Fort Lewis College

Fort Lewis College's program mix is anchored in business, social sciences, and natural sciences—a portfolio reflecting the institution's regional public liberal arts identity in Colorado. Business/Commerce, General is the largest program with 64 graduates, followed by Kinesiology, Psychology, General, Natural Resources Conservation and Research, and Biology, General.

Across 28 programs serving roughly 530 students annually, 0 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold, with several delivering solid four-year earnings outcomes. The earnings pattern reflects strength in applied business and professional fields.

Engineering leads with median earnings of $77,389 four years after enrollment across 29 graduates, followed by Business/Commerce, General at $56,038 with 64 graduates and Natural Resources Conservation and Research at $46,492. Business/Commerce, General, the institution's largest program, earns $56,038 and demonstrates that scale and earnings strength align at Fort Lewis College.

The concentration in Business and related professional fields—accounting, management, and applied social sciences—positions graduates for direct entry into stable labor markets in the Rocky Mountain region and beyond. Several of these programs represent high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the workforce directly and earnings reflect regional and national labor-market outcomes.

Psychology, General and Sociology round out the earnings leaders, demonstrating breadth across business, STEM, and applied-science fields. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how Fort Lewis College's dominant program families align with labor-market demand in Colorado and nationally.

Fort Lewis College's published cost of attendance is $27,030. Net price varies meaningfully by family income: low-income families pay approximately $18,622, mid-low-income families pay around $17,014, middle-income families pay about $19,468, mid-high-income families pay approximately $19,498, and higher-income families pay around $13,158.

Azimuth ranks Fort Lewis College #347 for post-graduation affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. As a public regional university, Fort Lewis College offers tuition pricing that reflects Colorado's public-institution structure, with need-based aid reshaping the headline cost across income bands.

Median federal student loan debt at graduation is $18,389. Families using Parent PLUS borrow a median of $21,062; private or institutional loans may add further borrowing that falls outside these federal-only figures — see the [Parent PLUS risk framework](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) for how household context shapes PLUS decisions.

For the typical graduate at the institution's median four-year earnings of $46,601, median federal debt of $18,389 projects to a monthly payment of about $208 under standard ten-year repayment. For personalized projections across earnings scenarios — including Parent PLUS planning — use [Azimuth's Financial GPS tool](/analysis/financial-gps-framework/).

Graduates of Fort Lewis College earn median 4-year earnings of $46,601, placing Fort Lewis College in the 8.6 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $11,902 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing Fort Lewis College in the 16.9 percentile for [earnings beyond expectations](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/) among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Azimuth ranks Fort Lewis College #1372 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. These outcomes reflect solid long-term financial payoff for graduates entering Colorado's regional labor market.

The earnings pattern is anchored in business and applied professional fields. Business/Commerce, General is the largest program by aggregate return, combining meaningful cohort scale with strong four-year earnings.

The Business/Commerce, General program graduates 64 students earning median 4-year earnings of $56,038, performing at 0.8× the national benchmark for the field. Kinesiology and Psychology, General also deliver solid outcomes, with 49 and 48 graduates respectively earning $41,675 and $46,256 four years after enrollment.

The concentration in Business — the institution's signature strength — aligns with regional employer demand in the Southwest and supports graduates into stable, accessible career pathways.