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Clemson University

IPEDS: 217882

Performance Metrics

Detailed breakdown of all metrics for this institution. Percentile shows where this institution ranks compared to all others (higher is better).

Metric Value Performance Percentile Range
6-year graduation rate (single cohort)
Higher is better 		87
88
Top 6.7% 22.0 - 96.0
% of first-year students in top 10 percent of high school class
Higher is better 		55
53
Top 7.4% 5.0 - 100.0
Pell % of Cohort
Lower is better 		16
91
Top 8% 10.0 - 80.0
Acceptance rate
Lower is better 		38
68
Top 8.1% 9.0 - 100.0
6-Year Graduation Rate Of Students Who Received A Pell Grant
Higher is better 		80
83
Top 10.8% 20.0 - 92.0
College grads earning more than a HS grad
Higher is better 		90
87
Top 12.9% 57.0 - 95.0
Number of applicants
Higher is better 		52,819
34
Top 13.6% 1,985.0 - 149,815.0
First-Year Retention Rate
Higher is better 		93
92
Top 13.8% 33.0 - 98.0
In-state acceptance rate
Lower is better 		56
49
Top 15.2% 10.0 - 100.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - in-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better 		56
54
Top 16.4% 20.0 - 99.0
Top Public Schools Rank - National Universities
Lower is better 		36
84
Top 17.3% 1.0 - 225.0
Number of students receiving a Bachelor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better 		6,002
39
Top 22.2% 280.0 - 14,934.0
Full-time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate enrollment (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better 		4,871
33
Top 27.1% 320.0 - 13,981.0
Total faculty
Higher is better 		1,988
29
Top 27.1% 176.0 - 6,529.0
total_rd_expenditures
Higher is better 		338,533
16
Top 27.5% 1,138.0 - 2,110,961.0
Number of students receiving a Master's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better 		1,778
23
Top 29.3% 59.0 - 7,563.0
Total enrollment
Higher is better 		29,077
34
Top 31.6% 2,391.0 - 79,818.0
Average Faculty Salary
Higher is better 		109,654
36
Top 36.9% 54,887.0 - 205,648.0
Educational expenditures per student
Higher is better 		34,231
19
Top 40% 11,852.0 - 126,832.0
Number of students receiving a Doctor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better 		318
16
Top 40.9% 17.0 - 1,858.0
Average discount from sticker price
Higher is better 		22
26
Top 52.7% 7.0 - 64.0
Median debt for grads with federal loans ($)
Lower is better 		21,500
37
Top 61.8% 5,500.0 - 31,000.0
Student/faculty ratio
Higher is better 		15.98
29
Top 73.3% 10.9 - 28.3
In-state tuition and fees
Lower is better 		15,554
50
Top 78.8% 4,685.0 - 26,456.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - foreign countries (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better 		1
5
Top 83.1% 0.0 - 19.0
Net cost
Lower is better 		47,698
28
Top 83.6% 0.0 - 66,625.0
Out-of-state tuition and fees
Lower is better 		40,866
42
Top 85.4% 5,354.0 - 66,203.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - out-of-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better 		43
45
Top 88% 0.0 - 78.0
Out-of-state acceptance rate
Higher is better 		35
30
Top 91.8% 7.0 - 100.0
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