Clemson University Profile - SAT Scores, Costs and Admissions Data

• Percent of Applicants Admitted: 50%
• Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
  • SAT Critical Reading: 550 / 640
  • SAT Math: 580 / 680
  • SAT Writing: - / -
    • (what these SAT numbers mean)
    • (SAT Comparison Chart for the ACC)
    • (public university SAT chart)
  • ACT Composite: 25 / 30
  • ACT English: - / -
  • ACT Math: - / -
    • (what these ACT numbers mean)
    • (ACT Comparison Chart for the ACC)
    • (public university ACT chart)

• Total Enrollment: 18,317 (14,713 undergraduates)
• Gender Breakdown: 54% Male / 46% Female
• 94% Full-time

• Tuition and Fees: $10,379 (in-state); $23,401 (out-of-state)
• Books: $900 (why so much?)
• Room and Board: $6,556
• Other Expenses: $4,280
• Total Cost: $22,115 (in-state); $35,137 (out-of-state)

• Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 90%
• Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid
  • Grants: 67%
  • Loans: 41%
• Average Amount of Aid
  • Grants: $10,600
  • Loans: $7,731

• First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 91%
• Transfer Out Rate: 6%
• 4-Year Graduation Rate: 50%
• 6-Year Graduation Rate: 79%

"The mission of Clemson University is to fulfill the covenant between its founder and the people of South Carolina to establish a "high seminary of learning" through its historical land-grant responsibilities of teaching, research and extended public service.

Clemson University is a selective, public, land-grant university in a college-town setting along a dynamic Southeastern corridor. The University is committed to world-class teaching, research and public service in the context of general education, student development and continuing education. Clemson's desire is to attract a capable, dedicated and diverse student body of approximately 12,000 to 14,000 undergraduate and 4,000 to 5,000 graduate students, with priority to students from South Carolina.

Clemson offers a wide array of high-quality baccalaureate programs built around a distinctive core curriculum. Graduate and continuing education offerings respond to the professions, while doctoral and research programs contribute to the economic future of the state, nation and world. The University emphasizes agriculture, architecture, business, education, engineering, natural resources, science and technology. The University also promotes excellence in education and scholarship in selected areas of the creative arts, health, human development, the humanities and social sciences. In all areas, the goal is to develop students' communication and critical-thinking skills, ethical judgment, global awareness, and scientific and technological knowledge. Students remain the primary focus of the University.

Just as Clemson values its students, the University also values its faculty and staff who have committed their talents and careers to advance its mission. Clemson pledges to support their work, to encourage their professional development, to evaluate their professional performance and to compensate them at nationally competitive levels."