unitid 217882 · Clemson, SC · public 4-year · suburb (midsize)
Clemson University
- enrollment 2023
- 31,228
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
38%
6th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
23,300
91st pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
15%
undergrads on Pell grants
6th pctl among public 4-years
completion
87%
finish within 150% time
98th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$35,015
96th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$22,253
after aid, aided students
95th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$71,513
after entry, Title IV students
91st pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$21,500
68th pctl among public 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 $13,607 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k17%
- 30-48k12%
- 48-75k15%
- 75-110k20%
- 110k+37%
- Median family income
- $78,377
- First-generation students
- 17%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $15,554
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.3× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 445 | $72,568 | $24,225 |
| Marketing. | 361 | $76,246 | $23,250 |
| Psychology, General. | 358 | $54,015 | $22,687 |
| Biology, General. | 299 | $65,919 | $23,250 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 280 | $85,488 | $20,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 246 | $105,377 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 235 | $75,340 | $23,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 217 | $88,351 | $24,125 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 190 | $117,091 | $22,498 |
| Industrial Engineering. | 169 | $96,384 | $26,750 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 155 | $46,988 | $25,783 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 138 | $77,473 | $23,250 |
— 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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built 2026-07-17
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.