COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 217882PUBLIC

CLEMSON, SC

Clemson University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$22,253Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate87.2%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$75,142working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$21,500completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$75,142
Median earnings 5 years after completion$72,263

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$13,607
$30,001–48,000$14,109
$48,001–75,000$18,851
$75,001–110,000$24,833
$110,001+$27,922

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion87.2%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention93.2%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients14.8%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share31.2%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid41.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort3,741federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates23,300IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate38.3%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$21,500

4,860 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

18 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 148 working graduates$101,301 earnings · $22,498 debt →Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 77 working graduates$96,446 earnings · $26,000 debt →Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 83 working graduates$93,705 earnings · $22,500 debt →Industrial EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 115 working graduates$92,491 earnings · $26,750 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 104 working graduates$91,269 earnings · $20,000 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 224 working graduates$91,028 earnings · $24,125 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 116 working graduates$84,873 earnings · $25,750 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 125 working graduates$84,458 earnings · $23,250 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 210 working graduates$81,109 earnings · $23,250 debt →EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 96 working graduates$79,468 earnings · $22,250 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 159 working graduates$74,491 earnings · $23,000 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 334 working graduates$70,059 earnings · $24,225 debt →Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's Degree · 100 working graduates$67,050 earnings · $23,250 debt →Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree · 91 working graduates$66,150 earnings · $26,000 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 171 working graduates$65,577 earnings · $23,250 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 224 working graduates$55,126 earnings · $22,687 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 76 working graduates$49,861 earnings · $25,783 debt →Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities ManagementBachelor's Degree · 146 working graduates$48,898 earnings · $22,592 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

Compare the cohort, the cost, and the fit.

Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.