Clarkson University

8 Clarkson Avenue, Potsdam

#851-900 QS Global World Ranking
PrivateStatus
Very HighResearch Output
3,665Total Students
252Faculty
472Int'l Students

About

A full list of the postgraduate programs available at Clarkson University is available here. The university offers graduate programs in business, engineering, sciences, education and health fields.

Entry requirements vary by program, but typically applicants must submit an application form (see here), transcripts from all post-secondary education, including courses and grades, two-three letters of recommendation, an essay or statement of purposes, and a resume. Business programs will require GMAT scores, while most other courses will require GRE scores. Engineering programs based at the...
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Facilities

The main campus is in Potsdam, NY. located on the historic 640-acre wooded homestead of the Clarkson family in the foothills of the Adirondack Park. With four other universities in the nearby region,...
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Student life

There are 65 countries represented on campus among the student body, with three percent of students at undergraduate level classed as international students. At the graduate level, about 16 percent...
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Admission

All undergraduate and graduate students are considered for merit funding during the admission process. On the undergraduate side, scholarships range from $5,000 to $30,000 annually. Decisions are...
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Careers

Undergraduate students have a 93 percent placement rate within the first six months, either in employment or advanced studies. Among graduate students earning a master’s or PhD in 2017, 98 percent...
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About

A full list of the postgraduate programs available at Clarkson University is available here. The university offers graduate programs in business, engineering, sciences, education and health fields.

Entry requirements vary by program, but typically applicants must submit an application form (see here), transcripts from all post-secondary education, including courses and grades, two-three letters of recommendation, an essay or statement of purposes, and a resume. Business programs will require GMAT scores, while most other courses will require GRE scores. Engineering programs based at the...
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The main campus is in Potsdam, NY. located on the historic 640-acre wooded homestead of the Clarkson family in the foothills of the Adirondack Park. With four other universities in the nearby region, Potsdam is truly “a college town”.

The Clarkson community enjoys a constantly changing social scene and an unparalleled intellectual quality of life largely influenced by the school’s proximity to the north slope of the Adirondacks; easy drives to Lake Placid as well as Ottawa and Montreal, Canada; and a high level of regional camaraderie to encourage innovative partnerships in small business development, arts, tourism, recreation, agriculture and green energy.

There is also a branch campus, the Capital Region Campus, located in Schenectady, NY. It’s centrally located to many of Clarkson’s corporate partners for research, graduate education, talent development and alumni networking. The...
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There are 65 countries represented on campus among the student body, with three percent of students at undergraduate level classed as international students. At the graduate level, about 16 percent of students are international.

Clarkson is home to a range of fraternities and sororities, as well as more than 130 clubs and organizations. Notable ones include the K2CC Amateur Radio Club, Golden Knotes (an a cappella group) and Clarkson Theater Company.

All undergraduate and graduate students are considered for merit funding during the admission process. On the undergraduate side, scholarships range from $5,000 to $30,000 annually. Decisions are made based on the applicant’s academic record.

For graduate students, there are partial scholarships, which are based on academic factors. The main factor in fully-funded assistantship decisions is the match between the student’s background and the department’s needs for research or teaching. Most fully funded offers are at the doctoral level.

Undergraduate students have a 93 percent placement rate within the first six months, either in employment or advanced studies. Among graduate students earning a master’s or PhD in 2017, 98 percent were placed by the time of our 2018 study.

One in five alumni of Clarkson University is a CEO, president or senior executive of a company or business.

University highlights

2014
#651-700
2015
#651-700
2016
#601-650
2017
#601-650
2018
#651-700
2019
#601-650
2020
#601-650
2021
#751-800
2022
#751-800
2023
#801-1000
2024
#791-800
2025
#851-900

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Student & Staff

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Data

Total students

3,665

PG students

26%

UG students

74%

International students

472

PG students

68%

UG students

32%

Total faculty staff

252

Int'l staff

46

Domestic staff

206

Total students

3,665

PG students

26%

UG students

74%

International students

472

PG students

68%

UG students

32%

Total faculty staff

252

Domestic staff

206

Int'l staff

46

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Scholarships

Offered

Yes

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