Clark University

Worcester, MA · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
39.5%
4,528 admitted
SAT · 50th
1370
Range 1300–1450
6-yr grad
77.0%
Retention 86.0%
Undergrads
2,266
8.5:1 S-F
Admissions
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39.5%
4,528 admitted
from 11,452 apps
Applications11,452
Overall admit rate39.5%
Enrolled486 · 10.7% yield
Admitted from waitlist57 of 730
Very important factorsGPA, Character, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Extracurriculars, Recs, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1370
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1300–1450 · 16.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W658700740
Math630658720
Comp130013701450
ACT
255075
Comp303133
Cost & aid
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$54,760
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$54,760
Fees$827
Room & board$11,690
Books$900
Avg need-based grant$41,033
% need met90.0%
Avg debt at graduation$37,343
Academics
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8.5 : 1
student-faculty ratio
86.0% retention
Student-faculty8.5 : 1
Retention86.0%
4-year graduation70.0%
6-year graduation77.0%
Enrollment
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2,266
undergraduates
61.0% out-of-state · 38 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates2,266
First-year486
Transfer33
Full-time97%
Female57%
Out-of-state61.0%
International (freshmen)38
Rankings
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#3
Princeton Review
Undergraduate Colleges for Game Design
SourceListRankYr
Princeton ReviewUndergraduate Colleges for Game Design#326
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#13226
NicheBest Colleges in America#24426
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#26326
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#46726
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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R2 Research University
Carnegie Classification
54 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR2 Research University54
Athletic conferenceNew England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference8
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingMassachusetts colleges25
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$0
application fee
Regular decision1/15 → 1-Apr → May 1
Early decision11/1 → 12/15 · binding
Early decision 21/15
Early action11/1 → 1/15
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 3 Sci, 2 SciLab, 2 FL, 2 SS, 2 Hist
Main websitewww.clarku.edu
Admissions emailadmissions@clarku.edu
Admissions phone508-793-7431
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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University of Verm…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of Vermont VT · Public73.0%136012K
Quinnipiac University CT · Private (Nonprofit)72.2%12006K
University of New Hampshire NH · Public89.1%123010K
Ithaca College NY · Private (nonprofit)67.1%13004K
Goucher College MD · Private (nonprofit)79.4%12301K
Dickinson College PA · Private (nonprofit)41.5%13802K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Clark University

5 years of Clark University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.