Undergraduate Admissions
Just the Facts...
Enrollment
| Total degree-seeking undergraduates | 2,159 | |
| Women | 61% | |
| Men | 39% | |
| International | 8% | |
| Domestic | 92% | |
| ALANA | 8% | |
| (Asian-, Latino-, African-, and Native-American) | ||
| First year students - Fall 2007 | 574 | |
| Average high school GPA | 3.47 | |
| Average Verbal SAT | 609 | |
| Average Math SAT | 594 | |
| From top 30% of high school class | 81% | |
| Living in campus housing | 99% | |
| From out of state | 72% | |
| Receiving need- or merit-based financial aid | 75% | |
| Average retention rate (first-year to sophomore) | 87% | |
| Transfer students | 64 | |
Academics
| Undergraduate Majors | 31 | |
| Most popular declared majors | ||
| Psychology | 16% | |
| Government and International Relations | 9% | |
| Biology | 7% | |
| Business Management | 7% | |
| Communication & Culture | 6% | |
| English | 6% | |
| International Development | 6% | |
| Study abroad programs (15 countries) | 20 | |
| Full-time faculty | 173 | |
| Student/faculty ratio | 10:1 | |
| Average class size | 21 | |
| Faculty who teach undergraduates | 100% | |
| (all undergraduate courses are taught by faculty) | ||
| Faculty holding doctorate or terminal degrees | 97% | |
Student Life
| Percent of undergraduates living on campus | 76% | |
| Student clubs | about 90 | |
| Honor societies | 3 | |
| Varsity sports (NCAA Division III) | 17 | |
| Clark's mascot is | the cougar | |
| Activities (self-reported): | ||
| Volunteer in community service at Clark | 53% | |
| Participate in off-campus internships | 39% | |
| Play intramural or recreational athletics | 40% | |
| Play intercollegiate athletics | 24% | |
| Participate in student government | 11% | |
| Number of Clark alums that have married another Clark alum | 2048 | |
| Distance between Clark and Boston | 40 miles | |
| Average amount of snowfall in Worcester | 67.6 inches | |
| Religious preferences: | ||
| Roman Catholic | 17% | Jewish | 15% | |
| Unitarian Universalist | 3% | Buddhist | 2% | |
| Eastern Orthodox | 2% | Islamic | 1% | |
| Baptist | 2% | Hindu | 1% | |
| United Church of Christ | 2% | Other non-Christian | 4% | |
| Methodist | 2% | |||
| Episcopal | 2% | |||
| Church of Christ | 1% | |||
| Lutheran | 1% | |||
| Presbyterian | 1% | |||
| Other Christian | 6% | |||
| NO PREFERENCE |
39% |
Graduation and Beyond
| Graduation plans for the class of 2007: | ||
| Graduate or professional school | 41% | |
| Employment | 47% | |
| Other/undecided | 12% | |
| Percentage of graduating seniors who pursue Clark's accelerated B.A./M.A. option |
20% | |
| Estimated percentage of undergraduates who earn doctorate degrees during their careers |
6% | |
Graduate Studies at Clark
| Total degree-seeking graduate students | 714 | |
| Full-time | 540 | |
| Part-time | 174 | |
| Graduate programs (Masters and Ph.D.) | 25 | |
Undergraduate Programs
majors, minors, concentrations (majors are in bold)
Academic Departments Page
| Ancient Civilization Art, Studio Art History Asian Studies Biochemistry/Molecular Biology Bioinformatics Biology Business Management Chemistry Communication and Culture Comparative Literature Computational Science Computer Science Economics Education Engineering (3/2) English Environmental Science Ethics and Public Policy Foreign Languages and Literatures French Geography German Global Environmental Studies Government and International Relations |
History Holocaust and Genocide Studies Innovation and Entrepreneurship International Development and Social Change International Studies Stream Jewish Studies Law (prelaw) Law and Society Mathematics Medical Careers Advising (premedical and predental) Music Peace Studies Philosophy Physics Premedical, Predental, Preveterinary Psychology Race and Ethnic Relations Screen Studies Self-Designed Major Sociology Spanish Theater Arts Urban Development and Social Change Women's and Gender Studies |
Graduate Programs
| Biology (Ph.D.) Business Administration (M.B.A.) Chemistry (Ph.D.) Communication (M.S.P.C.) Community Development and Planning (M.A.) Economics (Ph.D.) English (M.A.) Environmental Science & Policy (M.A.) Finance (M.S.F.) Geographic Information Sciences for Development and Environment (M.A.) |
Geography (Ph.D.) History (Ph.D.) Holocaust & Genocide Studies (Ph.D.) International Development and Social Change (M.A.) Information Technology (M.S.I.T.) Public Administration (M.P.A.) Physics (Ph.D.) Psychology (Ph.D.) Teaching (M.A.T) Urban Education and Teacher Research |