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Overall Experience

Clemson - Clemson, SC

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Clemson offers an amazing college experience. Students return for the rest of their lives to see how the campus has changed and to support the Tigers. Although it is located in a small town, the school is big enough that there is never a dull moment, and the location only makes the student body closer to one another. As anyone who has been to Clemson knows, the students’ blood here is orange, and the Clemson spirit is contagious for almost anyone who attends.

By The Numbers

General Information:
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634

Control:
Public

Academic Calendar:
Semester

 Religious Affiliation:
None

Founded:
1889

Web Site:
Main Phone:
(864) 656-3311

Full-Time Undergraduates:
13,066

Part-Time Undergraduates:
870

 Total Male Undergraduates:
7,648

Total Female Undergraduates:
6,288

Overall Acceptance Rate:
69%

Early Decision Acceptance Rate:
Not offered

Early Action Acceptance Rate:
Not offered

Total Applicants:
10,620

Total Acceptances:
7,287

Freshman Enrollment:
3,033

Yield (% of admitted students who actually enroll):
42%

Regular Decision Deadline:
Rolling

Must-Reply-By Date:
May 1

Applicants Placed on Waiting List:
267

Students Enrolled from Waiting List:
11

Transfer Applications Received:
1,529

 Transfer Applications Accepted:
1,061

Transfer Students Enrolled:
689

Transfer Application Acceptance Rate:
65%

SAT I or ACT Required?:
Either

SAT I Range (25th–75th Percentile):
1120–1290

SAT I Verbal Range (25th–75th Percentile):
550–630

SAT I Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):
570–660

Freshman Retention Rate:
89%

Top 10% of High School Class:
38%

Application Fee:
$50

Common Application Accepted?:
No

Admissions Phone:
(864) 656-2287

Admissions Web Site:
In-State Tuition:
$8,040

Books and Supplies:
$798

Average Need-Based Financial Aid Package (including loans, grants, work study, and other sources):
$8,707

Students Who Applied for Financial Aid:
53%

 Applicants Who Received Financial Aid:
71%

Financial Aid Forms Deadline:
April 1

Financial Aid Phone:
(864) 656-2280

Financial Aid E-Mail:
Financial Aid Web Site:

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