$89,696
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Clarkson University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Potsdam, New York with 2,196 undergraduates and 1,052 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $30,305 a year (tuition and fees $59,398). It admits 77% of applicants and 75% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $89,696 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$30,305
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$59,398
US median $11,837
Admission rate
77%
US median 78%
Completion rate
75%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,000
About $276 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$89,696
Rank 106 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
- $30,305
- Tuition and fees
- $59,398
- Cost of attendance
- $79,022
- Students with a need-based grant
- 22%
- Students with federal loans
- 62%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $21,335
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $19,934
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $23,321
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $30,990
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $35,757
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 $44,630 in 2015-16 to $59,398 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
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1,304
- SAT reading, middle
- 630
- SAT math, middle
- 650
- ACT, middle
- 29
- Undergraduates
- 2,196
- Graduate students
- 1,052
- Part-time students
- 0.3%
- Women
- 31%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 75%
- Retention rate
- 85%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 94
- Endowment
- $214.0M
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 106 of 5,094 US colleges and 17 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $30,305 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $59,398 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 77% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 75% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 85% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,000 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $76,970 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $89,696 | $47,733 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 86% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 91% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
94 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 155 | $26,750 | $73,168 | $90,286 | $92,135 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 70 | $27,000 | $70,136 | $82,387 | $86,517 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 69 | $42,610 | $74,907 | $98,831 | $103,485 |
| Engineering-Related FieldsMaster's | Master's | 53 | $14,100 | $104,216 | $130,454 | $125,651 |
| Chemical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $27,000 | $75,887 | $93,614 | $98,158 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $27,000 | $71,783 | $91,066 | $98,207 |
| Engineering-Related FieldsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $27,000 | $74,407 | $88,793 | $89,619 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's | Master's | 43 | Withheld | $98,486 | $108,604 | $89,981 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $26,240 | $39,807 | $77,791 | $57,214 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | $26,094 | $77,940 | $97,750 | $100,647 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $25,615 | $79,744 | $103,132 | $107,009 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $24,250 | $65,887 | $93,152 | $68,257 |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $27,000 | $80,942 | $107,790 | $109,015 |
| Mechanical EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 27 | Withheld | $93,595 | $107,611 | $115,974 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 25 | Withheld | $95,251 | $109,601 | $133,654 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 25 | Withheld | $71,676 | Withheld | $103,299 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 24 | $155,093 | $120,718 | $140,359 | $127,347 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $27,000 | $37,753 | Withheld | $61,027 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $25,813 | Withheld | $73,359 | $50,706 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $27,000 | $67,308 | $77,891 | $81,171 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $25,000 | $60,594 | $93,132 | $76,194 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 18 | $29,256 | $54,303 | $61,751 | $59,916 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesMaster's | Master's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,487 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 17 | $155,574 | $62,747 | $70,324 | $71,416 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Clarkson University cost?
$30,305 a year is the average net price at Clarkson University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $59,398, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $79,022. Families earning under $30,000 pay $21,335 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Clarkson University?
77% of applicants are admitted to Clarkson University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,304 and the middle ACT score is 29. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do Clarkson University graduates earn?
$89,696 a year is the median pay of former Clarkson University students who work, 10 years after they started ($76,970 after 6 years). That ranks 106 of 5,094 US colleges and 17 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $120,718.
How much student debt do Clarkson University graduates have?
$26,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Clarkson University graduates, about $276 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 62% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Clarkson University?
75% of first-time, full-time students at Clarkson University finish within 6 years. 85% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Clarkson University?
Mechanical Engineering (155 bachelor's graduates), Civil Engineering (70 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (69 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 94 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.