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Clarkson University Overview

Located in Potsdam, New York, Clarkson University is a private not-for-profit institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Potsdam draws many to the area.

What Is Clarkson University Known For?

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$40,065 Avg Cost After Aid
75% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at Clarkson 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%.
  • The highest award offered at Clarkson is the doctor's degree.
  • For the <nil> academic year, 95% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from Clarkson with a bachelor's degree make about $86,334 a year. That's 112% more than those who graduate from other schools.
  • It takes the average Clarkson student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Clarkson University?

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Contact details for Clarkson are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 8 Clarkson Ave, Potsdam, NY 13699
Phone: 315-268-6400
Website: www.clarkson.edu

How Do I Get Into Clarkson?

You can apply to Clarkson online at: https://www.clarkson.edu/apply-now

Admission Requirements for Clarkson

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Required
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Required
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Clarkson?

75% Acceptance Rate
42% Of Accepted Are Women
51% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 75%, Clarkson may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 58% of accepted students are men and 42% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 77%, and the acceptance rate for women is 72%.

Average Test Scores

About 51% of students accepted to Clarkson submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 680. Math scores were between 600 and 700.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Clarkson University  ( 580 to 680 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Clarkson University  ( 600 to 700 )
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Clarkson received ACT scores from 11% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 33. Math scores were between 26 and 31. Composite scores were between 25 and 32.

ACT English Scores for Clarkson University  ( 23 to 33 )
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ACT Math Scores for Clarkson University  ( 26 to 31 )
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ACT Composite Scores for Clarkson University  ( 25 to 32 )
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36

Can I Afford Clarkson University?

$40,065 Net Price
71% Take Out Loans
0.9% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Clarkson is $40,065. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Clarkson, approximately 71% of students took out student loans averaging $9,117 a year. That adds up to $36,468 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Clarkson is 0.9%. 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.

Clarkson University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,796 Full-Time Undergraduates
31% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,852 undergraduate students at Clarkson, with 2,796 being full-time and 56 being part-time.

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There are also 1,101 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,796 full-time undergraduates at Clarkson, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 100
Black or African American 90
Hispanic or Latino 178
White 2,200
International Students 91
Other Races/Ethnicities 137

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Clarkson University. At this time, 27 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 58 countries are represented at Clarkson. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and India.

Online Learning at Clarkson University

244 Took All Classes Online
859 Took At Least One Class Online
16.9% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 859 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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Online Growth Rankings of Clarkson

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Clarkson University was 16.9%. This is the #1,149 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Clarkson 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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