Location:Â Durango, Colorado
Campus elevation:Â 6,872 feet
Named for:Â 19th century military post located on the land that later became the first campus
Year founded:Â 1911
Undergraduate education:Â Our sole focus
Educational tradition:Â Liberal arts (the arts befitting a free people)
Vision:Â We strive to be the finest public liberal arts college in the Western United States.
Mission:Â 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:Â 96
Number of students:Â 3,685 for Fall 2009
Female Students: 49%
Male Students: 51%
Student/Faculty Ratio: 18.2
Average class size:Â 19
Student Clubs and Organizations: 70
NCAA Division:Â II
Mascot: Skyler the SkyhawkÂ
Varsity sports:Â Basketball, cross-country, football, golf, soccer, softball, volleyball
Club sports:Â Baseball, cycling, ice hockey, lacrosse, skiing, snowboarding, soccer, wrestling