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Clemson University

Basic Information

Type Public

Location Clemson, SC

Population 250,000

Website http://www.clemson.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 22,778

Men / Women 46% / 54%

White 71%

Hispanic 8%

Black 6%

Asian 3%

Mixed 3%

International 1%

Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Business & Economics 31%

Engineering, Computing & Math 21%

Life & Natural Sciences 21%

Humanities & Social Sciences 17%

Arts 4%

Education 4%

Professional 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $15,554

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $40,866

Est. In-State Cost $20,121

Est. Out-of-State Cost $52,864

10-Year ROI $210,000

ROI Percentile 85th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 93%

4-Year Graduation Rate 68%

6-Year Graduation Rate 87%

Transfer-Out Rate 9%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)

Sunshine Hours 2,845 (80th pctl)

Days Without Precipitation 255 (65th pctl)

Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 42%

Yield (Unbound) 21%

Early Action Oct 15

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Engineering, Computing & Math	$132M	#50
Humanities & Social Sciences	$15M	#104
Life & Natural Sciences	$108M	#112

Graduate Degrees

Engineering, Computing & Math	145	#34
Life & Natural Sciences	93	#224
Humanities & Social Sciences	68	#224

Honors College

Name Honors College

Students 1,873 (8%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional

Submitted Test Scores 55%

SAT Range 1,240 – 1,410

ACT Range 28 – 32

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences	433	39% / 61%	1%	$64,658
Animal and Veterinary Sciences	112 —	15% / 85%	1%	$59,473
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	12 —	100% / 0%	0%	—
Aquaculture	31 —	39% / 61%	0%	$43,598
Food Science	83 —	13% / 87%	2%	$56,338
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management	16 —	88% / 12%	0%	$56,441
Horticultural Science	18 —	33% / 67%	0%	$48,426
Soil Sciences	9 —	44% / 56%	0%	—
Agricultural Business and Management	38 —	92% / 8%	0%	$78,473
Agricultural Economics	33 —	67% / 33%	0%	$78,473
Natural Resources/Conservation	31 —	32% / 68%	0%	$56,544
Packaging Science	50 —	50% / 50%	0%	$97,035

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Architecture, Art and Construction	288	53% / 47%	0%	$64,873
Architecture	75 —	55% / 45%	0%	$79,214
Fine Arts	10 —	30% / 70%	0%	$19,305
Fine/Studio Arts	11 +1	9% / 91%	0%	$19,305
Industrial Design	75 —	24% / 76%	0%	$62,188
Landscape Architecture	25 —	64% / 36%	0%	$68,189
Visual and Performing Arts	20 —	40% / 60%	0%	—
Construction Science and Management	72 —	92% / 8%	0%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Arts & Humanities	256	35% / 65%	2%	$64,544
African American Studies	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	—
English	44 +9	20% / 80%	0%	$51,230
Foreign Languages	27 +1	37% / 63%	0%	$74,528
Foreign Languages	19 +1	42% / 58%	0%	$43,606
History	47 +38	64% / 36%	0%	$53,961
Philosophy	16 +3	31% / 69%	0%	$53,831
Religion/Religious Studies	6 +1	50% / 50%	0%	—
Rhetoric and Composition	77 +1	26% / 74%	8%	$82,504
Spanish	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	—
Women's Studies	9 +1	0% / 100%	0%	—
Film Studies	8 —	50% / 50%	0%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences	1,153	22% / 78%	0%	$71,085
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences	98 —	15% / 85%	0%	$72,013
Medical/Health Humanities	18 —	6% / 94%	0%	—
Nursing	255 —	7% / 93%	0%	$97,770
Pre-Pharmacy Studies	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	—
Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management	106 —	49% / 51%	0%	$49,013
Anthropology	13 —	8% / 92%	0%	—
Criminology	104 +2	34% / 66%	0%	—
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$57,325
Political Science	108 +7	36% / 64%	1%	$80,525
Psychology	327 +1	16% / 84%	1%	$58,081
Sociology	87 +1	17% / 83%	1%	$56,200
Sports Communication	32 +1	56% / 44%	0%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences	1,118	77% / 23%	1%	$102,509
Agricultural and Biological Engineering	21 —	33% / 67%	5%	$94,966
Biomedical Engineering	134 —	45% / 55%	0%	$91,558
Chemical Engineering	51 —	63% / 37%	2%	$106,162
Civil Engineering	149 —	77% / 23%	0%	$98,449
Computer Engineering	53 —	91% / 9%	2%	$105,543
Computer Science	178 +1	86% / 14%	2%	$125,904
Electrical Engineering	70 —	91% / 9%	0%	$102,001
Environmental Engineering	27 —	44% / 56%	0%	$84,070
Industrial Engineering	161 —	80% / 20%	0%	$103,639
Information Science/Studies	31 —	90% / 10%	3%	—
Materials Engineering	16 —	69% / 31%	6%	$88,469
Mechanical Engineering	227 —	90% / 10%	0%	$95,001

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Science	593	33% / 67%	0%	$73,864
Mathematics	37 +11	59% / 41%	3%	$91,503
Physics	15 —	93% / 7%	0%	—
Animal Genetics	42 —	7% / 93%	0%	—
Biochemistry	64 —	33% / 67%	0%	$57,925
Biology	336 +1	31% / 69%	0%	$73,468
Chemistry	32 —	38% / 62%	0%	$71,199
Geosciences	8 —	50% / 50%	0%	—
Microbiology	59 —	27% / 73%	2%	$83,798

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
Eugene T. Moore School of Education	226	18% / 82%	0%	$49,317
Agricultural Teacher Education	5 —	20% / 80%	0%	$48,555
Early Childhood Education	44 —	0% / 100%	0%	$50,434
Education	9 —	0% / 100%	0%	—
Elementary Education	66 —	12% / 88%	0%	$50,434
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	7 —	0% / 100%	0%	$50,434
Mathematics Teacher Education	6 —	67% / 33%	0%	$48,555
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	4 —	25% / 75%	0%	$48,555
Secondary Education and Teaching	51 —	45% / 55%	0%	$50,434
Special Education	34 —	9% / 91%	0%	$44,137

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business	1,599	60% / 40%	1%	$88,739
Accounting	163 +4	56% / 44%	0%	$91,765
Business Administration	498 —	64% / 36%	0%	$95,669
Economics	152 +2	72% / 28%	2%	$72,878
Finance	380 —	78% / 22%	1%	$91,923
Marketing	406 —	34% / 66%	1%	$81,985