Lewis-Clark State College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Lewis-Clark State College

Lewis-Clark State College operates as a public institution located in Lewiston, Idaho (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 2,385 students of which 4,585 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Lewis-Clark State College is categorized as “22” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 87.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,635, with published in-state tuition of $7,610 and a Pell grant recipient share of 24.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 42.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 61.1%. Graduates earn a median of $46,001 ten years after enrolling, compared with $42,133 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 217300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 61.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.