 Lewis–Clark State College has been ranked as one of the top public colleges in the West in the Comprehensive-Bachelor's Degree categories – including No.1 in 2002, 2005, & 2007 – by "U.S. News & World Report" in its annual rankings of colleges and universities.Lewis–Clark State competes in intercollegiate athletics in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily in the Frontier Conference.