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COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE

COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS

FIELD 14.19 · UNITID 217882BACHELOR'S DEGREE

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

Mechanical Engineering

Published outcomes for this field-and-credential combination—not every graduate, every campus, or a forecast of an individual's result.

Median earnings$91,028working, not enrolled · 4 years

Median debt$24,125Stafford + Grad PLUS · all schools

Working graduates224four-year earnings cohort

Two-year awards459IPEDS pooled debt-cohort years

Not a return-on-investment calculation.

Annual earnings and cumulative debt describe separate federal measures. The debt-to-earnings percentage below is a descriptive scale comparison only; it is not a payment ratio or payback period.

01 / SAME-FIELD CONTEXT

Where this record sits

Four-year earnings percentile45thhigher than about 45% of published same-field, same-credential peers

Debt position49%lower median debt than about 49% of published peers

Peer group: 187 institution-program records meeting the 75-working-graduate threshold with non-suppressed earnings and debt.

02 / PEER RECORDS

Same field and credential

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Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA · Bachelor's Degree$131,967 earnings · $11,334 debt University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA · Bachelor's Degree$119,371 earnings · $13,200 debt Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY · Bachelor's Degree$112,212 earnings · $15,500 debt University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · Bachelor's Degree$108,875 earnings · $17,000 debt SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, NY · Bachelor's Degree$106,932 earnings · $26,000 debt California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, CA · Bachelor's Degree$106,750 earnings · $20,500 debt University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI · Bachelor's Degree$105,888 earnings · $21,750 debt Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA · Bachelor's Degree$105,623 earnings · $22,777 debt University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA · Bachelor's Degree$104,649 earnings · $17,500 debt The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX · Bachelor's Degree$104,523 earnings · $18,750 debt University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA · Bachelor's Degree$104,229 earnings · $20,000 debt Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA · Bachelor's Degree$103,384 earnings · $25,893 debt Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN · Bachelor's Degree$102,572 earnings · $19,937 debt University of California-DavisDavis, CA · Bachelor's Degree$102,161 earnings · $15,000 debt San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, CA · Bachelor's Degree$102,104 earnings · $22,047 debt University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA · Bachelor's Degree$102,078 earnings · $15,000 debt Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ · Bachelor's Degree$100,554 earnings · $26,520 debt Lawrence Technological UniversitySouthfield, MI · Bachelor's Degree$100,145 earnings · $27,000 debt

BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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