After recognizing Fort Lewis College as one of the top producers of U.S. Fulbright Scholars in February, the Chronicle of Higher Education has added another recognition for ܽƵ in March. In the Chronicle article “,” Fort Lewis College was ranked first among liberal arts institutions for percentage of Native American students.

Per the Chronicle article, which pulled data from the U.S. Department of Education, 25.7 percent of the ܽƵ student body was Native American. The second-place finisher, the University of Science and Arts in Oklahoma, came in at 16.8 percent Native American.

Fort Lewis College has held a special commitment to educating Native American and Alaska Native peoples for over a century. ܽƵ is the only Native American-serving, non-tribal institution in Colorado and no baccalaureate institution in the country awards more degrees, including STEM degrees, to Native Americans than Fort Lewis College. Today students from more than 160 tribes are enrolled.

In addition to Native American students, the ܽƵ student body is 11 percent Hispanic. In fact, when adding in all the ethnic minority populations, nearly 50 percent of ܽƵ students come from minority backgrounds.

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