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Clark University

Worcester, MA · Private · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2

Private institution in Worcester, MA · 2,336 undergraduates · 42% acceptance rate · $62,381 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$27,7111,633rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$55,1601,891st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$55,1601,889th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$64,4261,769th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,7591,562nd lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$62,381456th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$49,022590th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
77.1%254th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
87.9%315th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
41.7%188th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
1339150th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT
29132nd highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,336849th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1304th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
21.3%1,651st highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 42 mi (BOS)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 37 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$64,990$74,576
Social Sciences, OtherSocial Sciencesbachelors$41,205$36,848
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusinessbachelors$37,208$37,568
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$33,993—
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$33,993$32,391
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$33,993—
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$33,281$27,181
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$32,925$34,526
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$31,585$29,413
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$30,554$15,552
Historybachelors$30,409$22,087
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$26,353$24,369

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.