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Clarkson University
Potsdam, NY
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Clarkson University, founded in 1896, is a private university. Its small, friendly environment attracts serious students interested in a high quality education in a pastoral setting. The emphasis on team projects is attractive to students who want to learn in a cooperative atmosphere. Many students are involved in multidisciplinary projects that give them exposure to real world problems. This, along with the school's extensive coop program, provides students with excellent experience for the world of work after graduation. Its 640-acre campus is located in Potsdam in northern New York.
Website: www.clarkson.edu/
964 Women
2,127 Men
Graduate
Students
Admission
- Entrance Difficulty
- Very difficult
- Overall Admission Rate
- 71% of 6,885 applicants were admitted
- Early Action Offered
- No
- Early Decision Offered
- Yes
- Regular Admission Deadline
- January 15
Qualifications of Enrolled Freshmen
- Average GPA
- 3.70
- SAT Math
- 590-690 range of middle 50%
- SAT EBRW
-
620 average
570-660 range of middle 50% - ACT Composite
- 27 average
24-30 range of middle 50%
Money Matters
- Cost of Attendance
- $70,228
- Tuition and Fees
- $51,128
- Room and Board
- $15,340
- Average Percent of Need Met
- 90%
- Average Freshman Award
- $47,173
- Average Indebtedness of 2018 Graduates
- $31,000
Academics
- Academic Calendar System
- Semester
- General Education/Core Curriculum
- Required for most or all students
- Full-Time Faculty Teaching Undergraduates
- 252
- Regular Class Size
- 2-9 students: 12% of classes
10-19 students: 28% of classes
20-29 students: 16% of classes
30-39 students: 11% of classes
40-49 students: 8% of classes
50-99 students: 18% of classes
Over 100 students: 5% of classes
Campus Life
- Potsdam Population
- 9,702
- Nearest Metropolitan Area
- Freshman Housing Guarantee
- Freshmen are guaranteed housing
- Students in College Housing
- 80% of all students
- Athletic Conferences
- NCAA Division III
- Mascot
- Golden Knight
- Sororities
- 13% of women participate
- Fraternities
- 15% of men participate
Students
- Ethnicity of Students from U.S.
- 0.3% American Indian/Alaskan Native
3.8% Asian
2.5% Black/African-American
4.8% Hispanic/Latino
3.6% Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino)
0.0% Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander
83.0% White
1.9% Unknown - International Students
- 2.2% from 35 countries
- First-Year Students Returning
- 89.0%
- Students Graduating Within 4 Years
- 59.8%
- Graduates Offered Full-Time Employment Within 6 Months
- 82%
- Graduates Pursuing Advanced Study Directly
- 11.0%
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