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Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY · CDS 20242025 · Town: Remote · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
77.4%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
9.5%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
76.6%
Total cost — out-of-state
$79,910
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
13:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$27,000

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates2,296
Total all graduate1,052
Grand total all students3,348

Admissions

Total applicants6,661
Total admitted5,153
Total enrolled489
Overall admit rate77.4%
Admit rate — women75.1%
Admit rate — men79.4%
Yield rate9.5%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT
% submitting ACT
SAT EBRW 25th %ile
SAT EBRW 75th %ile
SAT Math 25th %ile
SAT Math 75th %ile
ACT Comp 25th %ile
ACT Comp 75th %ile
% in top 10% of HS class
% in top 25% of HS class

Cost

Tuition — in-state$59,800
Tuition — out-of-state$59,800
Required fees$1,348
Room and board$18,762
Total cost — in-state$79,910
Total cost — out-of-state$79,910

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$40,642
Avg % of need met76.6%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$33,837
Avg loan debt at graduation$27,000

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist59
# admitted from waitlist7
Waitlist admit rate18.9%
Transfer applicants (total)269
Transfer admit rate85.5%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio13:1
% faculty full-time

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)77.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$30,305Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)74.4%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)67.9%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 rate84.7%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$91,312Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant21.6%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan65.8%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 full20.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress48.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress16.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white73.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black2.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino12.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian2.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races3.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international4.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women35.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men64.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white57.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black1.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino2.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian13.3%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/international18.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown6.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

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

Engineering53.5%
Engineering Technologies And Engineering-Related Fields9.1%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services8.6%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences5.9%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services5.4%
Psychology4.8%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies2.9%
Natural Resources And Conservation1.8%