and Counseling Graduate-level programs including art therapy, educational leadership, school counseling, marriage and family therapy, and teaching credentials for K-12 education.
• Law School Law school offering JD degrees with specialized programs in environmental law, animal law, business law, criminal law, and international law; its environmental law program is ranked #2 by U.S. News & World Report.

Quantifiable outcome

• 96% of graduates employed or in further studies within 6 months
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Albina Vision TrustflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Lewis & Clark serves as the educational and economic empowerment partner of Albina Vision Trust, a transformational redevelopment project in Portland's Lower Albina district. The partnership focuses on reimaging education and advancing the college's strategic plan through immersive learning opportunities for undergraduate, graduate, and law students, as well as collaborative development of educational and economic opportunities for Albina residents.
• Albina Music TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership with Albina Music Trust to preserve Portland's Black musical heritage. Activities include bringing Albina's songs to campus through panel discussions and immersive sound installations, and collaboration on community archive projects.
• Albina OnecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024L&C partnered with Albina One, a newly opened apartment building in the Albina district. Graduate school faculty and students attended the grand opening, hosting a reading corner with books, games, and art-making opportunities for families. Materials were donated to establish a library at the facility.

Scale indicators11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Whitman College: Private liberal arts college in Walla Walla, Washington. A Pacific Northwest peer competing with Lewis & Clark for the same regional liberal arts applicant pool and operating with a similar residential campus and tuition-based model.
• Pomona College: Top-tier private liberal arts college in Claremont, California. Comparable in mission, scale, and selective private liberal arts positioning, and a member of the Claremont Colleges consortium that competes with Lewis & Clark for nationally mobile liberal arts applicants.
• Vermont Law and Graduate School: Specialty graduate law school with a top-ranked Environmental Law program. Directly comparable to Lewis & Clark's Law School in environmental law specialty positioning, niche applicant market, and graduate-professional mission.
• Amherst College: Highly selective private liberal arts college in Massachusetts. Directly comparable to Lewis & Clark's undergraduate College of Arts and Sciences in selectivity, residential liberal arts mission, and tuition-driven economics.
• Reed College: Private liberal arts college also located in Portland, Oregon. Reed is the most direct local peer to Lewis & Clark's College of Arts and Sciences, competing for the same regional applicant pool and similar faculty talent with comparable tuition-driven economics.
• Carleton College: Elite private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota. Highly comparable to Lewis & Clark in undergraduate liberal arts mission, residential campus model, and selective admissions profile.
• Pace University (Elisabeth Haub School of Law): Law school with a top-ranked Environmental Law program. Comparable to Lewis & Clark Law School in JD-level environmental law specialty positioning and recruiter appeal for environmentally focused legal careers.
• Colorado College: Highly selective private liberal arts college in Colorado Springs. Comparable in selective private liberal arts positioning, residential model, and tuition-driven economics, and competes with Lewis & Clark for nationally mobile liberal arts applicants.
• University of Puget Sound: Private liberal arts university in Tacoma, Washington. Closely comparable in regional Pacific Northwest positioning, undergraduate residential liberal arts mission, and tuition-based revenue model.

Broad incumbents

• Lewis & Clark College (Graduate School of Education and Counseling) comparable peers: Larger comprehensive universities with graduate education and counseling programs such as the University of Oregon College of Education overlap with Lewis & Clark's Graduate School of Education and Counseling in counselor training and credentials, though they are typically broader public institutions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lewisandclark
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/lewisandclark
• Facebookfacebook.com/LewisandClarkCollege
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/lewisandclark
• Instagraminstagram.com/lewisandclark

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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