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University or college · Private nonprofit

Clark University

Worcester, MA6 online only

Clark University is a private nonprofit university in Worcester, MA, with about 4,118 students on campus.

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Students on campus
4,118
plus 6 studying only online
Admission rate
40%
lower than at 90% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$28,714
higher than at 81% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
77%
higher than at 87% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$62,381
higher than at 87% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Clark University?

40%

of applicants admitted

About 8 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
658–740
SAT math
630–720
ACT
30–33

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1370.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $68,432 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $58,867Room & board $12,500Books & supplies $900

After grants, the average family on aid pays $28,714.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$21,971

About $87,884 over 4 years · 68% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
77%
within 6 years · Pell students 75%
Come back for year two
86%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$62,381
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$26,759
about $284 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

6.9%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$284 a month against about $4,085 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

80%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 95% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$64k
Middle income$30–75k
$51k
Higher incomeover $75k
$67k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Social sciences 16%Psychology 16%Biology 10%Business 10%Visual & performing arts 8%Interdisciplinary 8%Everything else 32%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Psychology, General112 graduates a year · typical debt $26,000
$61k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations50 graduates a year · typical debt $25,250
$84k4 yrs out
Graphic Communications47 graduates a year
—not reported
Biology, General42 graduates a year · typical debt $26,010
$58k4 yrs out
Economics38 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$91k4 yrs out
Political Science and Government38 graduates a year · typical debt $25,875
$68k4 yrs out
Geography and Environmental Studies29 graduates a year
—not reported
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology28 graduates a year · typical debt $26,500
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

2,214 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 62%Hispanic 13%Black 5%Asian 7%Two or more 5%International 6%

Women and men

Women 57%Men 43%
8 : 1
students per teacher
23%
get Pell grants (lower income)
58%
take federal loans
1%
undergrads 25 or older
1%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Worcester

14% of Worcester’s 213,862 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Worcester pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Clark University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

College of the Holy CrossUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Worcester
1.2 mi3,035 students
Worcester State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Worcester
1.6 mi4,994 students
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Worcester
1.9 mi6,695 students
Assumption UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Worcester
3.1 mi1,812 students
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolUniversity or college · Public · Worcester
3.7 mi1,354 students
Quinsigamond Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Worcester
4.6 mi5,550 students
Anna Maria CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Paxton
7.4 mi991 students
Nichols CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Dudley
15.2 mi1,058 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.