Clemson University

  • Details

    • Name: Clemson University
    • Location: Clemson, SC 29634
    • Control: Public
    • Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 38.05%
    • Average SAT Scores 1341
    • Four Year Completion Rate 68.06% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 87.9% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 86.23% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    High Completion
    4 Year
    68.1%
    6 Year
    87.9%
    8 Year
    86.2%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $34,494 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $39,498 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $15,554 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $19,000 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $21,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $8,750 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $14,212 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $14,857 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $19,988 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $24,020 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $27,348 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $58,311 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $56,107 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $65,822 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $60,625 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $71,513 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Plant Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $29,446
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Special Education and Teaching Bachelor's Degree No data No data $36,090
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's Degree $53,743 $38,000 $33,955
Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $24,418 $58,507
Agricultural Production Operations Bachelor's Degree $46,663 No data $26,805
Food Science and Technology Bachelor's Degree No data $49,065 $32,141
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree $18,447 No data $31,797
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree $36,884 $23,120 $63,762
Information Science/Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $66,717
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Agricultural Business and Management Bachelor's Degree $43,770 $38,603 $43,546
Animal Sciences Bachelor's Degree $40,275 $30,313 $27,954
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Landscape Architecture Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's Degree No data No data $40,689
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree $37,847 $26,898 $66,228
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $47,885 $29,500 $66,398
Construction Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree $30,216 No data $28,742
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Bachelor's Degree $57,122 No data $37,067
Genetics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $28,199
Soil Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Forestry Bachelor's Degree No data No data $43,121
Architecture Bachelor's Degree $60,550 $63,901 $44,793
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $37,864 $54,462
Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $43,500 No data $70,368
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $54,819
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree No data $57,119 $32,696
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree $50,717 $34,850 $21,728
Design and Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data $41,708
Visual and Performing Arts, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data $24,202
Agricultural Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $54,666
Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree $51,071 No data $66,632
Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree $52,334 $46,079 $65,182
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree $38,645 $40,559 $38,156
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor's Degree $54,604 $43,122 $33,548
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree $50,266 $36,378 $28,522
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree $58,797 $62,995 $38,210
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
History Bachelor's Degree $36,631 $21,748 $28,980
Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $63,207
Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree $49,409 No data $65,136
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $29,496
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $49,691
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Criminology Bachelor's Degree $58,542 No data No data
Sociology Bachelor's Degree $51,722 $26,500 $28,851
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data $19,596
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's Degree $47,331 $29,934 $61,981
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data $27,529
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data $38,392
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Economics Bachelor's Degree No data $40,562 $41,128
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $56,801 $30,775 $45,516
Marketing Bachelor's Degree $57,986 $44,158 $48,888
Construction Management Bachelor's Degree $58,870 $61,351 $62,908
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's Degree $62,629 $46,140 $52,256
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree $55,782 $38,683 $42,536