Clark University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 1,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,350 (21%)
Days Without Precipitation 231 (22%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,237
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 33%
From Region 28%
Athletes 366 (16.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 62%
Hispanic 13%
Asian 7%
Black 6%
International 6%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 409 42% 66% 7% 4% 13% 4% $61,162 13 -0.30 28 96%
Computer Science 20 — 95% 50% 15% 5% 20% 10% $131,854 70 +0.20 99 100% — — — —
Computer Science & Mathematics 7 +5 43% 43% 14% 14% 0% 29% $117,033 54 -0.12 97 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,444 22 -0.59 40 — — — — —
Financial Mathematics 10 +1 60% 70% 0% 10% 10% 10% $97,649 40 -0.35 89 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $87,006 63 +0.06 81 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,595 61 +0.05 80 — — — — —
Physics 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 25% 25% $86,588 65 +0.22 80 — — — — —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 15 — 60% 60% 7% 0% 13% 13% $66,418 22 -0.45 42 — — — — —
Biology 33 +1 15% 55% 12% 3% 21% 0% $65,850 47 -0.07 41 96% — — — —
Biotechnology — — — — — — — — $66,812 23 -0.42 43 — — — — —
Environmental Science 16 +1 31% 88% 6% 0% 0% 0% $60,504 65 +0.23 26 97% — — — —
Asian Studies/Civilization — — — — — — — — $52,718 33 -0.52 10 — — — — —
Comparative Literature — +2 — — — — — — $51,848 51 -0.07 9 — — — — —
English 19 +3 16% 79% 5% 0% 11% 0% $42,081 6 -1.26 3 93% — — — —
Foreign Languages 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,091 56 +0.09 23 — — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $60,358 61 +0.21 26 — — — — —
History 17 +4 41% 82% 0% 0% 6% 0% $52,942 36 -0.39 11 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,016 36 -0.32 12 — — — — —
Philosophy 7 +1 43% 71% 14% 0% 0% 0% $53,535 30 -0.60 11 — — — — —
Spanish 5 +5 0% 40% 0% 0% 60% 0% $56,962 51 -0.10 18 95% — — — —
Women's Studies 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,140 28 -0.63 8 — — — — —
Communication 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,980 18 -0.83 11 97% — — — —
Geography and Environmental Studies 19 +4 74% 74% 5% 0% 16% 0% $55,464 20 -0.77 15 — — — — —
International Studies 6 +5 33% 50% 0% 17% 33% 0% $63,854 29 -0.46 35 — — — — —
Political Science 35 +2 31% 74% 9% 0% 14% 3% $58,114 11 -1.04 20 100% — — — —
Psychology 77 +9 36% 62% 8% 6% 13% 5% $54,952 54 -0.02 14 96% — — — —
Public Administration 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $64,701 31 -0.55 38 95% — — — —
Social Sciences 10 +3 20% 70% 10% 0% 20% 0% $63,376 86 +0.59 34 94% — — — —
Sociology 15 +3 27% 53% 7% 0% 20% 0% $56,754 56 -0.01 17 94% — — — —
Education 15 +5 27% 73% 0% 7% 13% 0% $53,387 43 -0.20 11 — — — — —
Animation 30 +1 80% 63% 7% 3% 3% 10% $42,142 8 -0.91 3 — — — — —
Art History 1 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,238 43 -0.28 6 77% — — — —
Film Studies 8 — 38% 50% 12% 0% 38% 0% $46,150 28 -0.42 4 — — — — —
Music 10 +1 60% 50% 0% 30% 20% 0% $45,584 44 -0.13 4 — — — — —
Studio Art 10 +4 30% 80% 10% 0% 0% 0% $48,238 59 +0.15 6 77% — — — —
Theater 1 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,498 46 -0.08 3 — — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 8 — 38% 75% 12% 0% 12% 0% $45,610 69 +0.34 4 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Management 67 54% 55% 10% 6% 10% 13% $80,393 74 -0.08 73 98%
Business Administration 30 — 57% 50% 20% 3% 3% 17% $80,577 70 +0.15 73 100% — — — —
Economics 19 +1 58% 53% 0% 11% 16% 21% $81,235 29 -0.63 74 96% — — — —
Human Resources Development — — — — — — — — $77,419 58 +0.10 68 — — — — —
Marketing 18 +4 44% 67% 6% 6% 17% 0% $79,201 58 +0.13 71 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $63,613
ROI Percentile 35th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 70%
6-Year Graduation Rate 77%
Transfer-Out Rate 15%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 34.5% 164 38% 65% 7% 4% 15% 4% $56,738 43 -0.31 17 97% —
Arts 14.3% 68 59% 65% 7% 6% 10% 4% $44,519 18 -0.41 3 77% —
Business & Economics 14.1% 67 54% 55% 10% 6% 10% 13% $80,394 53 -0.08 73 98% —
Humanities 10.9% 52 25% 77% 4% 0% 12% 0% $49,510 18 -0.71 7 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 10.1% 48 29% 56% 10% 2% 19% 4% $66,028 42 -0.19 41 96% —
Computer Science 5.7% 27 81% 48% 15% 7% 15% 15% $128,012 72 +0.12 99 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.0% 19 58% 74% 0% 5% 11% 11% $90,228 77 -0.19 84 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.4% 16 31% 88% 6% 0% 0% 0% $60,504 51 +0.23 26 97% —
Education 3.2% 15 27% 73% 0% 7% 13% 0% $53,387 49 -0.20 11 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $3.7M #244 33% $0.0M 2 #213 16 2
Life & Natural Sciences $3.2M #219 42% $0 4 #185 22 2
Humanities & Social Sciences $2.2M #247 6% $0.2M 11 #226 — —
Business & Economics $1.8M #165 27% $0 4 #199 39 —
Health Sciences $1.3M #223 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.2M #354 0% $0 — — — 1
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #232 37% $0.0M — — — —
Education $0.0M #419 0% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $12.6M #289 26% $0.2M 21 #375 77 5

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 49 $214K $214K $0
Lacrosse 44 $221K $221K $0
Soccer 28 $134K $134K $0
Basketball 17 $228K $228K $0
Cross Country 15 $47K $47K $0
Swimming & Diving 14 $86K $86K $0
Tennis 14 $74K $74K $0
Total 180 $1.0M $1.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Rowing 36 $162K $162K $0
Soccer 30 $166K $166K $0
Softball 20 $145K $145K $0
Lacrosse 19 $124K $124K $0
Basketball 16 $238K $238K $0
Field Hockey 16 $104K $104K $0
Volleyball 16 $95K $95K $0
Swimming & Diving 14 $86K $86K $0
Tennis 14 $67K $67K $0
Cross Country 12 $37K $37K $0
Total 186 $1.2M $1.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Lacrosse 63 $345K $345K $0
Soccer 58 $301K $301K $0
Baseball 49 $214K $214K $0
Rowing 36 $162K $162K $0
Basketball 33 $466K $466K $0
Swimming & Diving 28 $172K $172K $0
Tennis 28 $142K $142K $0
Cross Country 27 $84K $84K $0
Softball 20 $145K $145K $0
Field Hockey 16 $104K $104K $0
Volleyball 16 $95K $95K $0
Total 366 $3.2M $3.2M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 40%
Yield (non-ED) 7%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 41% 41% 41%
Early Decision 24% 24% 24%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 22%
SAT Range 1270 – 1440
SAT Math Range 610 – 680
SAT RW Range 650 – 730