- The Inkwell
- Nebraska
- Clarkson College
Omaha, NECity: largeZIP 68131Founded 1888
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1888
- Carnegie class
- Special focus: other health professions
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1988
- Website
- www.clarksoncollege.edu
NebraskaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Clarkson College
Clarkson College is a private nonprofit college in Omaha, Nebraska, with 622 undergraduates. It admits 78% of applicants, graduates 63% within six years and costs $25,301 a year after aid.
63%graduate
Admission rate78%
Retention61%
4-year graduation52%
Pell Grant share42%
Federal loans68%
$25,301net price / year
78%admission rate
—average SAT
63%graduate in 6 years
$70,928median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,006median debt
#370 of 1,704 for earnings#1,247 of 1,739 for lowest net price#569 of 1,738 for graduation rate#809 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
- $36,421tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $16,584
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $16,584
- Average net price
- $25,301national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$27,673
$30,001–48,000$29,624
$48,001–75,000$24,843
$75,001–110,000$18,537
$110,001+$23,781
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 78%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college78%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college61%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college63%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college42%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 63%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 52%
- First-year retention
- 61%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 78%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $67,529
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $70,928middle 50%: $49,776–$94,736
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,006
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$94,736
Median, Clarkson College$70,928
Lower quarter$49,776
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
- 622
- Part-time
- 70%
- Women / men
- 84% / 16%
- Average age at entry
- 26.2
- First-generation students
- 33%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 42%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 82%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,775 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,465
- Endowment, end of year
- $5,634,826
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White47%
Hispanic3.7%
Black4.0%
Asian3.0%
Two or more races12%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown30%
2 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions98%
Business & management1.5%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 180832. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5127634.