Clemson University
Clemson University admitted 38% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1240–1410 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $22,032 a year. Within six years, 88% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 38%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1240–1410
- ACT middle 50%
- 28–32
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $35,250 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $22,032 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $14,943 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $15,854 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $42,378 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 88%
- Students who return for a second year
- 94%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $79,064 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 23,300
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 18%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16 to 1
- Campus setting
- Suburb
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 26%
- Engineering
- 16%
- Social sciences
- 9%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 8%
- Health professions
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Fisk University TN · 37% admitted
- Gettysburg College PA · 39% admitted
- Fairfield University CT · 33% admitted
- University of Georgia GA · 38% admitted
- Clark University MA · 40% admitted
- Furman University SC · 43% admitted
More colleges in South Carolina
- University of South Carolina-Columbia SC · 60% admitted
- College of Charleston SC · 60% admitted
- Coastal Carolina University SC · 75% admitted
- University of South Carolina-Upstate SC · 67% admitted
- Winthrop University SC · 79% admitted
- Lander University SC · 81% admitted
- Anderson University SC · 55% admitted
- University of South Carolina Aiken SC · 79% admitted
Official sources
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.