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Clark University Overview

Clark University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The city atmosphere of Worcester makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Clark University Known For?

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$38,134 Avg Cost After Aid
48% Acceptance Rate
  • Clark has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 9 to 1.
  • Students at Clark have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 1%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Clark.
  • In <nil>, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Clark makes roughly $55,982 a year. This is 37% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
  • On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from Clark to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Clark University?

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Contact details for Clark are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 950 Main St, Worcester, MA 01610-1477
Phone: 508-793-7711
Website: www.clarku.edu

How Do I Get Into Clark?

You can apply to Clark online at: www.clarku.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Clark

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Required
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Clark?

48% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
17% Submit SAT Scores
You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to Clark. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 48%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 45%, and the acceptance rate for women is 50%.

Average Test Scores

About 17% of students accepted to Clark submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 628 and 703. Math scores were between 590 and 700.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Clark University  ( 628 to 703 )
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SAT Math Scores for Clark University  ( 590 to 700 )
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800
Clark received ACT scores from 5% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 26 and 34. Math scores were between 29 and 31. Composite scores were between 27 and 30.

ACT English Scores for Clark University  ( 26 to 34 )
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ACT Math Scores for Clark University  ( 29 to 31 )
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ACT Composite Scores for Clark University  ( 27 to 30 )
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36

Can I Afford Clark University?

$38,134 Net Price
60% Take Out Loans
1.3% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Clark is $38,134. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Clark, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $7,562 a year. That adds up to $30,248 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Clark is 1.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Clark University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,284 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,302 undergraduate students at Clark, with 2,284 being full-time and 18 being part-time.

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There are also 1,048 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,284 full-time undergraduates at Clark, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Clark University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 150
Black or African American 109
Hispanic or Latino 214
White 1,384
International Students 176
Other Races/Ethnicities 251

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Clark University. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 94 countries are represented at Clark. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Clark University

11 Took All Classes Online
265 Took At Least One Class Online
15,750.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 265 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Clark has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of Clark

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Clark University was 15,750.0%. This is the #6 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Clark regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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