Clemson University Trade Programs

Located in Clemson, South Carolina, Clemson University is a public institution. Clemson is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

Where Is Clemson University?

Contact details for Clemson are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	201 Sikes Hall, Clemson, SC 29634
Phone:	864-656-4636
Website:	www.clemson.edu

Can I Afford Clemson?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time Clemson students paid $657 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $1,698 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$14,118	$38,062
Fees	$1,440	$1,440
Books and Supplies	$1,388	$1,388
On Campus Room and Board	$12,350	$12,350
On Campus Other Expenses	$5,454	$5,454

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Clemson, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $9,843 a year. That adds up to $39,372 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Clemson is 0.6%. 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.

Clemson University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 21,653 undergraduate students at Clemson, with 20,847 being full-time and 806 being part-time.

There are also 5,688 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 20,847 full-time undergraduates at Clemson, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Clemson University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	573
Black or African American	1,173
Hispanic or Latino	1,492
White	16,285
International Students	130
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,194

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Clemson University. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 89 countries are represented at Clemson. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Iran.

Online Learning at Clemson University

In 2020-2021, 13,327 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Clemson has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Clemson

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Clemson University was 38.0%. This is the #671 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Clemson regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By hager.angie under License

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