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Clark University

Worcester, MA · CDS 20242025 · City: Midsize · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
39.5%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
10.7%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
90.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
9:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$24,745

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates2,266
Total all graduate1,665
Grand total all students3,931

Admissions

Total applicants11,452
Total admitted4,528
Total enrolled486
Overall admit rate39.5%
Admit rate — women43.8%
Admit rate — men34.1%
Yield rate10.7%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date1/15
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT16.0%
% submitting ACT5.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile658
SAT EBRW 75th %ile740
SAT Math 25th %ile630
SAT Math 75th %ile720
ACT Comp 25th %ile30
ACT Comp 75th %ile33
% in top 10% of HS class42.0%
% in top 25% of HS class75.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state
Tuition — out-of-state
Required fees
Room and board
Total cost — in-state
Total cost — out-of-state

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$41,033
Avg % of need met90.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$21,395
Avg loan debt at graduation$24,745

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist730
# admitted from waitlist57
Waitlist admit rate18.4%
Transfer applicants (total)448
Transfer admit rate21.2%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio9:1
% faculty full-time69.3%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)39.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$28,714Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)78.0%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)72.9%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate87.1%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$63,965Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant22.6%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan58.7%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full17.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress35.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress22.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted2.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time0.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white62.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino13.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian6.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races4.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international5.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women43.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men56.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white57.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black8.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino7.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian14.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races0.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international11.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences16.5%
Psychology16.1%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences10.0%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services10.0%
Visual And Performing Arts7.9%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies7.5%
Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services6.3%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services4.2%