Clemson University
http://www.clemson.edu201 Sikes Hall, Clemson, South Carolina 29634
(864) 656-4636
The mission of Clemson University is to fulfill the covenant between its founder and the people of South Carolina to establish a "high seminary of learning" through its historical land-grant responsibilities of teaching, research and extended public service. Clemson University is a selective, public, land-grant university in a college-town setting along a dynamic Southeastern corridor. The University is committed to world-class teaching, research and public service in the context of general education, student development and continuing education. Clemson's desire is to attract a capable, dedicated and diverse student body of approximately 12,000 to 14,000 undergraduate and 4,000 to 5,000 graduate ...show more »
| General Information | |
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| Institution Type | 4-year, Public |
| Special Learning Opportunities | ROTC (Army, Air Force) Teacher certification Distance learning opportunities Study abroad |
| Student Services | Academic/career counseling service Employment services for students Placement services for completers |
| Credit Accepted | Dual credit Advanced placement (AP) credits |
| Religious Affiliation | Not applicable |
| Federal Aid | Eligible students may receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g. Direct Loans). |
| Degrees/Certificates Offered | Less than one year certificate Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree - research/scholarship |
| Campus Setting | Town: Distant |
| Disability Services Student | 3% or less |
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At Clemson University, 90.0% percent of first-time undergrads receive financial aid, 77.0% receive grants and/or scholarships (an average of $7,102), and 7% receive loans ($993 on average). On-campus room and board costs about $6,774. Off campus it is around $2,620. Taking into account total living expenses and financial aid, the average net cost of attending Clemson University is $15,842 per year. |
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| Yearly Tuition | |
| Tuition Undergrad in State | $11,078 |
| Tuition Undergrad Out of State | $25,388 |
| Tuition Graduate in State | $6,168 |
| Tuition Graduate Out of State | $12,436 |
| Living Costs | |
| Total Expense in State on Campus | $23,478 |
| Total Expense Out of State On Campus | $37,788 |
| Total Expense In State Off Campus | $19,972 |
| Total Expense in State off Campus With Family | $17,352 |
| Total Expense Out of State Off Campus | $34,282 |
| Total Expense Out of State Off Campus With Familhy | $31,662 |
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In Fall 2009, 14,504 people applied to Clemson University. Of the applicants, 58.0% were admitted (57.0% male & 58.0% female ) and 36.0% accepted (38.0% male and 34.0% female) Of the 15,346 undergraduate students at Clemson University, 6.0% are part-time. A majority (96.0%) of the undergrad students are under 25 years of age. And 35.0% of the 3,765 graduate students are part-time. |
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| Percent of In-State Undergrads | 63.0% |
| Full Time Retention Rate | 90.0% |
| Part Time Retention Rates | 60.0% |
| Four-Year Graduation Rate | 46.0% |
| Six-Year Graduation Rate | 78.0% |
| Overall Graduation Rate | 77.0% |
| Admissions | |
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| Admissions Office Phone | 864-656-2287 |
| Admissions Office Email | cuadmissions@clemson.edu |
| Admissions Office Address | 105 Sikes Hall, Box 345124, Clemson, SC29634-5124 |
| Admissions Website | http://www.clemson.edu/admissions/index.html (find financial aid info here) |
| Application Website | http://www.applyweb.com/apply/clemson/index.html |
| Application Fee | $50 |
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In order to be accepted to Clemson University, you should have:
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| Test Scores | |
| SAT Reading (25th Percentile) | 550 |
| SAT Reading (75th Percentile) | 640 |
| SAT Math (25th Percentile) | 580 |
| SAT Math (75th Percentile) | 680 |
| SAT Writing (25th Percentile) | 540 |
| SAT Writing (75th Percentile) | 640 |
| ACT Composite (25th Percentile) | 25 |
| ACT Composite (75th Percentile) | 30 |
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| Program Name | Certificate | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
| Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences | 208 | 21 | 22 | ||
| Agricultural Business and Management, General | 15 | ||||
| Agricultural Economics | 13 | 4 | 14 | ||
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other | 4 | ||||
| Animal Sciences, General | 85 | ||||
| Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General | 8 | ||||
| Aquaculture | 23 | 8 | |||
| Food Science | 43 | 4 | |||
| Horticultural Science | 21 | ||||
| Plant Sciences, General | 5 | 4 | |||
| Soil Sciences, Other | 0 | ||||
| Architecture and related services | 92 | 32 | 2 | ||
| Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) | 73 | 15 | |||
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | 9 | ||||
| Environmental Design/Architecture | 2 | ||||
| Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) | 19 | 8 | |||
| Biological and biomedical sciences | 0 | 187 | 17 | 21 | |
| Animal Genetics | 18 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Animal Physiology | 1 | 3 | |||
| Biochemistry | 25 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 115 | 5 | 3 | ||
| Biotechnology | 1 | ||||
| Entomology | 4 | 3 | |||
| Epidemiology | 0 | ||||
| Human/Medical Genetics | 0 | ||||
| Microbiology, General | 29 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Toxicology | 2 | 5 | |||
| Business, management, marketing, and related support services | 0 | 710 | 128 | 1 | |
| Accounting | 75 | 23 | |||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 0 | 289 | 60 | ||
| Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services, Other | 3 | ||||
| Construction Management | 0 | 50 | 2 | ||
| Finance, General | 134 | ||||
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General | 17 | ||||
| Marketing, Other | 5 | ||||
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 153 | ||||
| Operations Management and Supervision | 6 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Real Estate | 18 | ||||
| Communication, journalism, and related programs | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | 16 | 1 | |||
| Health Communication | 0 | ||||
| Computer and information sciences and support services | 36 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 27 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Computer Programming/Programmer, General | 1 | ||||
| Information Science/Studies | 9 | ||||
| Education | 0 | 199 | 189 | 18 | |
| Agricultural Teacher Education | 18 | 4 | |||
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | 62 | ||||
| Curriculum and Instruction | 4 | ||||
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 25 | 0 | |||
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 0 | 30 | 13 | ||
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 55 | 10 | |||
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | 43 | ||||
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 1 | ||||
| Reading Teacher Education | 11 | ||||
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | 4 | ||||
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 56 | 2 | |||
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 28 | 27 | |||
| Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education | 12 | 0 | |||
| Trade and Industrial Teacher Education | 1 | ||||
| Engineering | 0 | 454 | 154 | 45 | |
| Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering | 15 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 24 | 10 | 12 | ||
| Ceramic Sciences and Engineering | 22 | ||||
| Chemical Engineering | 35 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Civil Engineering, General | 108 | 30 | 6 | ||
| Computer Engineering, General | 29 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering | 55 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Engineering, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 10 | 4 | |||
| Industrial Engineering | 0 | 42 | 16 | 4 | |
| Materials Engineering | 3 | 6 | |||
| Mechanical Engineering | 124 | 46 | 7 | ||
| English language and literature/letters | 0 | 147 | 18 | ||
| English Language and Literature, General | 71 | 18 | |||
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | 0 | ||||
| Speech and Rhetorical Studies | 76 | ||||
| Family and consumer sciences/human sciences | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Family and Community Services | 0 | 0 | |||
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other | 11 | ||||
| Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics | 56 | ||||
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | 12 | ||||
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 33 | ||||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 11 | ||||
| Health professions and related clinical sciences | 270 | 36 | |||
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 135 | ||||
| Nursing Science (MS, PhD) | 36 | ||||
| Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) | 128 | ||||
| Pre-Dentistry Studies | 0 | ||||
| Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies | 1 | ||||
| Pre-Pharmacy Studies | 6 | ||||
| Pre-Veterinary Studies | 0 | ||||
| History | 67 | 9 | |||
| History, General | 67 | 9 | |||
| Mathematics and statistics | 19 | 30 | 10 | ||
| Mathematics, General | 19 | 30 | 10 | ||
| Multi/interdisciplinary studies | 0 | 11 | |||
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | 0 | 11 | |||
| Natural resources and conservation | 32 | 9 | 4 | ||
| Forest Management/Forest Resources Management | 11 | ||||
| Forest Sciences and Biology | 9 | 2 | |||
| Natural Resources and Conservation, Other | 2 | ||||
| Natural Resources/Conservation, General | 21 | ||||
| Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies | 114 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management | 114 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Philosophy and religious studies | 18 | ||||
| Philosophy | 18 | ||||
| Physical sciences | 48 | 12 | 25 | ||
| Chemistry, General | 19 | 2 | 19 | ||
| Chemistry, Other | 7 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other | 4 | ||||
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 9 | ||||
| Physics, General | 13 | 6 | 4 | ||
| Psychology | 163 | 7 | 3 | ||
| Community Psychology | 7 | ||||
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | 3 | ||||
| Psychology, General | 163 | ||||
| Psychology, Other | 0 | ||||
| Public administration and social service professions | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
| Public Administration | 0 | 18 | |||
| Public Policy Analysis | 0 | 2 | |||
| Science technologies/technicians | 26 | 5 | |||
| Science Technologies/Technicians, Other | 26 | 5 | |||
| Social sciences | 0 | 232 | 22 | 0 | |
| Economics, General | 81 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Political Science and Government, General | 76 | ||||
| Social Sciences, Other | 4 | ||||
| Sociology | 0 | 75 | |||
| Visual and performing arts | 120 | 8 | |||
| Art/Art Studies, General | 22 | 5 | |||
| Industrial Design | 75 | 3 | |||
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | 23 | ||||
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