Clark University
Worcester, Massachusetts · Private nonprofit
At a glance
- Admission rate
- 40%
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1288–1460
- Undergraduates
- 2,214
- Setting
- City: Midsize
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Test policy
Test optional Applicants may choose whether to send a score.
Clark is test-optional; test scores are optional for all applicants (page names no specific entry term). Clark does not require international students to submit SAT or ACT scores. (Verified on the official admissions website on 2026-11-06.)
Policy source: clarku.edu
SAT scores
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1288–1460
- Reading and Writing
- 658–740
- Math
- 630–720
- Average total
- 1370
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 30–33
The middle 50%: a quarter of admitted students who sent scores scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. The total adds up the two sections' ranges, so it's approximate.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Admissions
- Accepts
- Common App, Coalition with ScoirNo fee for either application. Deadlines listed without year: ED I and EA Nov 1, ED II and RD Jan 15.
- Application fee
- $0
- Phone
- (508) 793-7711
- Admissions email
- admissions@clarku.edu
Source: School's page (clarku.edu), checked November 6, 2026
Cost
- Tuition
- $61,140per year
- Average net price
- $29,446What students who get federal aid pay on average after grants and scholarships, per year.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 77%
- First-year retention
- 86%
- Median earnings 10 years after entry
- $67,223
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Degrees and programs
Degree levels: undergraduate certificate, bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
Show all 57 programs
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research · bachelor, master
- Area Studies · bachelor
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies · bachelor
- Communication and Media Studies · bachelor, master
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication · master
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication · post-baccalaureate certificate, graduate certificate
- Graphic Communications · bachelor, master
- Computer and Information Sciences, General · bachelor, master
- Computer Science · bachelor, master
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · master, graduate certificate
- Education, General · master, doctoral
- Education, Other · bachelor
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services · bachelor
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor
- Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other · bachelor
- English Language and Literature, General · bachelor, master
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies · bachelor
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · bachelor
- Biology, General · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Mathematics · bachelor
- Applied Mathematics · bachelor, master
- Mathematics and Computer Science · bachelor
- International/Globalization Studies · bachelor
- Geography and Environmental Studies · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Philosophy · bachelor
- Chemistry · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Physics · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians · bachelor
- Psychology, General · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Criminal Justice and Corrections · bachelor
- Human Services, General · graduate certificate
- Community Organization and Advocacy · master
- Public Administration · bachelor, master
- Social Work · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Social Sciences, General · undergraduate certificate
- Economics · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Geography and Cartography · bachelor, master, doctoral
- International Relations and National Security Studies · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, master, graduate certificate
- Political Science and Government · bachelor
- Sociology · bachelor
- Social Sciences, Other · bachelor, master
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft · bachelor
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts · bachelor
- Fine and Studio Arts · bachelor
- Music · bachelor
- Visual and Performing Arts, Other · bachelor
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · post-baccalaureate certificate, graduate certificate
- Public Health · master
- Business Administration, Management and Operations · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Accounting and Related Services · master
- Human Resources Management and Services · bachelor
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · bachelor, master
- Marketing · bachelor, master
- History · bachelor, master, doctoral
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study
Sources
Numbers on this page come from these sources, as of the year shown. Schools change policies and deadlines - check the school's own website before you apply.
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data Data released 2026-11-02; admissions, SAT/ACT, enrollment and test policy: Fall 2024 (IPEDS 2024-25); tuition: 2025-26; net price: 2024-25; graduation rate: 150% completion for the Fall 2019 cohort; retention: Fall 2023 cohort; median earnings 10 years after entry: measured 2022-2023 (2024 dollars)
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study Released 2026-10-15; programs (CIP 2020, 4-digit) by credential level as reported to IPEDS completions for award years 2022-23 and 2023-24
- NCES IPEDS Institutional Characteristics - Directory information (HD2024) - phone and admissions URL — as of 2024-25 collection
- NCES College Navigator profile — as of IPEDS
- Official admissions website - SAT/ACT policy — as of 2026-11-06
- Official admissions website - how to apply — as of 2026-11-06
- Official admissions website - contact — as of 2026-11-06
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