Clemson University

Clemson University is a public college in Clemson, SC. Its average net price is $22,032 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$14,943
$30,001 to $48,000$14,638
$48,001 to $75,000$16,669
$75,001 to $110,000$22,127
$110,001 and up$27,922
$15,854Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$42,378Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$22,032Average Net Price
$14,224Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,496Books and Supplies
$5,556Other Expenses
17.6%Students on Pell Grants
32.5%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

38.3%Acceptance Rate
620 to 700SAT Reading, Middle Half
620 to 710SAT Math, Middle Half
28 to 32ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$65,679
8 years after entry$72,648
10 years after entry$79,064
87.5%Graduation Rate
93.5%Retention Rate
$19,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Clemson, SCLocation
Midsize suburbSetting
23,300Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

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
Accounting$60,630 Small program - rough guide n=44$19,500 n=119
Agricultural Business$47,181 Small program - rough guide n=37$20,800 Small program - rough guide n=48
Agricultural Engineering$71,049 National median for this major n=1,014Not published
Agricultural Production Operations$40,871 National median for this major n=581$24,000 Small program - rough guide n=35
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs$33,068 National median for this major n=336Not published
Animal Sciences$33,160 Small program - rough guide n=57$20,094 n=100
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services$48,512 National median for this major n=408Not published
Architecture$53,041 Small program - rough guide n=43$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=81
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=58
Biology$34,345 n=125$20,500 n=298
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$71,944 Small program - rough guide n=31$21,500 n=121
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,858 n=258$20,500 n=390
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering$76,319 National median for this major n=74Not published
Chemical Engineering$82,110 Small program - rough guide n=36$22,500 Small program - rough guide n=55
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$71,965 Small program - rough guide n=85$24,875 n=148
Computer Engineering$80,134 Small program - rough guide n=40$26,642 Small program - rough guide n=51
Computer Science$78,133 n=118$20,500 n=171
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$77,872 National median for this major n=3,270$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=47
Construction Management$83,926 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
Criminology$45,226 Small program - rough guide n=32$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=97
Design and Applied Arts$52,318 Small program - rough guide n=78$22,536 Small program - rough guide n=85
Economics$56,205 Small program - rough guide n=81$19,725 n=103
Education, Other$40,204 National median for this major n=1,831Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$77,897 Small program - rough guide n=59$23,751 Small program - rough guide n=93
Engineering, Other$75,133 National median for this major n=687Not published
Engineering-Related Fields$74,839 Small program - rough guide n=61$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=53
English Language and Literature, General$41,840 Small program - rough guide n=34$14,750 Small program - rough guide n=40
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925$20,614 Small program - rough guide n=32
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$68,044 National median for this major n=1,601Not 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
Finance and Financial Management Services$67,685 n=131$20,443 n=232
Food Science and Technology$55,086 National median for this major n=940$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=59
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other$36,977 National median for this major n=166Not published
Forestry$46,339 National median for this major n=1,230Not published
Genetics$41,098 National median for this major n=526$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=36
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities$42,366 National median for this major n=288Not published
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$44,416 National median for this major n=2,767$20,000 Small program - rough guide n=80
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$36,985 National median for this major n=2,289Not published
History$38,339 Small program - rough guide n=31$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=73
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,488 National median for this major n=12,256Not published
Industrial Engineering$78,339 Small program - rough guide n=99$23,000 n=141
Information Science/Studies$65,798 National median for this major n=10,113Not published
Landscape Architecture$59,874 National median for this major n=636Not 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
Marketing$58,136 n=141$19,500 n=271
Materials Engineering$75,940 National median for this major n=1,055Not published
Mathematics$52,981 Small program - rough guide n=37$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=50
Mechanical Engineering$75,999 n=182$20,500 n=199
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$41,538 National median for this major n=2,315$23,750 Small program - rough guide n=34
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Plant Sciences$44,457 National median for this major n=1,948Not published
Political Science and Government$40,586 Small program - rough guide n=58$20,500 n=102
Psychology$34,838 n=138$19,500 n=308
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Recreation Management$40,075 Small program - rough guide n=91$21,000 Small program - rough guide n=97
Registered Nursing$78,462 n=233$20,500 n=249
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$50,374 Small program - rough guide n=36$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=40
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430$22,244 Small program - rough guide n=82
Soil Sciences$48,415 National median for this major n=193Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$43,022 Small program - rough guide n=41$21,500 n=167
Visual and Performing Arts, Other$34,413 National median for this major n=488Not published

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