Clemson University is a public land-grant research university in Clemson, South Carolina. Founded in 1889, Clemson is the second-largest university by enrollment in South Carolina. For the fall 2019 semester, the university enrolled a total of 20,195 undergraduate students and 5,627 graduate students, and the student/faculty ratio was 18:1. Clemson’s 1,400-acre campus is in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The campus now borders Lake Hartwell, which was formed by the dam completed in 1962. The university manages the nearby 17,500-acre Clemson Experimental Forest that is used for research, education, and recreation.
Clemson University consists of seven colleges: Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences; Architecture, Arts and Humanities; The Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business; Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences; Education; Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences; and Science. U.S. News & World Report ranks Clemson University 77th for 2022 among national U.S. universities. Clemson University is classified among “R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity.”
TUITION FEES
Local tuition 15,558 USD, Domestic tuition 38,550 USD
ACCEPTANCE RATE
Clemson University admissions is more selective with an acceptance rate of 49%. Half the applicants admitted to Clemson University have an SAT score between 1220 and 1420 or an ACT score of 27 and 32.
RANKINGS
COURSES
College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences
|
Agricultural Education |
Agricultural Education |
MAgEd |
Agriculture |
MS |
PhD |
Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences (Non-Degree Graduate) |
ND |
Animal and Veterinary Science |
MS |
PhD |
Applied Economics & Statistics |
MS |
Entomology |
MS |
PhD |
Food, Nutrition and Packaging Science |
PhD |
Food, Nutrition, and Culinary Sciences |
MS |
Forest Resources |
MFR |
MS |
PhD |
Packaging Science |
Packaging Science |
MS |
Plant and Environmental Sciences |
MS |
PhD |
Wildlife and Fisheries Biology |
MS |
PhD |
Wildlife and Fisheries Resources |
MWFR |
College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities
|
Architecture (MArch) |
MArch |
MArch |
Architecture (MS) |
MS |
City and Regional Planning |
MCRP |
Construction Science and Management |
Cert |
MCSM |
Digital History |
PhD |
English |
MA |
Historic Preservation |
MS |
History |
MA |
Integrated Project Delivery |
Cert |
Landscape Architecture |
MLA |
Planning, Design and the Built Environment |
PhD |
Real Estate Development |
MRED |
Resilient Urban Design |
MRUD |
Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design |
PhD |
Visual Arts |
MFA |
Writing, Rhetoric, and Media |
MA |
College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences
|
Applied Health Research and Evaluation |
PhD |
Applied Health Research and Evaluation (MS) |
MS |
Applied Psychology |
MS |
Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences (Non-Degree Graduate) |
ND |
Clinical and Translational Research |
Cert |
Communication |
MA |
Emergency Management |
Cert |
Healthcare Genetics |
PhD |
Homeland Defense and Security |
Cert |
Human Factors Psychology |
PhD |
Industrial/Organizational Psychology |
PhD |
International Family & Comm. Studies: PROGRAM IS INACTIVE |
Cert |
PhD |
International Parks and Tourism |
Cert |
Leadership and Innovation in Health and Design |
Cert |
Nursing |
MS |
Nursing Practice |
DNP |
Parks, Recreation & Tourism Mgt – MS (nonthesis-online) |
MS |
Parks, Recreation & Tourism Mgt – PhD |
PhD |
Parks, Recreation & Tourism Mgt – PhD (Online) |
PhD |
Parks, Recreation & Tourism Mgt-MS (thesis) |
MS |
Policy Studies |
PhD |
Public Administration | Online |
Cert |
MPA |
Social Science |
MS |
Youth Development Leadership | Online |
Cert |
MS |
College of Business
|
Accounting |
MPAcc |
Business (Non-Degree Graduate) |
ND |
Business Administration |
MBA |
Business Administration (PHD) |
PhD |
Business Administration Entrepreneurship |
MBA |
Economic Analytics (STEM Designated) |
MS |
Economics |
MA |
PhD |
Graphic Communications |
MS |
Management (MS) |
MS |
Marketing |
MS |
College of Education
|
Athletic Leadership |
Cert |
MS |
Counselor Education (Clinical Mental Health) |
EdS |
MEd |
Counselor Education (School Counseling) |
EdS |
MEd |
Education (Non-Degree Graduate) |
ND |
Education Systems Improvement Science |
EdD |
Educational Leadership |
EdS |
MEd |
Educational Leadership (Higher Ed or P-12) |
Cert |
PhD |
Educational Leadership Cert |
Cert |
English for Speakers of Other Languages |
Cert |
Human Resource Development |
MHRD |
Learning Sciences |
PhD |
Literacy |
MEd |
Literacy Coach Cert |
Cert |
Literacy Specialist Cert |
Cert |
Literacy Teacher Cert |
Cert |
Literacy, Language, and Culture |
PhD |
Middle-Level Education |
MAT |
Online Teaching | Online |
Cert |
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEAM) | Online |
Cert |
Secondary Education |
MAT |
Special Education |
Cert |
MEd |
PhD |
STEAM Education Cert |
Cert |
Student Affairs |
MEd |
Teacher Residency |
MAT |
Teaching and Learning |
MEd |
PhD |
College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences
|
Advanced Power Systems |
Cert |
Applied Computing |
MAC |
Automotive Engineering |
Cert |
MS |
PhD |
Bioengineering |
MS |
PhD |
Biomedical Data Science and Informatics |
MS |
PHD (joint degree) |
Biomedical Engineering |
MEngr |
Biosystems Engineering |
MS |
PhD |
Chemical Engineering |
MS |
PhD |
Civil Engineering |
Cert |
MEngr |
MS |
PhD |
Computer Engineering |
MS |
PhD |
Computer Science |
MS |
PhD |
Digital Production Arts |
MFA |
MS |
Electrical Engineering |
MEngr |
MS |
PhD |
Engineering and Science Education |
Cert |
PhD |
Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences (Non-Degree Graduate) |
ND |
Environmental Engineering and Earth Science |
PhD |
Environmental Engineering and Environmental Health Physics |
MS |
Environmental Engineering and Science |
MS |
Human Centered Computing |
PhD |
Hydrogeology |
MS |
Industrial Engineering |
MS |
PhD |
Industrial Engineering (MEngr | Online) |
MEngr |
Materials Science and Engineering |
MS |
MS |
PhD |
Mechanical Engineering |
MS |
PhD |
Medical Device Design, Recycling and Reprocessing |
Cert |
Medical Device Reprocessing |
MS |
Photonic Science and Technology |
MS |
PhD |
Services Science, Management and Engineering: Suspended pending termination |
Cert |
Supply Chain and Logistics |
Cert |
Systems Engineering |
Cert |
Technology Entrepreneurship |
Cert |
College of Science
|
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
MS |
PhD |
Biological Sciences |
MS |
PhD |
Biological Sciences (MS Nonthesis|Online) |
MS |
Chemistry |
MS |
PhD |
Data Science and Analytics |
MS |
Environmental Toxicology |
MS |
PhD |
Genetics |
MS |
PhD |
Mathematical Sciences |
MS |
PhD |
Medical Biophysics |
MS |
MS |
PhD |
Microbiology |
MS |
PhD |
Physics |
MS |
PhD |
Science (Non-Degree Graduate) |
ND |
System Analytics |
Cert |
Interdisciplinary Programs
|
Policy Studies |
Cert |
Resilient Systems |
MS |
Transportation Safety Administration |
MTSA |
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