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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Morrow, GA
Population 3,800,000
Website https://www.clayton.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,640 (57%)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (45%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,026
Men / Women 31% / 69%
From State 94%
From Region 2%
Athletes 9.0%

Racial/Ethnic

Black 66%
Hispanic 13%
White 7%
Asian 5%
Mixed 4%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 32.1% 32.1% 2012 Men: 37.2% 37.2% 2013 Men: 42.2% 42.2% 2014 Men: 43.2% 43.2% 2015 Men: 39.6% 39.6% 2016 Men: 36.7% 36.7% 2017 Men: 37.7% 37.7% 2018 Men: 34.9% 34.9% 2019 Men: 37.0% 37.0% 2020 Men: 30.4% 30.4% 2021 Men: 33.6% 33.6% 2022 Men: 38.5% 38.5% 2023 Men: 39.3% 39.3% 2024 Men: 40.5% 40.5%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2016 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2011 Asian: 6.0% 6.0% 2012 Asian: 6.9% 6.9% 2013 Asian: 6.8% 6.8% 2014 Asian: 3.2% 3.2% 2015 Asian: 5.9% 5.9% 2016 Asian: 5.9% 5.9% 2017 Asian: 5.7% 5.7% 2018 Asian: 3.6% 3.6% 2019 Asian: 6.7% 6.7% 2020 Asian: 7.2% 7.2% 2021 Asian: 7.2% 7.2% 2022 Asian: 8.2% 8.2% 2023 Asian: 6.0% 6.0% 2024 Asian: 7.1% 7.1% 2011 Black: 48.4% 48.4% 2012 Black: 46.1% 46.1% 2013 Black: 45.3% 45.3% 2014 Black: 53.1% 53.1% 2015 Black: 57.4% 57.4% 2016 Black: 65.4% 65.4% 2017 Black: 64.1% 64.1% 2018 Black: 66.0% 66.0% 2019 Black: 61.8% 61.8% 2020 Black: 65.1% 65.1% 2021 Black: 64.7% 64.7% 2022 Black: 60.6% 60.6% 2023 Black: 63.0% 63.0% 2024 Black: 63.8% 63.8% 2011 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2012 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2013 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2014 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2015 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2% 2016 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2017 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9% 2018 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6% 2019 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2021 Hispanic: 8.0% 8.0% 2022 Hispanic: 10.2% 10.2% 2023 Hispanic: 9.8% 9.8% 2024 Hispanic: 11.2% 11.2% 2011 White: 35.4% 35.4% 2012 White: 35.1% 35.1% 2013 White: 26.7% 26.7% 2014 White: 24.4% 24.4% 2015 White: 22.8% 22.8% 2016 White: 20.8% 20.8% 2017 White: 19.8% 19.8% 2018 White: 19.3% 19.3% 2019 White: 19.5% 19.5% 2020 White: 15.7% 15.7% 2021 White: 13.1% 13.1% 2022 White: 13.7% 13.7% 2023 White: 13.2% 13.2% 2024 White: 9.6% 9.6% 2011 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2012 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2013 International: 3.1% 3.1% 2014 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2015 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2016 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2017 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2018 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2019 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2020 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2021 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2022 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2023 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2024 International: 4.0% 4.0%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 Asian: 6.2% 6.2% 2021 Asian: 6.1% 6.1% 2022 Asian: 6.1% 6.1% 2023 Asian: 6.0% 6.0% 2024 Asian: 5.5% 5.5% 2025 Asian: 5.0% 5.0% 2020 Black: 66.8% 66.8% 2021 Black: 67.6% 67.6% 2022 Black: 67.7% 67.7% 2023 Black: 65.3% 65.3% 2024 Black: 64.8% 64.8% 2025 Black: 66.0% 66.0% 2020 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2% 2021 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1% 2022 Hispanic: 9.8% 9.8% 2023 Hispanic: 12.3% 12.3% 2024 Hispanic: 13.0% 13.0% 2025 Hispanic: 12.8% 12.8% 2020 White: 11.6% 11.6% 2021 White: 10.5% 10.5% 2022 White: 9.4% 9.4% 2023 White: 8.6% 8.6% 2024 White: 8.3% 8.3% 2025 White: 7.3% 7.3% 2020 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2021 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2022 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2023 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2024 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2025 International: 1.8% 1.8%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 382 31% / 69% 2% $53,145 58 91%
Computer Science 32 — 78% / 22% 3% $94,195 97 87%
Information Technology 19 — 79% / 21% 0% $75,096 88 90%
Chemistry 8 — 12% / 88% 0% $57,245 67 —
Mathematics 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,296 60 —
Biology 19 — 32% / 68% 0% $52,123 55 94%
Sport Management 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $42,178 27 76%
Communication 15 — 53% / 47% 0% $40,253 21 90%
English 11 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,640 40 96%
French 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
General Studies 57 — 26% / 74% 4% $51,251 53 92%
History 17 — 53% / 47% 0% $51,761 54 94%
Political Science 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $55,059 62 95%
Psychology 89 — 12% / 88% 2% $45,942 38 91%
Sociology 15 — 13% / 87% 0% $43,679 31 82%
Spanish 3 — 33% / 67% 0% — — —
Elementary Education 11 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,987 55 100%
Middle Grades Education — — — — $51,987 55 100%
Film Production 15 — 47% / 53% 7% $36,043 12 100%
Music 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $40,503 22 —
Music Education — — — — $51,964 55 —
Theatre 7 — 71% / 29% 0% $33,672 9 —
Criminal Justice 27 — 19% / 81% 0% $50,160 50 94%
Legal Studies 19 — 21% / 79% 0% $53,674 59 90%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 109 31% / 69% 2% $54,697 61 95%
Accounting 11 — 36% / 64% 18% $55,462 63 96%
Applied Business Administration 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $55,375 63 91%
Business Administration 25 — 24% / 76% 0% $55,375 63 91%
General Business 43 — 35% / 65% 0% $53,161 58 100%
Marketing 12 — 42% / 58% 0% $57,073 66 87%
Office Administration 11 — 18% / 82% 0% $55,375 63 91%
Supply Chain Management 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $55,375 63 91%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health 164 10% / 90% 2% $61,097 73 97%
Dental Hygiene 31 — 10% / 90% 6% $61,235 74 91%
Health Sciences 72 — 7% / 93% 1% $39,757 20 100%
Nursing 49 — 8% / 92% 0% $94,163 97 98%
Healthcare Administration 12 — 33% / 67% 0% $53,774 59 93%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $5,442
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $17,588
Est. In-State Cost $7,040
Est. Out-of-State Cost $22,752
ROI Percentile 63th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 71%
4-Year Graduation Rate 18%
6-Year Graduation Rate 40%
Transfer-Out Rate 29%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 26.5% 26.5% 2012 Graduated: 26.9% 26.9% 2013 Graduated: 26.7% 26.7% 2014 Graduated: 33.0% 33.0% 2015 Graduated: 31.9% 31.9% 2016 Graduated: 32.4% 32.4% 2017 Graduated: 30.2% 30.2% 2018 Graduated: 30.5% 30.5% 2019 Graduated: 30.0% 30.0% 2020 Graduated: 30.6% 30.6% 2021 Graduated: 35.5% 35.5% 2022 Graduated: 34.5% 34.5% 2023 Graduated: 35.4% 35.4% 2024 Graduated: 39.9% 39.9%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 22.1% 22.1% 2012 Men: 21.5% 21.5% 2013 Men: 27.1% 27.1% 2014 Men: 32.4% 32.4% 2015 Men: 22.9% 22.9% 2016 Men: 24.1% 24.1% 2017 Men: 24.3% 24.3% 2018 Men: 23.3% 23.3% 2019 Men: 24.5% 24.5% 2020 Men: 25.3% 25.3% 2021 Men: 29.2% 29.2% 2022 Men: 24.3% 24.3% 2023 Men: 23.3% 23.3% 2024 Men: 32.8% 32.8% 2011 Women: 29.1% 29.1% 2012 Women: 30.0% 30.0% 2013 Women: 26.5% 26.5% 2014 Women: 33.3% 33.3% 2015 Women: 36.8% 36.8% 2016 Women: 36.1% 36.1% 2017 Women: 32.8% 32.8% 2018 Women: 34.4% 34.4% 2019 Women: 33.9% 33.9% 2020 Women: 34.5% 34.5% 2021 Women: 39.4% 39.4% 2022 Women: 40.3% 40.3% 2023 Women: 42.8% 42.8% 2024 Women: 43.5% 43.5%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 44.7% 44.7% 2012 Asian: 27.5% 27.5% 2013 Asian: 27.3% 27.3% 2014 Asian: 58.3% 58.3% 2015 Asian: 50.0% 50.0% 2016 Asian: 33.3% 33.3% 2017 Asian: 46.2% 46.2% 2018 Asian: 47.4% 47.4% 2019 Asian: 40.6% 40.6% 2020 Asian: 39.4% 39.4% 2021 Asian: 44.4% 44.4% 2022 Asian: 40.0% 40.0% 2023 Asian: 51.5% 51.5% 2024 Asian: 59.0% 59.0% 2011 Black: 25.9% 25.9% 2012 Black: 25.7% 25.7% 2013 Black: 27.9% 27.9% 2014 Black: 32.3% 32.3% 2015 Black: 31.3% 31.3% 2016 Black: 32.8% 32.8% 2017 Black: 30.6% 30.6% 2018 Black: 30.3% 30.3% 2019 Black: 32.3% 32.3% 2020 Black: 29.5% 29.5% 2021 Black: 33.2% 33.2% 2022 Black: 34.7% 34.7% 2023 Black: 34.3% 34.3% 2024 Black: 37.5% 37.5% 2011 Hispanic: 23.5% 23.5% 2012 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2013 Hispanic: 31.8% 31.8% 2014 Hispanic: 37.5% 37.5% 2015 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2016 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4% 2017 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2018 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2019 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2021 Hispanic: 42.5% 42.5% 2022 Hispanic: 36.0% 36.0% 2023 Hispanic: 53.7% 53.7% 2024 Hispanic: 41.9% 41.9% 2011 White: 24.3% 24.3% 2012 White: 29.4% 29.4% 2013 White: 31.0% 31.0% 2014 White: 27.5% 27.5% 2015 White: 27.1% 27.1% 2016 White: 30.5% 30.5% 2017 White: 27.8% 27.8% 2018 White: 28.2% 28.2% 2019 White: 19.4% 19.4% 2020 White: 29.2% 29.2% 2021 White: 43.9% 43.9% 2022 White: 29.9% 29.9% 2023 White: 26.0% 26.0% 2024 White: 26.4% 26.4% 2011 International: 37.5% 37.5% 2012 International: 35.7% 35.7% 2013 International: 26.7% 26.7% 2014 International: 83.3% 83.3% 2015 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2016 International: 22.2% 22.2% 2017 International: 25.0% 25.0% 2018 International: 40.0% 40.0% 2019 International: 25.0% 25.0% 2020 International: 36.4% 36.4% 2021 International: 30.0% 30.0% 2022 International: 54.5% 54.5% 2023 International: 40.0% 40.0% 2024 International: 63.6% 63.6%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 32.7% 214 22% / 78% 2% $47,583 43 91%
Health Sciences 23.2% 152 8% / 92% 2% $61,676 74 97%
Business & Economics 19.5% 128 31% / 69% 2% $53,926 60 93%
Computer Science 7.8% 51 78% / 22% 2% $87,080 95 88%
Professional 7.0% 46 20% / 80% 0% $51,611 54 92%
Arts 3.7% 24 58% / 42% 4% $35,723 12 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 2.9% 19 32% / 68% 0% $52,123 55 94%
Education 1.7% 11 0% / 100% 0% $51,987 55 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 10 10% / 90% 0% $56,655 65 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 75%
Yield (Unbound) 34%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 75% 75% 75%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 38.5% 38.5% 2012 Acceptance: 40.5% 40.5% 2013 Acceptance: 47.7% 47.7% 2014 Acceptance: 42.4% 42.4% 2015 Acceptance: 38.6% 38.6% 2016 Acceptance: 40.9% 40.9% 2017 Acceptance: 41.8% 41.8% 2018 Acceptance: 54.4% 54.4% 2019 Acceptance: 51.1% 51.1% 2020 Acceptance: 68.5% 68.5% 2021 Acceptance: 62.6% 62.6% 2022 Acceptance: 56.3% 56.3% 2023 Acceptance: 70.6% 70.6% 2024 Acceptance: 68.4% 68.4% 2011 Yield: 50.4% 50.4% 2012 Yield: 57.4% 57.4% 2013 Yield: 55.8% 55.8% 2014 Yield: 57.4% 57.4% 2015 Yield: 57.3% 57.3% 2016 Yield: 62.1% 62.1% 2017 Yield: 63.1% 63.1% 2018 Yield: 60.1% 60.1% 2019 Yield: 60.2% 60.2% 2020 Yield: 49.1% 49.1% 2021 Yield: 58.4% 58.4% 2022 Yield: 45.6% 45.6% 2023 Yield: 40.1% 40.1% 2024 Yield: 40.5% 40.5%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 2,571 2,571 2012 Applicants: 2,549 2,549 2013 Applicants: 2,046 2,046 2014 Applicants: 2,184 2,184 2015 Applicants: 2,774 2,774 2016 Applicants: 2,295 2,295 2017 Applicants: 2,417 2,417 2018 Applicants: 1,974 1,974 2019 Applicants: 1,938 1,938 2020 Applicants: 2,362 2,362 2021 Applicants: 1,843 1,843 2022 Applicants: 2,255 2,255 2023 Applicants: 1,782 1,782 2024 Applicants: 1,870 1,870 2011 Admitted: 990 990 2012 Admitted: 1,032 1,032 2013 Admitted: 976 976 2014 Admitted: 927 927 2015 Admitted: 1,070 1,070 2016 Admitted: 939 939 2017 Admitted: 1,010 1,010 2018 Admitted: 1,073 1,073 2019 Admitted: 991 991 2020 Admitted: 1,619 1,619 2021 Admitted: 1,153 1,153 2022 Admitted: 1,270 1,270 2023 Admitted: 1,258 1,258 2024 Admitted: 1,280 1,280 2011 Enrolled: 499 499 2012 Enrolled: 592 592 2013 Enrolled: 545 545 2014 Enrolled: 532 532 2015 Enrolled: 613 613 2016 Enrolled: 583 583 2017 Enrolled: 637 637 2018 Enrolled: 645 645 2019 Enrolled: 597 597 2020 Enrolled: 795 795 2021 Enrolled: 673 673 2022 Enrolled: 579 579 2023 Enrolled: 504 504 2024 Enrolled: 518 518

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 56%
SAT Range 860 – 1170
SAT Math Range 410 – 520
SAT RW Range 450 – 550

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 900 1000 1100 1200 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 870 870 2012 25th: 870 870 2013 25th: 860 860 2014 25th: 860 860 2022 25th: 890 890 2023 25th: 868 868 2024 25th: 860 860 2011 75th: 1030 1030 2012 75th: 1020 1020 2013 75th: 1030 1030 2014 75th: 1000 1000 2022 75th: 1090 1090 2023 75th: 1070 1070 2024 75th: 1078 1078

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 430 430 2012 25th: 430 430 2013 25th: 420 420 2014 25th: 420 420 2022 25th: 430 430 2023 25th: 418 418 2024 25th: 410 410 2011 75th: 510 510 2012 75th: 500 500 2013 75th: 510 510 2014 75th: 500 500 2022 75th: 530 530 2023 75th: 520 520 2024 75th: 520 520

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 440 440 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 440 440 2014 25th: 440 440 2022 25th: 460 460 2023 25th: 450 450 2024 25th: 450 450 2011 75th: 520 520 2012 75th: 520 520 2013 75th: 520 520 2014 75th: 500 500 2022 75th: 560 560 2023 75th: 550 550 2024 75th: 558 558

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2022 Submitted: 70.0% 70.0% 2023 Submitted: 64.0% 64.0% 2024 Submitted: 56.0% 56.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.