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CHARACTER
• The Clark University experience is distinguished by a transformative liberal arts education in a research university setting, purposeful engagement in local and world communities, and an inclusive environment in which active learning and personal connections are hallmarks.
• Located in Worcester, Massachusetts (pop. 175,000), 40 miles west of Boston
WORTH NOTING
• Clark was the first school in the country to offer a five-year bachelor's and master's degree program with the fifth year free.
• Clark's Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies is the only center of its type in the world; Clark offers the only Ph.D. in Holocaust History in the country.
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Clark has built four new buildings in the past five years – the Traina Center for the Arts, the Dolan Field House, the Lasry Center for Bioscience, and Blackstone Hall.
• Clark has been recognized by Rugg's Recommendations on Colleges as the #1 institution in the United States for undergraduate study in geography.
• Clark now offers a minor in innovation and entrepreneurship. The minor can be combined with any major.
• The Mosakowski Institute was created in 2006 by a gift of $10 million from William and Jan Mosakowski, both alumni of Clark. The Mosakowski Institute will support research on major issues of social concern.
ENROLLMENT
• 2,159 undergraduates; 714 graduate students
• 8% international; 8% ALANA students; 41 states and 59 countries represented on campus
• 61% women, 39% men
• Average class size: 21
FACULTY & ACADEMICS
• Close student-faculty relationships encourage independent student research.
• 100% of undergraduate courses are taught by faculty.
• 30 majors, 27 minors, 9 concentrations
• Member of the Colleges of Worcester Consortium (www.cowc.org)
• Over 200 students present research annually at the Academic Spree Day.
TUITION & FEES
• Tuition: $32,600
• Room, Board, Fees: $6,765
• 80% of students receive need and/or merit based
financial assistance.
CAMPUS LIFE
• 76% of all students live on campus.
• NCAA Division III, NEWMAC Conference, with 17 varsity sports; 50% of students play varsity or intramural sports.
• More than 90 student clubs and organizations
• 53% of Clark students are involved in community service.
ACADEMIC PROFILE OF ENTERING CLASS
• Average GPA: 3.47
• Average SAT composite score: 1203
• 81% were in the top 30% of their high school class.
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