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Clarkson University

Potsdam, New York

https://www.clarkson.edu

#187 National Colleges

74.6% Admission Rate
Not Very Selective

2,982 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Private nonprofit
  • Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
  • Four-year, medium, highly residential
Clarkson University is a private research university with its main campus in Potsdam, New York, and additional graduate program and research facilities in the New York Capital Region and Beacon, New York. It was founded in 1896 and has an enrollment of about 4,300 students studying toward bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in each of its schools or institutes: the Institute for a Sustainable Environment, the School of Arts & Sciences, the David D. Reh School of Business, the Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering, and the Earl R. and Barbara D. Lewis School of Health Sciences. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity."

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Location

City
Potsdam, New York

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Locale
Town: Remote (in urban cluster more than 35 miles from an urbanized area)

Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Engineering 53.7%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 13.1%
Engineering Technologies And Engineering-Related Fields 11.6%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 6.5%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 4.4%
Psychology 2.2%
Physical Sciences 2.2%
Mathematics And Statistics 1.9%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 1.5%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 1.5%
Natural Resources And Conservation 0.8%
Social Sciences 0.5%
History 0.1%

Cost

Tuition
$51,128.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
68.81%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$29,015.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1258 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 690 645 600
Verbal 660 610 560

ACT Scores

27 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 30 28 25
English 29 25 21