Clark University

Clark University is a private nonprofit college in Worcester, MA. Its average net price is $29,446 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$29,477
$30,001 to $48,000$13,773
$48,001 to $75,000$26,236
$75,001 to $110,000$30,087
$110,001 and up$41,971
$61,140Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$61,140Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$29,446Average Net Price
$13,700Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$900Books and Supplies
$1,050Other Expenses
26.9%Students on Pell Grants
57.2%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

39.5%Acceptance Rate
658 to 740SAT Reading, Middle Half
630 to 720SAT Math, Middle Half
30 to 33ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$54,643
8 years after entry$60,949
10 years after entry$67,223
76.5%Graduation Rate
86.2%Retention Rate
$27,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Worcester, MALocation
Midsize citySetting
2,214Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=31
Biology$34,994 Small program - rough guide n=36$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=41
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians$62,001 National median for this major n=63Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=51
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Education, Other$40,204 National median for this major n=1,831Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468$26,489 Small program - rough guide n=32
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other$36,977 National median for this major n=166Not published
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geography and Environmental Studies$40,570 National median for this major n=35$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=30
Graphic Communications$27,119 Small program - rough guide n=32$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=59
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=31
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mathematics and Computer Science$76,818 National median for this major n=704Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=49
Psychology$35,857 Small program - rough guide n=63$27,000 n=123
Public Administration$50,470 National median for this major n=2,829Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Sciences, Other$43,502 National median for this major n=1,547Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Visual and Performing Arts, Other$34,413 National median for this major n=488Not published

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