unitid 190044 · Potsdam, NY · private nonprofit 4-year · town (remote)
Clarkson University
- enrollment 2023
- 4,048
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
77%
57th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
2,196
77th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
22%
undergrads on Pell grants
23rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
75%
finish within 150% time
82nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$79,022
90th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$30,305
after aid, aided students
82nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$89,696
after entry, Title IV students
95th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$26,000
71st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $21,335 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $90,321
- First-generation students
- 15%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $59,398
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.4× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering. | 155 | $92,873 | $27,000 |
| Civil Engineering. | 70 | $83,782 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 69 | $102,265 | — |
| Engineering-Related Fields. | 53 | $135,325 | — |
| Chemical Engineering. | 52 | $95,129 | $27,000 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. | 48 | $95,489 | $27,000 |
| Engineering-Related Fields. | 44 | $89,444 | $27,000 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 43 | $95,987 | — |
| Biology, General. | 42 | $75,369 | $27,000 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | 36 | $98,812 | $26,926 |
| Computer Science. | 30 | $121,821 | $25,990 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 28 | $85,471 | $24,757 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.