- The Inkwell
- Massachusetts
- Clark University
Worcester, MACity: midsizeZIP 01610Founded 1887
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1887
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.clarku.edu
MassachusettsPrivate nonprofit
Clark University
Clark University is a private nonprofit university in Worcester, Massachusetts, with 2,214 undergraduates. It admits 40% of applicants, graduates 76% within six years and costs $29,446 a year after aid.
76%graduate
Admission rate40%
Retention86%
4-year graduation68%
Pell Grant share27%
Federal loans57%
$29,446net price / year
40%admission rate
1370average SAT
76%graduate in 6 years
$67,223median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#473 of 1,704 for earnings#1,437 of 1,739 for lowest net price#243 of 1,738 for graduation rate#158 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $72,489tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $61,140
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $61,140
- Average net price
- $29,446national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$29,477
$30,001–48,000$13,773
$48,001–75,000$26,236
$75,001–110,000$30,087
$110,001+$41,971
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 40%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1370
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 658–740
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 630–720
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 30–33
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college40%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college86%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college76%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college27%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 76%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 68%
- First-year retention
- 86%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 78%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $54,643
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $67,223middle 50%: $46,354–$92,582
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$92,582
Median, Clark University$67,223
Lower quarter$46,354
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,214
- Part-time
- 0.7%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 19.7
- First-generation students
- 16%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 27%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $12,471 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $19,052
- Endowment, end of year
- $486,846,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White62%
Hispanic13%
Black5.5%
Asian6.9%
Two or more races4.5%
U.S. nonresident5.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.3%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences16%
Psychology16%
Biological & biomedical sciences10%
Business & management10%
Visual & performing arts7.9%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies7.5%
Communications technologies6.3%
Computer & information sciences4.2%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO | $29,674 | 79% | $75,998 |
| Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH | $29,447 | 81% | $63,814 |
| University of San Diego San Diego, CA | $29,539 | 81% | $93,069 |
| Marquette University Milwaukee, WI | $30,561 | 79% | $83,810 |
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| The Catholic University of America Washington, DC | $32,543 | 76% | $81,308 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 165334. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1095773.