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Clemson University
Clemson, SC · Public · 23,300 students · mostly bachelor degrees
69th-cheapest of 82 South Carolina colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$22,253
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$35,015
Graduation rate
87%
Admission rate
38%
Median graduate earnings
$71,513
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$21,500
Average SAT
1353
Median ACT
30
Pell grant recipients
15%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
250 programsIndustrial Engineering · Master's Degree79 grads/yr$136,058Real Estate · Master's Degree22 grads/yr$119,115Engineering, Other · Master's Degree66 grads/yr$114,455Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree246 grads/yr$114,399Clinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree43 grads/yr$109,470Information Science/Studies · Bachelor's Degree22 grads/yr$105,646Computer Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree49 grads/yr$102,762Mechanical Engineering · Master's Degree50 grads/yr$102,636Accounting · Master's Degree79 grads/yr$102,502Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree190 grads/yr$101,301Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering · Master's Degree53 grads/yr$100,816Construction Project Management · Bachelor's Degree0 grads/yr$98,726Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$96,856Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree101 grads/yr$96,446Packaging Science · Bachelor's Degree51 grads/yr$94,449Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree128 grads/yr$93,705Industrial Engineering · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$93,702Industrial Engineering · Bachelor's Degree169 grads/yr$92,491Public Administration · Master's Degree41 grads/yr$92,184Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering · Bachelor's Degree66 grads/yr$92,098Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree280 grads/yr$91,269Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree217 grads/yr$91,028Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Master's Degree31 grads/yr$89,331Agricultural Engineering · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$88,338Materials Engineering · Bachelor's Degree31 grads/yr$85,883
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.