Colleges / Clemson University
College · Public · Clemson, SC · Suburb
Clem

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Address201 Sikes Hall, Clemson, SC 29634
Websitewww.clemson.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate38%
6-yr median pay$58k
Net price / yr$22k
Undergrad size23,300
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $22k/yr for a shot at a $58k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 38% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 1353 · ACT 30.

If you get in

23,300 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $35k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $22k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$140k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$89k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$51k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$15.6k
Tuition · out-of-state
$40.9k
Room & board
$13.3k
Books & supplies
$1,456

How students pay for it.

Pell grants15%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans31%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
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 retention93%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr87%
Most finish on time.
6-yr median pay$58k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$72k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out9%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Public
Undergrad size
23,300
Location
Clemson, SC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White76%
  • Hispanic9%
  • Black5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian3%
  • Unknown2%
  • International1%
First-gen students17%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$78k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 70

What you can study.

Colleges / Clemson University
College · Public · Clemson, SC · Suburb
Clem

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Address201 Sikes Hall, Clemson, SC 29634
Websitewww.clemson.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate38%
6-yr median pay$58k
Net price / yr$22k
Undergrad size23,300
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $22k/yr for a shot at a $58k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 38% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 1353 · ACT 30.

If you get in

23,300 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $35k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $22k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$140k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$89k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$51k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$15.6k
Tuition · out-of-state
$40.9k
Room & board
$13.3k
Books & supplies
$1,456

How students pay for it.

Pell grants15%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans31%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
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 retention93%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr87%
Most finish on time.
6-yr median pay$58k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$72k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out9%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Public
Undergrad size
23,300
Location
Clemson, SC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White76%
  • Hispanic9%
  • Black5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian3%
  • Unknown2%
  • International1%
First-gen students17%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$78k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 70

What you can study.