Clemson University

Clemson University is a public, coeducational, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States. It was established in 1889 as the Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina. It was given its present moniker in 1964. The University has a 17,000 acre campus in the rural area of Clemson.

The colleges under Clemson University are as follows:

Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences
Architecture, Arts and Humanities
Business and Behavioral Sciences
Engineering and Science
Health, Education and Human Development

Clemson University does not have traditional Greek housing on campus. Instead, separate halls are provided for Greek fraternities and sororities within the hostels. Nearly 20% of undergraduate students are members of Greek houses.

The athletic teams are called the Tigers. The official mascot is The Tiger and The Cub. The College sponsors various sports including football, soccer, and golf.

Campus Location

201 Sikes Hall
Clemson, SC 29634
USA
Main Tel: (864) 656-4636
Web Site

The campus is in a town not far from a more urbanized area.

Clemson University Highlights

Where Clemson University stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in engineering, design, real estate and construction management, science and laboratory technician, conservation and resource management, computer science and engineering, and architecture and planning.
Large number of programs of study offered.
Large number of students.
High faculty salary.
High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
Number of dorm rooms for students.
High male/female ratio.
Good faculty-to-student ratio.

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Study abroad option
Distance learning available
Part-time classes available
ROTC
Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	2,946	73
Master	803	66
Doctorale	138	40
Post-master's certificate	9	3

Clemson Students

The student enrollment at Clemson was 17,585 in 2007 (16,230 full-time equivalent).

About 49% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 49% of the class.

Undergrads are 78% of enrolled students and graduate students are 22%.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 10,370
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 22,300
Room	$ 3,500
Board	$ 2,492
Books and supplies	$ 924
Other	$ 4,220

Financial Aid: Clemson participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Clemson:

School	Location	Enrollment
Rochester Institute of Technology	Rochester, NY	14,849
University of California-San Diego	La Jolla, CA	27,020
Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland, OH	9,844
Southern Methodist University	Dallas, TX	10,829
Iowa State University	Ames, IA	26,160
Cornell University	Ithaca, NY	19,800
Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh, PA	10,326
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Blacksburg, VA	29,898
Drexel University	Philadelphia, PA	20,682
Tufts University	Medford, MA	9,758

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		578
Without tenure; working toward tenure		302
Without tenure; tenure not available		254

Housing and Meals

Clemson provides on-campus housing for 6,500 of its 16,230 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Clemson Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Clemson is in the Atlantic Coast Conference for major sports.

Clemson offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 48 male students received the aid (men were 62% of those receiving aid) and 29 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 38% of students receiving such aid) .

Clemson Admissions (2007)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	55%
Women	55%
All	55%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	540-640
Math	580-670
Writing	530-630

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (104 awarded)

Agricultural Business and Management
Agricultural Economics
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences
Aquaculture
Food Science

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (49 awarded)

Animal Sciences

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (133 awarded)

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 (29 awarded)

Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (648 awarded)

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

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (150 awarded)

Computer Engineering
Computer Programming/Programmer
Computer and Information Sciences
Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (52 awarded)

Forest Management/Forest Resources Management
Forest Sciences and Biology
Natural Resources and Conservation
Natural Resources/Conservation

DESIGN (83 awarded)

Industrial Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (15 awarded)

Visual and Performing Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (463 awarded)

Agricultural Teacher Education
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Curriculum and Instruction
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Educational Leadership and Administration
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
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (592 awarded)

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

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (12 awarded)

Family and Community Services
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
Public Administration
Public Policy Analysis

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (43 awarded)

Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
Horticultural Science
Plant Sciences
Soil Sciences

LIBERAL ARTS (498 awarded)

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

MATHEMATICS (47 awarded)

Mathematics

MEDIA (13 awarded)

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Health Communication

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (8 awarded)

Pre-Pharmacy Studies

MEDICINE (120 awarded)

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

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (161 awarded)

Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (122 awarded)

Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (72 awarded)

Construction Management
Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (14 awarded)

Philosophy

SCIENCE (275 awarded)

Animal Genetics
Animal Physiology
Biochemistry
Biology/Biological Sciences
Biotechnology
Chemistry
Entomology
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
Geology/Earth Science
Microbiology
Physics
Plant Physiology
Toxicology

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (32 awarded)

Science Technologies/Technicians

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (161 awarded)

Community Psychology
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Psychology