2025-2026
Accept rate
42.4%
- Applicants
- 64,805
- Admits
- 27,498
- Enrolled
- 5,084
- Yield
- 18.5%
Total Applications
64,805
2025-2026
Acceptance Rate
42.4%
2025-2026
Enrolled Students
5,084
2025-2026
SAT Middle 50%
1250-1400
2025-2026
Clemson University Admissions at a Glance
Clemson University received 64,805 applications for 2025-2026 and admitted 42.4% of applicants; 5,084 admitted students enrolled (a 18.5% yield). That compares with an acceptance rate of 50.5% in 2016-2017. The middle 50% of enrolled first-year students scored 1250–1400 on the SAT and 28–32 on the ACT.
Applications & Acceptance Rate Over Time
ApplicationsAcceptance Rate
Complete Admissions Data
2024-2025
Accept rate
38.3%
- Applicants
- 61,517
- Admits
- 23,586
- Enrolled
- 4,880
- Yield
- 20.7%
2023-2024
Accept rate
38.0%
- Applicants
- 60,122
- Admits
- 22,879
- Enrolled
- 4,494
- Yield
- 19.6%
2022-2023
Accept rate
43.0%
- Applicants
- 52,819
- Admits
- 22,704
- Enrolled
- 4,588
- Yield
- 20.2%
| Year | Applications | Admits | Enrolled | Accept Rate | Yield Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | 64,805 | 27,498 | 5,084 | 42.4% | 18.5% |
| 2024-2025 | 61,517 | 23,586 | 4,880 | 38.3% | 20.7% |
| 2023-2024 | 60,122 | 22,879 | 4,494 | 38.0% | 19.6% |
| 2022-2023 | 52,819 | 22,704 | 4,588 | 43.0% | 20.2% |
| 2021-2022 | 47,007 | 23,138 | 4,593 | 49.2% | 19.9% |
| 2020-2021 | 28,600 | 17,715 | 4,199 | 61.9% | 23.7% |
| 2019-2020 | 29,070 | 14,900 | 3,932 | 51.3% | 26.4% |
| 2018-2019 | 28,845 | 13,613 | 3,792 | 47.2% | 27.9% |
| 2017-2018 | 26,242 | 12,380 | 3,649 | 47.2% | 29.5% |
| 2016-2017 | 23,506 | 11,881 | 3,684 | 50.5% | 31.0% |
SAT Score Trends (Middle 50%)
MedianMiddle 50% Range
25th Percentile
1250
50th Percentile
1330
75th Percentile
1400
Financial Aid Overview
Avg Aid PackageTotal Cost
Students Receiving Aid
33%
Need Fully Met
11%
Cost of Attendance Over Time
$28,838
2024-2025 Total COA
TuitionFeesRoom & Board
Tuition
$14,038
Fees
$1,516
Room & Board
$13,284
Change Since 2017
+23%
Student Demographics
Enrollment Over Time
UndergraduateGraduate
Demographics Over Time (% of Undergraduates)
WhiteAsianHispanic/LatinoBlack/African AmericanInternationalTwo or More
Undergraduates
24,060
Total Enrollment
29,545
International
1%
Students of Color
25%
Admissions Factors
Relative importance reported in the latest available Common Data Set.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very Important
- Class rank
- Very Important
- Academic GPA
- Very Important
- Standardized test scores
- Important
- Application essay
- Considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Interview
- Not Considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Considered
- Talent/ability
- Considered
- Character/personal qualities
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Very Important
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not Considered
- Volunteer work
- Not Considered
- Work experience
- Not Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not Considered
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic | ||||
| Rigor of secondary school record | ✓ | |||
| Class rank | ✓ | |||
| Academic GPA | ✓ | |||
| Standardized test scores | ✓ | |||
| Application essay | ✓ | |||
| Recommendation(s) | ✓ | |||
| Nonacademic | ||||
| Interview | ✓ | |||
| Extracurricular activities | ✓ | |||
| Talent/ability | ✓ | |||
| Character/personal qualities | ✓ | |||
| First generation | ✓ | |||
| Alumni/ae relation | ✓ | |||
| Geographical residence | ✓ | |||
| State residency | ✓ | |||
| Religious affiliation/commitment | ✓ | |||
| Volunteer work | ✓ | |||
| Work experience | ✓ | |||
| Level of applicant's interest | ✓ | |||