by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Clark University was awarded 19 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general psychology.
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Clark is ranked #390 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Clark held the #400 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Clark is also ranked #23 out of 63 schools in Massachusetts.
If you're applying to Clark University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 48%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 17% of students accepted to Clark submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 628 and 703. Math scores were between 590 and 700.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Clark it is much better at 9 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Clark University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Clark University has a freshmen retention rate of 87%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Clark the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 73%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Clark University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,233 undergraduates at Clark with 2,185 being full-time and 48 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $17,792 | $18,547 | $22,006 | $26,616 | $35,695 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Clark, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Clark, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $7,562 a year. That adds up to $30,248 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Clark is 1.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Clark are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 950 Main St, Worcester, MA 01610-1477 |
| Phone: | 508-793-7711 |
| Website: | www.clarku.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.clarku.edu/facebook/ |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/clarkuniversity |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 95 | $29,287 |
| Economics | 58 | $38,937 |
| Political Science & Government | 54 | $33,829 |
| Business Administration & Management | 50 | NA |
| General Biology | 39 | $25,412 |
| Geography & Cartography | 30 | NA |
| Other Social Sciences | 22 | NA |
| General English Literature | 22 | $18,702 |
| Sociology | 22 | $29,803 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 20 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 265 students took at least one online class at Clark University. This is a decrease from the 3,377 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 265 | 11 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,377 | 631 |
| 2018-2019 | 330 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 112 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 104 | 0 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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