Clark in 50 seconds
Get a glimpse of Clark University in this mini-information session video.
At a glance
486
First-year students
84%
Percentage of undergraduate students receiving financial aid
$514 million
Clark University endowment
Rankings
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#85
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#42
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#5
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More Clark Statistics
Accreditations, Degrees, and More
- Accreditations: New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE); Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business; American Psychological Association (clinical psychology doctoral program)
- Degrees conferred: B.A., B.S., M.A., M.S., MAED, MAT, MBA, MBA/MSA, MBA/MSF, MFA, MPA, MPA-SLP, MSA, MSAA, MSBA, MSC, MSCS, MSDA, MSF, MSIT, MSM, MSMK, MSMKA, MSPM, MSSEA, MSTA, Ph.D., certificate
- Undergraduate majors, College of Arts and Sciences: 35
- Most popular declared majors:
- Psychology
- Political Science
- Interactive Media
- Management
- Biology
- Average undergraduate class size: 20
- Study abroad programs (20+ countries): 50+
- Approximate percentage of Clark undergraduates who study abroad: 30%
- Undergraduate majors, School of Professional Studies: 8, including General Studies
- Accelerated B.A./master’s degrees (fifth year, with most tuition-free): 19
- Certificate programs: 11
- Master’s degrees: 25
- Doctoral degrees: 8
Endowment
- Clark University endowment: $514 million
Students and Alumni
- All students: 3,827
- Undergraduates, College of Arts and Sciences: 2,349
- First-year undergraduates: 817
- 2022 fall semester transfer students: 55
- BIPOC (U.S.): 26%
- First-generation college: 15%
- International: 7%
- Students who complete an internship or experiential learning opportunity by the time they graduate: 100%
- Outcomes: 97% of the Class of 2019 was employed, in graduate school, or performing voluntary service six months after graduation
- Graduate students: 1,478
- Alumni: Approximately 40,000
Faculty and Research
- Full-time instructional faculty: 228
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 8:1
- All tenure-line faculty are engaged in research and/or creative work.
- Annual grant expenditures (five-year average): $5,578,000
Schools
- Becker School of Design & Technology
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- Graduate School of Geography
- Department of Sustainability and Social Justice
- School of Business
- School of Professional Studies
Centers and Institutes
- Adam Institute for Urban Teaching and School Practice
- Center for Gender, Race, and Area Studies
- Center for Geospatial Analytics
- George Perkins Marsh Institute
- Hiatt Center for Urban Education
- Higgins School of Humanities
- Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise
- Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Libraries
- Robert H. Goddard Library (main university library)
- Jeanne X. Kasperson Research Library
- Rose Library at the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
- Fuller Resource Library (Visual and Performing Arts media collections)