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Communications & media at Lewis & Clark College

Lewis & Clark College graduates about 22 communications & media majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 176th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a strong program at 68 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $53,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.94×).

Graduates a year225% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$53,0000.94× the same major nationally
Admit rate78%whole school
SAT middle 50%1260–1400whole school

Around Lewis & Clark College

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Frank Manor House-Lewis & Clark CollegePhoto: Chris Phan from Eugene, Oregon, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Pioneer Express bus 327 turning onto Frank Manor Drive, on the campus of Lewis &
Pioneer Express bus 327 leaving campus in 2016Photo: Steve Morgan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Isaac Updike after winning the steeplechase at the 2025 Portland Track Festival
Isaac Updike at the 2025 Portland Track Festival 02Photo: Joe Peacock · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Where communications & media happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 17 · Academic 14 · Chapel 3 · Athletics 3 · Arts 3 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. University of Illinois Chicago 68
  2. Kansas State University 68
  3. Seton Hall University 68
  4. Saint Joseph's University 68
  5. University of Minnesota–Duluth 67
  6. Biola University 67
  7. University of Hartford 67
  8. University of Portland 67

Other strong majors at Lewis & Clark College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Lewis & Clark College with every school we score in communications & media. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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