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Clemson University

Clemson, SC · Public · Midsize suburb · Carnegie R1/R2

Public institution in Clemson, SC · 22,778 undergraduates · 38% acceptance rate · $71,513 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
$22,1121,281st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$15,554975th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$39,4981,588th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$34,4941,085th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,500807th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$71,513256th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$58,311278th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
87.9%103rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
92.8%175th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
38.0%156th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1341147th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3099th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
22,77893rd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
14.5%1,937th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 113 mi (CLT)

On 2 of our 111 lists

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

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$70
Personal essay
Optional / not 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 67 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$72,435$74,721
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$70,370$69,079
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$70,009$67,995
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,338$68,592
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,212$66,673
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,593$67,101
Engineering-Related FieldsEngineering Technologybachelors$64,245$66,206
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,430$61,516
Information Science/StudiesComputer Sciencebachelors$63,342—
Materials EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$62,012$62,012
Construction ManagementBusinessbachelors$61,516$61,020
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$60,736$58,919

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $14,689,315 (M $7,600,229 · W $7,089,086)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Clemson University’s 22,778 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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