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Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts · Private nonprofit · 4-year · City

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At a glance

Average net price
$28,714What students typically pay per year after grants and scholarships.
Acceptance rate
40%
Graduation rate
77%Share of students who finish within 150% of the normal time.
Undergraduates
2,214
In-state tuition
$58,867Published price before aid.
Out-of-state tuition
$58,867
SAT midpoint
1,311
Median earnings, 10 yrs
$62,381Median earnings of former students ten years after they first enrolled.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Data year: 2022-23 academic year. Updated September 2026. Figures are averages across all students and will differ from what any individual pays.

How it compares to similar colleges

Each rating covers one measure against private nonprofit 4-year colleges nationally. Five stars means the top fifth on that measure. There is no overall score, because which of these matters is your call.

Affordability

$28,714

Better than 24% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1092 compared).

Completion

77%

Better than 85% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1063 compared).

Earnings

$62,381

Better than 72% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1087 compared).

Debt at graduation

$26,759

Better than 24% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1020 compared).

What these ratings are based on
Affordability
Based on average net price: what students receiving federal aid actually paid, after grants and scholarships. Your own cost depends on your family's finances.
Completion
Based on the share of first-time, full-time students who graduate within 150% of normal time. It excludes transfer and part-time students, which understates colleges serving many of them.
Earnings
Based on median earnings ten years after students first enrolled. It reflects the subjects a college teaches and the region it sits in as much as its teaching.
Debt at graduation
Based on median federal loan debt among students who completed. Private and parent loans are not included, so real totals are often higher.
Why there is no rating for selectivity
A lower acceptance rate is selectivity, not quality. Awarding stars for it would be us inventing a value judgement and hiding it behind a number.

What it actually costs

Published cost

$68,432

The sticker price: tuition, fees, housing, food and books for one academic year, before any aid.

Average net price

$28,714

What students receiving federal aid actually paid on average, after grants and scholarships. This is the more useful number, though your own figure depends on your family’s finances.

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Outcomes

Graduation, retention, debt and earnings for Clark University
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time77%
Retention rateFirst-year students who return86%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only, students who completed$26,759
Median earnings, 10 years after entryFormer students, working and not enrolled$62,381

What graduates of each major earn

Median earnings one year after finishing, for people who took that subject here. This is the figure a college-wide median hides: the spread between subjects at one college is usually far wider than the spread between colleges.

Bachelor’s programs at Clark University by graduate earnings
MajorEarnings, 1 yrDegrees awarded
Business Administration, Management and Operations$43,44950
Biology, General$37,59042
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$34,50020
Economics$34,02338
Political Science and Government$33,62538
Psychology, General$33,264112
Geography and Cartography$29,713Not reported
English Language and Literature, General$22,67019
Graphic CommunicationsNot reported47
Geography and Environmental StudiesNot reported29
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyNot reported28
Computer ScienceNot reported23
Fine and Studio ArtsNot reported21
HistoryNot reported21
SociologyNot reported19
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reported17
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsNot reported17
Education, OtherNot reported16
Visual and Performing Arts, OtherNot reported15
Social Sciences, OtherNot reported13
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesNot reported12
MarketingNot reported12
ChemistryNot reported11
International/Globalization StudiesNot reported10
PhysicsNot reported10
MusicNot reported10
MathematicsNot reported10
PhilosophyNot reported9
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftNot reported8
Communication and Media StudiesNot reported6
Mathematics and Computer ScienceNot reported4
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherNot reported3
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesNot reported2
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, OtherNot reported1
Area StudiesNot reported1
Human Resources Management and ServicesNot reported1
International Relations and National Security StudiesNot reportedNot reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsNot reportedNot reported
Social WorkNot reportedNot reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralNot reportedNot reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesNot reportedNot reported
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reportedNot reported
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsNot reportedNot reported

All 43 bachelor’s programs this college reported.

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