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Fort Lewis Facts

Location:  Durango, Colorado

Campus elevation:  6,872 feet

Named for:  19th century military post located on the land that later became the first campus

Year founded:  1911

Undergraduate education:  Our sole focus

Educational tradition:  Liberal arts (the arts befitting a free people)

Vision:  We strive to be the finest public liberal arts college in the Western United States.

Mission:  Fort Lewis College offers accessible, high quality, baccalaureate liberal arts education to a diverse student population, preparing citizens for the common good in an increasingly complex world.

College accreditation: Higher Learning Commission of North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Program accreditations: Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, American Chemical Society, Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International, Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education, National Association of Schools of Music

Number of majors, minors, certificates, & special academic programs:  96

Number of students:  3,685 for Fall 2009

Female Students: 49%

Male Students: 51%

Student/Faculty Ratio: 18.2

Average class size:  19

Student Clubs and Organizations: 70

NCAA Division:  II

Mascot: Skyler the Skyhawk 

Varsity sports:  Basketball, cross-country, football, golf, soccer, softball, volleyball

Club sports:  Baseball, cycling, ice hockey, lacrosse, skiing, snowboarding, soccer, wrestling