Clark University
Worcester, MA · Private nonprofit39.5%
Acceptance rate
1,339
SAT Average
$27,711
Avg net price
2,336
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 476Master’s 979Doctoral 38 |
| Bachelor’s 79Master’s 33Doctoral 7 |
| Bachelor’s 77Master’s 2Doctoral 12 |
| Bachelor’s 48Master’s 207Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 48Master’s 10Doctoral 1 |
| Bachelor’s 38Master’s 5Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 33Master’s 0Doctoral 11 |
| Bachelor’s 30Master’s 15Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 20Master’s 515Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 19Master’s 0Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 17Master’s 4Doctoral 3 |
| Bachelor’s 16Master’s 25Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 15Master’s 27Doctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s 13Master’s 33Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 7Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 6Master’s 0Doctoral 4 |
| Bachelor’s 6Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 1Master’s 63Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 1Master’s 35Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 4Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 1Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 0Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
NCAA program
Clark University (Massachusetts)
- Primary division
- Division III
- Primary conference
- New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
Projected sponsored sports17
Athletic participation
366 unique student-athletes · 17 varsity teams
Early Decision I
Binding · FAFSA due Nov 1
Early Action
FAFSA due Nov 1
Early Decision II
Binding · FAFSA due Jan 15
Regular Decision
FAFSA due Jan 15
· Apply with Common App or Coalition
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $57,440
- Required fees
- $1,427
- Food and housing
- $12,500
- Books and supplies
- $900
- Other expenses
- $1,050
- Total
- $73,317
- $58,4302019–2019–20
- $60,1522020–2120–21
- $62,2022021–2221–22
- $65,2662022–2322–23
- $68,7002023–2423–24
- $73,3172024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $27,711 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Need-based aid, 2024–25
- First-years with need-based aid
- 67%
- Average share of need met
- 95%
- Average need-based grant
- $43,023
- Required forms
- FAFSA, CSS Profile, Institution's own form, State aid form, and CSS Noncustodial Profile
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from Clark University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 4 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2024–25).
Clark University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 4 years of Common Data Set filings.
Clark University runs two binding Early Decision rounds and a nonbinding Early Action plan.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Clark University withholds applicants and admits by residency, so in-state, out-of-state, and international admit odds can't be computed.
Enrolled first-years by geography
486 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
16% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
5% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
Clark University’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 61.9% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 24% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
Average 3.76
High-school class rank
Among the 24% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
Clark University rates 3 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Recommendation(s)
- Very important
- Application essay
- Important
- Class rank
- Considered
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Talent / ability
- Important
- Character / personal qualities
- Important
- Volunteer work
- Important
- Interview
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- State residency
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
Clark University leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the residency split, there’s no way to see whether admit rates shift for out-of-state or international applicants.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)
Clark University's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $27,711 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 326 of 486 first-years in the 2024–25 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Clark University offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Clark University admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
Waitlist ranked
Not disclosed87.9% of Clark University’s first-years return for a second year and 77.1% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03