$39,584
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Clark State College is a public 4-year college in Springfield, Ohio with 3,456 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $12,135 a year (tuition and fees $4,393 in-state, $8,049 out-of-state). 22% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $39,584 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $14,490 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$12,135
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$4,393
Out-of-state $8,049
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
22%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$14,490
About $154 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$39,584
Rank 2,764 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $12,135
- Tuition in-state
- $4,393
- Tuition out-of-state
- $8,049
- Cost of attendance
- $16,812
- Students with a need-based grant
- 38%
- Students with federal loans
- 41%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,526
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,129
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,884
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $15,540
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $16,081
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $3,359 in 2015-16 to $4,393 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 3,456
- Part-time students
- 80%
- Women
- 71%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 22%
- Retention rate
- 100%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 79
- Endowment
- $10.6M
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,764 of 5,094 US colleges and 135 of 243 in Ohio (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OH median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $12,135 | $17,906 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $4,393 | $15,202 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 78% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 22% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 100% | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $14,490 | $14,211 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $32,341 | $36,744 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $39,584 | $41,273 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 25% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 54% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
79 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsCertificate | Certificate | 227 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 172 | $13,143 | $24,049 | $42,594 | $44,125 |
| Fire ProtectionCertificate | Certificate | 128 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 118 | $16,832 | $63,620 | $71,421 | $80,813 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 61 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,584 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 47 | $13,792 | $41,996 | $56,975 | $56,073 |
| Social WorkCertificate | Certificate | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate | Certificate | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Real EstateOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 31 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 30 | $20,948 | $37,121 | $51,600 | $48,733 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,440 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 22 | $13,750 | $35,365 | $42,330 | $42,269 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | $63,741 | $54,425 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,726 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Social WorkAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | $20,278 | $29,981 | $36,363 | $39,409 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | $46,003 | Withheld | $57,472 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | $48,315 | $47,660 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,389 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | $13,922 | Withheld | $35,288 | $46,706 |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,971 |
| MarketingOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,264 |
| Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
How much does Clark State College cost?
$12,135 a year is the average net price at Clark State College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $4,393 for in-state students and $8,049 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $16,812. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,526 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Clark State College?
Clark State College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Clark State College graduates earn?
$39,584 a year is the median pay of former Clark State College students who work, 10 years after they started ($32,341 after 6 years). That ranks 2,764 of 5,094 US colleges and 135 of 243 in Ohio. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $63,620.
How much student debt do Clark State College graduates have?
$14,490 is the median federal student loan debt of Clark State College graduates, about $154 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 41% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Clark State College?
22% of first-time, full-time students at Clark State College finish within 6 years. 100% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Clark State College?
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (227 certificate graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (172 associate's graduates), Fire Protection (128 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 79 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.