Clemson University, South Carolina

Overview of Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina is home to Clemson. Clemson is a town not far from a more urbanized area. The school is a public institution. Degrees at Clemson go up to the Doctoral degree.

Areas of Study

Students commonly pursue studies in engineering, real estate and construction management, and architecture and planning.

Clemson Selectivity

Prospective students are advised that admissions are not open to all; the school selects from among qualified applicants. Three quarters of students in 2005 had SAT verbal scores of at least 540. Half of math SAT scores of accepted students fell between 570 and 660. Since a large share of students are from out-of-state, you can assume Clemson has broad appeal.

Faculty

The school has a tenure system for senior faculty. The full-time faculty at Clemson is well-paid, which often goes with faculty quality.

Student Body

The school has 17,165 enrolled students (as of 2005).

Student Life

Clemson offers dorm rooms to a higher percentage of its students than do most colleges. The school values student athletics, and belongs to the Atlantic Coast Conference.

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Clemson

Clemson University
201 Sikes Hall
Clemson, SC 29634
General Phone: (864) 656-4636
Admissions Phone: (864) 656-2287
Financial Aid Phone: (864) 656-2280
http://www.clemson.edu

Clemson Programs and Degrees (2005)

Clemson awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General Category	Degrees	Most Common Majors [see all]
Business And Management	767	business management, marketing, finance, accounting, human resources, operations management, business and related services, electronic commerce
Engineering	646	mechanical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, industrial engineering, chemical engineering, bioengineering, biomedical engineering, environmental engineering, ...
Education And Teaching	525	elementary school teaching, school counseling, early childhood education, secondary teaching, middle school teaching, educational administration, agricultural teaching, industrial arts teaching, ...
Liberal Arts	459	speech and rhetoric, political science, English, sociology, history, economics, foreign languages and literature, foreign language and literature, ...
Science	244	biology, chemistry, physics, microbiology, biochemistry, chemistry courses, toxicology, entomology, ...
Computer Science And Engineering	202	computer and info science, computer engineering, information science, computer programming
Nursing And Emergency Medicine	156	registered nursing, nursing science
Therapy And Counseling	150	psychology, community psychology, organizational psychology, psychology courses
Architecture And Planning	149	architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, environmental design
Nutrition And Exercise Therapy	115	parks and recreation management, nutrition sciences
Design	105	industrial design
Agricultural Science And Management	90	aquaculture, agricultural economics, food science, agricultural management, various agricutural courses
Medicine	90	health professions, pre-med, pre-veterinary, pre-dentistry
Conservation And Resource Management	59	forest management, forest sciences, conservation, natural resources courses
Real Estate And Construction Management	58	construction management, real estate
Mathematics	51	mathematics
Landscaping And Horticulture	47	horticultural science, applied horticulture, plant sciences, agronomy
Animal Science And Care	46	animal science
Science And Laboratory Technician	39	science tech
Art Studies	25	art studies
Media	21	communication and journalism, health communication
Religion And Philosophy	11	philosophy
Family And Social Work	11	public administration, public policy analysis, human development and family studies
Drama And Performing Arts	8	various performing arts
Medical Assistant And Technician	6	pre-pharmacy
Medical Adminstration	0	health care administration

Number of programs and degrees for Clemson in 2005:

Degree Level	Total Awarded	Number of Programs
Bachelor's degree	3,005	70
Master's degree	938	64
Doctor's degree	131	39
Post-master's certificate	6	3
Postbaccalaureate certificate	0	6

Clemson Student Body

In 2005, Clemson had a total enrollment of 17,165 students (16,022 full-time equivalent).

Students in the Freshman Class (2005):

Group	Percent
Men	54%
Women	46%
Full-Time	100%
Part-Time	0%

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

Group	Percent
Undergraduate	77%
Graduate	23%

Racial Diversity (2004):

Race	Percent
White	79%
Black	7%
Hispanic	1%
Asian	1%
American Indian	0%
Other Races	6%
(Foreign Students)	5%

Students by Age (2004):

Age	Percent
Under 18	0%
18-19	32%
20-21	31%
22-24	20%
25-29	8%
30-34	3%
35-39	2%
40-49	2%
50-64	1%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence (2004):
(From available data sampling)

Residence	Percent
South Carolina	62%
Georgia	8%
North Carolina	4%
Virginia	4%
Maryland	3%
Florida	2%
Pennsylvania	2%
Ohio	2%
New Jersey	2%
Tennessee	2%
New York	1%
Massachusetts	1%
Connecticut	1%
Texas	1%
Illinois	1%
New Hampshire	1%

Clemson Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2004):

Group	Returning From Previous Year
Full-Time	89 %
Part-Time	83 %

Clemson Room and Board (2005)

Clemson offers campus housing for 6,345 of its 16,022 (full-time) students.

(Please refer to our profile of Clemson, South Carolina for details about the area surrounding the campus.)

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

Clemson Admissions and Selectivity (2005)

Acceptances:

Group	Applicants	Accepted	Percent Accepted	Enrolled	Percent of Accepted Enrolled
Total	10,620	7,287	69%	3,033	42%
Men	5,353	3,610	67%	1,644	46%
Women	5,267	3,677	70%	1,389	38%

Standardized Test Scores:

Test	25th Percentile	75th Percetile
SAT Verbal	540	640
SAT Math	570	660
ACT Composite	24	28

Application Requirements:

Item	Requirement
GPA	required
Class Rank	required
High School Record	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
Formal Demonstration of Competence	not required
Standardized Tests (SAT and/or ACT)	required
Percent of Applicants Submitting SAT	85%
Percent of Applicants Submitting ACT	15%
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)	required

Admissions Phone Number: (864) 656-2287

Clemson Expenses and Financial Aid (2005)

Expenses and Financial Aid:

Expense	Amount
In-state tuition and fees	$ 8,816
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 18,440
Room and board	$ 5,780
Room charge	$ 3,470
Board (meal plan) charge	$ 2,310
Books and supplies	$ 820
Other expenses	$ 4,012

Financial Aid:
Clemson participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 342500)

Financial Aid Phone Number: (864) 656-2280

Clemson Faculty

Clemson has a tenure system for faculty.

Tenure Status of Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty Level	Men	Women
Tenured	473	109
Non-tenured, but on tenure track	156	83
Non-tenured and not on tenure track	161	115

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty Level	Contract Length	Number Men	Avg Salary Men	Number Women	Avg Salary Women
Professor	calendar year	43	$91,915	8	$85,939
Associate professor	calendar year	15	$76,867	1	*
Assistant professor	calendar year	7	$66,092	0	*
Lecturer	calendar year	10	$55,505	1	*
All faculty total	calendar year	75	$81,641	10	$78,959

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty Level	Contract Length	Number Men	Avg Salary Men	Number Women	Avg Salary Women
Professor	academic year	285	$95,059	45	$81,046
Associate professor	academic year	150	$69,713	63	$62,525
Assistant professor	academic year	130	$62,992	78	$56,132
Instructor	academic year	0	*	1	*
Lecturer	academic year	41	$39,143	64	$38,854
All faculty total	academic year	606	$78,123	251	$57,760

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Clemson Athletics

Athletic Conferences (2005):

Sport	Conference
Football	Atlantic Coast Conference
Basketball	Atlantic Coast Conference
Baseball	Atlantic Coast Conference
Track	Atlantic Coast Conference

Students on Athletic Scholarships (2004):

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Total	237	159	396
Football	85	0	85
Track	38	28	66
Baseball	37	0	37
Basketball	10	16	26
All Other Sports	67	115	182

Clemson Degree Programs (2005)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT
Agricultural Business and Management, General
Agricultural Economics
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other
Aquaculture
Food Science

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE
Animal Sciences, General

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
Environmental Design/Architecture
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)

ART STUDIES
Art/Art Studies, General

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Accounting
Business Administration and Management, General
Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services, Other
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
Finance, General
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
Marketing/Marketing Management, General
Operations Management and Supervision

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Computer Engineering, General
Computer Programming/Programmer, General
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management
Forest Sciences and Biology
Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
Natural Resources/Conservation, General

DESIGN
Industrial Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS
Visual and Performing Arts, Other

EDUCATION AND TEACHING
Agricultural Teacher Education
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Curriculum and Instruction
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Educational Leadership and Administration, General
Elementary Education and Teaching
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
Mathematics Teacher Education
Reading Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
Secondary Education and Teaching
Special Education and Teaching, General
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education

ENGINEERING
Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering, General
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Materials Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other
Public Administration
Public Policy Analysis

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE
Agronomy and Crop Science
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General
Horticultural Science
Plant Sciences, General

LIBERAL ARTS
Economics, General
English Language and Literature, General
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
Historic Preservation and Conservation
History, General
Political Science and Government, General
Social Sciences, Other
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature
Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS
Mathematics, General

MEDIA
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
Health Communication

MEDICAL ADMINSTRATION
Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL ASSISTANT AND TECHNICIAN
Pre-Pharmacy Studies

MEDICINE
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
Pre-Dentistry Studies
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
Pre-Veterinary Studies

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY
Nutrition Sciences
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Construction Management
Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy

SCIENCE
Animal Genetics
Animal Physiology
Biochemistry
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Botany/Plant Biology
Chemistry, General
Chemistry, Other
Entomology
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
Geology/Earth Science, General
Microbiology, General
Physical Sciences, Other
Physics, General
Plant Physiology
Toxicology
Zoology/Animal Biology

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other

THERAPY AND COUNSELING
Community Psychology
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Psychology, General
Psychology, Other

Category	Trophy
Number of degree programs (vs. all colleges)	Top 2%
Number of students (vs. all colleges)	Top 3%
% students on athletic fin. aid (vs. colleges of similar size)	Top 6%
Faculty/student ratio (full-time) (vs. colleges of similar size)	Top 6%
Salaries of full-time faculty (vs. all colleges)	Top 8%
% of degrees in engineering (vs. all colleges)	Top 8%
% of degrees in design (vs. colleges of similar size)	Top 11%
Student SAT scores (vs. all colleges)	Top 14%
% of students from other states (vs. all colleges)	Top 14%
% of degrees in conservation and resource management (vs. colleges of similar size)	Top 14%
% of degrees in real estate and construction management (vs. colleges with similar degree levels)	Top 15%
Dorm rooms per full-time student (vs. all colleges)	Top 16%
Male % of student body (vs. all colleges)	Top 16%
% of degrees in science and laboratory technician (vs. colleges of similar size)	Top 17%
% of degrees in architecture and planning (vs. all colleges)	Top 19%
% of degrees in computer science and engineering (vs. colleges of similar size)	Top 20%

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