Clemson University
Clemson, SC
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 21,577
Graduate Enrollment: 5,688
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Four-year, large, primarily residential
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full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 49.22%
Male/Female: 50% / 50% (2017)
First generation college students: 17.2% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 2.3% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.2% (2013)
Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 64.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 44.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 32.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 23.6% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 78.1%
Black: 5.7%
Hispanic: 7.2%
Asian: 2.7%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 4.1%
Non-resident alien: 0.6%
Unknown race: 1.3%
Black: 5.7%
Hispanic: 7.2%
Asian: 2.7%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 4.1%
Non-resident alien: 0.6%
Unknown race: 1.3%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $33,004
In-State tuition: $15,558Out-of-State tuition: $38,550
Estimated books and supplies: $1,248 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $12,234 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $5,124 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $12,234 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $5,124 (2022)
Average Family Income: $102,023 (2017)
Median Family Income: $78,377 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 14.8%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 37.2%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $21,500 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $228 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $13,872 |
| $30k-48k | $15,717 |
| $48k-75k | $20,834 |
| $75k-110k | $24,773 |
| $110k+ | $25,868 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 65%6-year graduation rate: 85%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 96.6% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $21,500 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,750 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $19,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $21,300 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 78.1% (2015) |
| @3 year | 83.9% (2017) |
| @5 year | 88.7% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 61.2% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 64.7% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $48,784 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $61,914 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's Degree | Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. | 21 | $266 | |||
| Master's Degree | Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Information Science/Studies. | 17 | $25,964 | $267 | $70,194 ($5,850) | |
| Master's Degree | Education, General. | 92 | $199 | $46,932 ($3,911) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Curriculum and Instruction. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 20 | $46,560 ($3,880) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 21 | $312 | $60,430 ($5,036) | $71,641 ($5,970) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 25 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 20 | $37,138 ($3,095) | $37,108 ($3,092) | ||
| Master's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 67 | $168 | $44,157 ($3,680) | $47,653 ($3,971) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | 3 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 34 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 88 | $25,783 | $251 | $37,518 ($3,127) | $39,984 ($3,332) |
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 16 | $41,825 ($3,485) | $42,564 ($3,547) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 23 | $23,250 | $228 | $41,780 ($3,482) | $45,406 ($3,784) |
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 14 | $41,498 ($3,458) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Education, Other. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Agricultural Engineering. | 18 | $60,812 ($5,068) | $73,072 ($6,089) | ||
| Master's Degree | Agricultural Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Agricultural Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Materials Engineering | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 245 | $24,125 | $230 | $69,597 ($5,800) | $79,302 ($6,609) |
| Master's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 55 | $80,496 ($6,708) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 11 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Industrial Engineering. | 72 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Industrial Engineering. | 154 | $26,750 | $254 | $68,425 ($5,702) | $83,583 ($6,965) |
| Master's Degree | Industrial Engineering. | 56 | $115,656 ($9,638) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Industrial Engineering. | 5 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Engineering, Other. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering, Other. | 62 | $86,893 ($7,241) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Engineering, Other. | 11 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Engineering, Other. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Zoology/Animal Biology. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Engineering-Related Fields. | 61 | $25,000 | $240 | $68,038 ($5,670) | $78,978 ($6,582) |
| Master's Degree | Engineering-Related Fields. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Engineering-Related Fields. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 34 | $26,112 | $236 | $29,099 ($2,425) | $34,874 ($2,906) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 24 | $26,500 | $261 | $37,225 ($3,102) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. | 24 | $22,715 | $232 | $38,290 ($3,191) | $53,186 ($4,432) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 16 | $43,345 ($3,612) | $52,075 ($4,340) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 3 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 24 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management. | 141 | $22,592 | $207 | $33,166 ($2,764) | $40,638 ($3,387) |
| Master's Degree | Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management. | 43 | $333 | $40,569 ($3,381) | $36,089 ($3,007) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management. | 8 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 29 | $291 | $46,078 ($3,840) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 17 | $43,659 ($3,638) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 26 | $27,000 | $286 | $58,124 ($4,844) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Chemistry. | 15 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 15 | $20,500 | $213 | ||
| Master's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 21 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Physics. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Physics. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 283 | $22,687 | $217 | $29,734 ($2,478) | $46,792 ($3,899) |
| Master's Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 12 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Psychology, Other. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Public Administration. | 27 | $523 | $72,950 ($6,079) | $85,463 ($7,122) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Public Administration. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Criminology. | 24 | $22,375 | $207 | $34,379 ($2,865) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 119 | $22,250 | $215 | $41,577 ($3,465) | $55,077 ($4,590) |
| Master's Degree | Economics. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Economics. | 15 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 330 | $24,225 | $217 | $44,934 ($3,745) | $58,834 ($4,903) |
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 218 | $452 | $83,164 ($6,930) | $90,367 ($7,531) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 5 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 141 | $23,250 | $228 | $49,197 ($4,100) | $69,904 ($5,825) |
| Master's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 108 | $233 | $62,650 ($5,221) | $77,031 ($6,419) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 142 | $20,000 | $205 | $57,070 ($4,756) | $71,621 ($5,968) |
| Master's Degree | Human Resources Management and Services. | 19 | $75,006 ($6,251) | $68,661 ($5,722) | ||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Marketing. | 41 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Marketing. | 268 | $23,250 | $228 | $45,343 ($3,779) | $62,978 ($5,248) |
| Master's Degree | Marketing. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Real Estate. | 25 | $67,210 ($5,601) | |||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Construction Management. | 57 | $22,675 | $212 | $72,268 ($6,022) | $79,462 ($6,622) |
| Master's Degree | Construction Management. | 8 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Construction Management. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Computer Programming. | 15 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Food Science and Technology. | 61 | $25,000 | $239 | $35,767 ($2,981) | $48,279 ($4,023) |
| Master's Degree | Food Science and Technology. | 10 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Food Science and Technology. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Plant Sciences. | 12 | $21,724 | $217 | $43,003 ($3,584) | $42,933 ($3,578) |
| Master's Degree | Plant Sciences. | 13 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Plant Sciences. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Soil Sciences. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 28 | $21,200 | $225 | $32,578 ($2,715) | $47,753 ($3,979) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Forestry. | 23 | $24,700 | $243 | $49,872 ($4,156) | $43,033 ($3,586) |
| Master's Degree | Forestry. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Forestry. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Architecture. | 59 | $22,500 | $228 | $48,325 ($4,027) | $57,513 ($4,793) |
| Master's Degree | Architecture. | 1 | $59,877 ($4,990) | $67,521 ($5,627) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Architecture. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. | 16 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Environmental Design. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Landscape Architecture. | 13 | $27,000 | $286 | $47,692 ($3,974) | $55,462 ($4,622) |
| Master's Degree | Landscape Architecture. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Architectural Sciences and Technology. | 31 | $371 | $55,749 ($4,646) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 9 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 23 | $23,375 | $227 | $35,345 ($2,945) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 140 | $22,498 | $229 | $68,400 ($5,700) | $100,006 ($8,334) |
| Master's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 47 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 112 | $22,500 | $227 | $53,542 ($4,462) | $73,586 ($6,132) |
| Master's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 50 | $215 | $70,962 ($5,914) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 14 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 88 | $21,450 | $217 | $69,607 ($5,801) | $88,071 ($7,339) |
| Master's Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 118 | $25,750 | $232 | $62,695 ($5,225) | $75,853 ($6,321) |
| Master's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 37 | $71,838 ($5,987) | $79,082 ($6,590) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Civil Engineering. | 16 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Civil Engineering. | 43 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Zoology/Animal Biology. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 62 | $26,955 | $278 | $70,016 ($5,835) | $84,332 ($7,028) |
| Master's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 15 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Computer Engineering. | 4 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 80 | $26,000 | $257 | $73,506 ($6,126) | $83,410 ($6,951) |
| Master's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 27 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 30 | $20,500 | $217 | $60,808 ($5,067) | $68,182 ($5,682) |
| Master's Degree | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 17 | $68,312 ($5,693) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Materials Engineering | 44 | $25,243 | $268 | $67,534 ($5,628) | $75,510 ($6,293) |
| Master's Degree | Materials Engineering | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 70 | $23,123 | $223 | $36,647 ($3,054) | $40,400 ($3,367) |
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 63 | $23,250 | $215 | $40,236 ($3,353) | $62,729 ($5,227) |
| Master's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 5 | $75,908 ($6,326) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 280 | $23,250 | $217 | $27,851 ($2,321) | $55,365 ($4,614) |
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 101 | $227 | $53,865 ($4,489) | $63,292 ($5,274) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Biology, General. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 58 | $22,875 | $231 | $27,512 ($2,293) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | 57 | $25,762 | $253 | $36,929 ($3,077) | $55,165 ($4,597) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Genetics. | 47 | $22,225 | $228 | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Genetics. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Pharmacology and Toxicology. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Pharmacology and Toxicology. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 50 | $22,500 | $239 | $47,115 ($3,926) | $71,461 ($5,955) |
| Master's Degree | Mathematics. | 35 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Mathematics. | 12 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Historic Preservation and Conservation. | 10 | $46,458 ($3,872) | $51,479 ($4,290) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 81 | $21,000 | $217 | $32,496 ($2,708) | $57,948 ($4,829) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 51 | $26,125 | $239 | $31,977 ($2,665) | $42,405 ($3,534) |
| Master's Degree | Social Sciences, Other. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 68 | $26,000 | $246 | $43,491 ($3,624) | $51,270 ($4,273) |
| Master's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 19 | $19,579 ($1,632) | $30,278 ($2,523) | ||
| Master's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Visual and Performing Arts, Other. | 25 | $26,972 | $236 | $20,594 ($1,716) | $41,676 ($3,473) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | 4 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. | 3 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Public Health. | 18 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Public Health. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Medical Illustration and Informatics. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 163 | $23,000 | $197 | $65,486 ($5,457) | $62,892 ($5,241) |
| Master's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 55 | $399 | $87,276 ($7,273) | $101,489 ($8,457) | |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 85 | $19,500 | $207 | $26,553 ($2,213) | $62,160 ($5,180) |
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 56 | $24,550 | $217 | $35,547 ($2,962) | $43,894 ($3,658) |
| Master's Degree | History. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Agricultural Business and Management. | 102 | $23,250 | $228 | $47,532 ($3,961) | $58,873 ($4,906) |
| Master's Degree | Agricultural Business and Management. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Agricultural Production Operations. | 46 | $25,125 | $240 | $31,389 ($2,616) | $35,853 ($2,988) |
| Master's Degree | Agricultural Production Operations. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Animal Sciences. | 108 | $24,827 | $228 | $27,026 ($2,252) | $42,978 ($3,582) |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $96,111Full time faculty: 90%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 16.0
School's endowment start of year: $770,924,097 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $1,008,750,237 (2022)