Colleges / Clark University
College · Private nonprofit · Worcester, MA · City
CU

Clark University

Worcester, MA

Address950 Main St, Worcester, MA 01610-1477
Websitewww.clarku.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate40%
6-yr median pay$49k
Net price / yr$29k
Undergrad size2,214
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $29k/yr for a shot at a $49k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 40% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 1370 · ACT 29.

If you get in

2,214 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $68k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $29k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$274k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$115k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$159k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$58.9k
Room & board
$12.5k
Books & supplies
$900

How students pay for it.

Pell grants23%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans58%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention87%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr77%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$49k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$62k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out15%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,214
Location
Worcester, MA
Region
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
New England Commission on Higher Education
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White62%
  • Hispanic13%
  • Asian7%
  • International6%
  • Black5%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Unknown2%
First-gen students16%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$78k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 43

What you can study.

Colleges / Clark University
College · Private nonprofit · Worcester, MA · City
CU

Clark University

Worcester, MA

Address950 Main St, Worcester, MA 01610-1477
Websitewww.clarku.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate40%
6-yr median pay$49k
Net price / yr$29k
Undergrad size2,214
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $29k/yr for a shot at a $49k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 40% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 1370 · ACT 29.

If you get in

2,214 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $68k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $29k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$274k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$115k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$159k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$58.9k
Room & board
$12.5k
Books & supplies
$900

How students pay for it.

Pell grants23%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans58%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention87%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr77%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$49k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$62k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out15%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,214
Location
Worcester, MA
Region
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
New England Commission on Higher Education
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White62%
  • Hispanic13%
  • Asian7%
  • International6%
  • Black5%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Unknown2%
First-gen students16%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$78k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 43

What you can study.