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Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY 13699Town: RemoteUNITID 190044

Private nonprofit 4-yearDoctoral Universities: High Research ActivitySpecialty: Engineering 54%
Undergraduates
2,196
Graduate students
1,052
Admit rate
77%
Average net price
$30.3k
Graduation rate
75%
Retention rate
85%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$89.7k
Median debt
$26k
Student : faculty
13:1
Value score*
59th pct.
Programs offered
94
Highest degree
Graduate degree
Sector
Private nonprofit 4-year
Region
Northeast · Middle Atlantic
Setting
Town: Remote (in urban cluster more than 35 miles from an urbanized area)
Carnegie
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Size & setting
Four-year, medium, highly residential
Predominant degree
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
Religious affiliation
None reported
Main campus
Yes

* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.