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10 things to know for fall 2024

Here’s the scoop on what’s happening on campus, including new offerings in the dining hall, a packed calendar of events, and tips on how to make new connections.

In the know

Clark Dean of Students, Kamala Kiem

Trust the process

Dean of Students, Kamala Kiem joins our Challenge. Change. podcast to talk about the resources in place to help first-year students find community as they embark on a transformative educational journey.

Activist Tom Hayden speaks in Dana Commons in an event hosted by the Alice Coonley Higgins Institute for Arts and Humanities.

Humanities for a new age

With support from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation, the Higgins Institute will explore how traditional humanities can mesh with digital technologies to bring fresh approaches for students native to the digital world.

Clark’s Main South neighborhood in the late afternoon sun; Urban Fellowship Grants will allow faculty and students to increase their engagement with this and other local neighborhoods.

Expanded opportunities in Worcester

The Faculty Urban Fellowship will increase engagement with local partners and provide students with experience on projects that address real-world challenges.

Altogether different for the greater good

Clark is built for the kind of unconventional and independent thinking that allows us to value the imperfect and navigate the unexpected. We move through the world with confidence and curiosity, eager to discover what awaits and emboldened to act when our moment arises.

WHO WE ARE

Academics

Gain a world-class education grounded in both intellectual rigor and an urgent responsibility to elevate our fellow humans.

A student in an undergraduate biology class records field data at a marine center in Nahant

Explore majors

Browse undergraduate programs and learn about the experiential learning, study abroad, and accelerated degree options that make us different.

Two students working on a gaming design project at Clark University

Graduate degree programs

Our globally recognized graduate programs will enable you to contribute to new knowledge and positive action in your chosen field.

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Meet the faculty

Clark faculty are scholar-teachers who bring students into their research.

9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
In the classroom
65%
First year students receive need-based financial aid
Affordability
100%
Students complete an internship or experiential learning
Hands-on
64
Majors, minors, and concentrations
Majors and minors

Discovery and Impact

We think differently. We ask hard and good questions. We break down barriers to new knowledge and positive action.

Admissions

Clarkies are curious about the world and their place in it. We put our knowledge into action to make a difference.

Two students working on a science project in a physics lab

Undergraduate studies

We want to get to know you, what inspires you, and the ways you’ll enrich the Clark community.

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Graduate studies

Join a community of world-class scholars researching solutions to address the challenges facing the world.

A group of international students at a welcome reception at Clark University

International students

You are welcome here. Our shared understanding is broadened by the perspectives you bring to our campus.

97%
Of undergraduate alumni employed, volunteering, or in school six months after graduation
Success after Clark
4,148
Students enrolled: 2,372 Undergraduate, 1,776 Graduate
At a glance

Experience for yourself what it’s like to study at a small research university with a strong liberal arts core.

Still curious? Contact us to request more information.

Experience for yourself what it’s like to study at a small research university with a strong liberal arts core.

A group of students laughing together at a campus mental wellness event.

Snapshot of campus life

Clark’s annual mental wellness event provides a chance for students to come together, reflect, and connect.

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