Find Your Place At Fort Lewis College

Southwestern Colorado's Crossroad of Education and Adventure

Your education. Your adventure. Your impact.

Welcome to Fort Lewis College, where the San Juan Mountains aren't just your backdrop, they're your classroom. Here in Durango, Colorado, you won't find students buried in lecture halls. You'll find them rappelling into canyons to study geology, launching startups, and collaborating with professors who see you as a partner.

As Colorado's only public liberal arts college, we've built something different. Your education is hands-on, interdisciplinary, and impossible to ignore. Our professors bring you into cutting-edge research, creative projects, and real solutions to real problems. You'll graduate with experience that matters and one of the lowest tuitions among Colorado's four-year public colleges.
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Academics
Microscope
60

Majors

Graduate in cap
98%

Of tenured faculty have
highest degree in their field

Book
4

Programs in the Top 10
according to Schools.com

Classes
Students
19

Average class size

People talking
100%

Classes with fewer
than 50 students

Students at table
15:1

Student to faculty ratio

Campus
Housing
1,602

Campus residents

Hiking boot
300+

Miles of trails
to hike and bike

Skis and poles
5

World-class ski resorts
within driving distance

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