Selectivity
51%
Total Students
25,474
UG 19,593
PG 5,881
Satisfaction Index
93%
Salary After Attending
$50,800
BASIC
| Web Site | www.clemson.edu |
| Institution Type | Public |
| Location | Clemson |
UNDER GRADUATE
| Total Students | 19,593 |
| Women | 9,067 (46.28%) |
| Men | 10,526 (53.72%) |
GRADUATE
| Total Students | 5,881 |
| Women | 2,870 (48.8%) |
| Men | 3,011 (51.2%) |
| Acceptance Rate | 51% |
| Cost of Attendance | $ 48,544 |
| Graduation Rate | 81% |
| Retention Rate | 93 % |
FRESHMAN ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
| Admission Office URL | www.clemson.edu/admissions/index.html |
| Online Application URL | www.applyweb.com/apply/clemson/ |
| Entrance Difficulty (Selectivity) | 51 % |
STANDARDISED TEST REQUIREMENTS
| Exam | Required |
|---|---|
| SAT or ACT | Required |
| SAT Only | - |
| ACT Only | - |
| SAT and SAT Subject Tests, or ACT | - |
| SAT Subject Tests Only | - |
| Regular Admission Deadline | - |
EARLY DECISION & EARLY ACTION
| Early Decision Offered | No |
| Early Decision Application Deadline | - |
| Early Decision Notification Date | - |
| Early Action Offered | No |
| Early Action Application Deadline | - |
| Early Action Notification Date | - |
FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigor of Secondary School Record | X | |||
| Academic GPA | X | |||
| Standardized Tests | X | |||
| Class Rank | X | |||
| Recommendations | X | |||
| Essay | X | |||
| Interview | X | |||
| Level of Applicant's Interest | X | |||
| Extracurricular Activities | X | |||
| Volunteer Work | X | |||
| Particular Talent/Ability | X | |||
| Character/Personal Qualities | X | |||
| First Generation to Attend College | X | |||
| State Residency | X | |||
| Geographic Residence | X | |||
| Relation with Alumnus | X | |||
| Religious Affiliation/ Commitment | X | |||
| Ethnicity | X | |||
| Work Experience | X |
ADMISSION RATE
| Overall Admission Rate | 51% of applicants were admitted |
| Women | 52% of applicants were admitted |
| Men | 51% of applicants were admitted |
| Students Enrolled | 33% of admitted students enrolled |
| Women | 30% of admitted students enrolled |
| Men | 37% of admitted students enrolled |
| Early Decision Admission Rate | - |
| Early Action Admission Rate | - |
SCORES OF ENROLLED FRESHMEN
| 25th Percentile | 75th Percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| SAT - R/W | 560 | 660 |
| SAT - Maths | 590 | 590 |
| ACT - Composite | 27 | 31 |
| ACT - Writing | - | - |
| ACT - English | - | - |
| ACT - Maths | - | - |
TUITION AND EXPENSES
| Financial Aid Office URL | https://www.clemson.edu/finaid |
| Net Price Calculator URL | https://workgroups.clemson.edu/A_A_5690_OIR/cunpc/ |
Cost of Attendance (UG)
Tuition and Fees |
$34,590 |
On Campus Room & Board |
$9,144 |
Books and Supplies |
$1,308 |
Other Expenses |
$3,502 |
| Total | $48,544 |
Cost of Attendance (Master)
Tuition and Fees |
$19,280 |
On Campus Room & Board |
$9,144 |
Books and Supplies |
$1,308 |
Other Expenses |
$3,502 |
| Total | $33,234 |
FINANCIAL AID
| Need Based Aid for International Student | No |
| Merit Based Aid for International Students | No |
| Total International Students Receiving Aid | - |
| Percentage of International Students Receiving Aid | 0.0% |
| Average aid awarded to International Students | - |
| Total Aid awarded to International Students | - |
| PROGRAM | BACHELOR | MASTER | DOCTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, General. | |||
| Agricultural Business and Management, General. | 37 | - | - |
| Agricultural Economics. | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Animal Sciences, General. | 95 | - | - |
| Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General. | 5 | - | - |
| Aquaculture. | 39 | 3 | - |
| Food Science and Technology, Other. | - | 6 | - |
| Food Science. | 56 | - | 7 |
| Horticultural Science. | 17 | - | - |
| Plant Sciences, General. | - | 6 | 10 |
| Soil Sciences, Other. | 5 | - | - |
| Category total | 261 | 20 | 19 |
| ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED SERVICES. | |||
| Architecture. | 57 | 37 | - |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. | - | 10 | - |
| Environmental Design/Architecture. | - | - | 4 |
| Landscape Architecture. | 19 | 7 | - |
| Category total | 76 | 54 | 4 |
| AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES. | |||
| Women's Studies. | 1 | - | - |
| Category total | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Animal Genetics. | 27 | - | 2 |
| Animal Physiology. | - | 4 | 1 |
| Biochemistry. | 37 | - | 3 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General. | 253 | 84 | 5 |
| Entomology. | - | 2 | - |
| Human/Medical Genetics. | - | - | 1 |
| Microbiology, General. | 29 | 5 | 2 |
| Toxicology. | - | - | 4 |
| Category total | 346 | 95 | 18 |
| BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Accounting. | 118 | 61 | - |
| Business Administration and Management, General. | 249 | 147 | - |
| Construction Management. | 39 | 13 | - |
| Finance, General. | 148 | - | - |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. | - | 47 | - |
| Marketing, Other. | - | 6 | - |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General. | 177 | - | - |
| Operations Management and Supervision. | - | 1 | 4 |
| Real Estate. | - | 15 | - |
| Category total | 731 | 290 | 4 |
| COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS. | |||
| Communication and Media Studies, Other. | - | 10 | - |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric. | - | - | 6 |
| Sports Communication. | 4 | - | - |
| Category total | 4 | 10 | 6 |
| COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 101 | 54 | 6 |
| Computer Programming/Programmer, General. | - | 10 | - |
| Informatics. | - | - | 3 |
| Information Science/Studies. | 8 | - | - |
| Category total | 109 | 64 | 9 |
| EDUCATION. | |||
| Agricultural Teacher Education. | 19 | 5 | - |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. | - | 72 | - |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | - | - | 7 |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching. | 22 | - | - |
| Education, General. | - | 8 | - |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General. | - | 29 | 13 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching. | 38 | - | - |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching. | - | 31 | - |
| Mathematics Teacher Education. | 2 | - | - |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. | 6 | - | - |
| Secondary Education and Teaching. | 34 | 10 | - |
| Special Education and Teaching, General. | 16 | 2 | - |
| Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education. | 1 | - | - |
| Category total | 138 | 157 | 20 |
| Engineering Technology, General. | |||
| Engineering-Related Fields, Other. | - | - | 1 |
| Packaging Science. | 57 | 7 | - |
| Category total | 57 | 7 | 1 |
| ENGINEERING. | |||
| Agricultural Engineering. | 20 | - | - |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. | 100 | 32 | 15 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 52 | 1 | 5 |
| Civil Engineering, General. | 115 | 42 | 8 |
| Computer Engineering, General. | 46 | 11 | 2 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 93 | 32 | 9 |
| Engineering, Other. | - | 74 | 13 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 30 | 23 | 2 |
| Industrial Engineering. | 117 | 87 | 10 |
| Materials Engineering. | 51 | - | 6 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 182 | 67 | 16 |
| Category total | 806 | 369 | 86 |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS. | |||
| English Language and Literature, General. | 84 | 10 | - |
| Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing. | - | 13 | - |
| Rhetoric and Composition. | 92 | - | - |
| Category total | 176 | 23 | 0 |
| Work and Family Studies. | |||
| Family and Community Services. | - | - | 1 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other. | - | 6 | - |
| Category total | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS. | |||
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General. | 19 | - | - |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. | 21 | - | - |
| Spanish Language and Literature. | 16 | - | - |
| Category total | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | |||
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 105 | - | - |
| Nursing Science. | - | 36 | - |
| Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies. | 2 | - | - |
| Pre-Pharmacy Studies. | 11 | - | - |
| Public Health, Other. | - | 1 | - |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. | 150 | - | - |
| Category total | 268 | 37 | 0 |
| HISTORY. | |||
| History, General. | 65 | 9 | - |
| Category total | 65 | 9 | 0 |
| PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS. | |||
| Public Administration. | - | 14 | - |
| Public Policy Analysis, General. | - | - | 2 |
| Category total | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS. | |||
| Mathematics, General. | 42 | 22 | 12 |
| Category total | 42 | 22 | 12 |
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. | |||
| Historic Preservation and Conservation. | - | 13 | - |
| Category total | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION. | |||
| Forest Management/Forest Resources Management. | 23 | - | - |
| Forest Sciences and Biology. | - | 3 | 2 |
| Natural Resources/Conservation, General. | 32 | - | - |
| Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management. | - | - | 3 |
| Category total | 55 | 3 | 5 |
| PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES. | |||
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, General. | 123 | 21 | 10 |
| Category total | 123 | 21 | 10 |
| PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. | |||
| Philosophy. | 18 | - | - |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 3 | - | - |
| Category total | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| PHYSICAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Chemistry, General. | 29 | 3 | 16 |
| Chemistry, Other. | - | - | 1 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other. | - | 7 | - |
| Geology/Earth Science, General. | 3 | - | - |
| Physics, General. | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Category total | 43 | 16 | 22 |
| PSYCHOLOGY. | |||
| Community Psychology. | - | 8 | - |
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology. | - | - | 6 |
| Psychology, General. | 216 | - | - |
| Psychology, Other. | - | - | 1 |
| Category total | 216 | 8 | 7 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Anthropology. | 7 | - | - |
| Economics, General. | 100 | 11 | 7 |
| Political Science and Government, General. | 95 | - | - |
| Social Sciences, Other. | - | 1 | - |
| Sociology. | 60 | - | - |
| Category total | 262 | 12 | 7 |
| VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS. | |||
| Art/Art Studies, General. | 16 | 4 | - |
| Industrial and Product Design. | 89 | 4 | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other. | 20 | - | - |
| Category total | 125 | 8 | 0 |
| Grand total | 3981 | 1258 | 233 |
FACULTY & INSTRUCTION
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 16 to 1 |
| Regular Class Size | 2-9 students: 20% of classes 10-19 students: 29% of classes 20-29 students: 11% of classes 30-39 students: 14% of classes 40-49 students: 8% of classes 50-99 students: 11% of classes Over 100 students: 6% of classes |
STUDENT BODY
| On Campus Housing | Yes |
| On Campus Housing Details | Coed dorms, women's dorms, men's dorms, married student apartments, single student apartments, disabled student housing, fraternity/sorority housing |
| Coeducational | Yes |
| All Undergraduates | 19,593 |
| Women (% of total) | 9,067 (46.28%) |
| Men (% of total) | 10,526 (53.72%) |
| Diversity of Student Body (UnderGraduates) | American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.19 % Asian - 2.35 % Black/African-American - 7.01 % Hispanic/Latino - 3.16 % Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) - 2.54 % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander - 0.06 % White - 82.17 % Unknown - 1.05 % International Students - 1.49 % |
| All Graduate Students | 5,881 |
| Women (% of total) | 2,870 (49%) |
| Men (% of total) | 3,011 (51%) |
| Diversity of Student Body (Graduate Students) | American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.15 % Asian - 1.36 % Black/African-American - 5.44 % Hispanic/Latino - 2.48 % Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) - 1.46 % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander - 0.1 % White - 59.38 % Unknown - 3.5 % International Students - 26.12 % |
UNDERGRADUATE RETENTION AND GRADUATION
| First-Year Students Returning | 93 % |
| Students Graduating (Within 6 Years) |
81 % |
AFTER GRADUATION
| Graduates Offered Full-Time Employment Within 6 Months | 45% |
| Average Starting Salary | Not reported |
| Graduates Pursuing Advanced Study Directly | Not reported |
| Disciplines Pursued | Not reported |
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