In order to maximize your chances of getting admitted, you need to know as much as possible about the school's criteria for admission. Here are the most important information you should know about admission policy and requirements at Clarkson University.

According to the most recent data, this institution uses standardized test scores for admission and it admitted 5,668 in 2024. Clarkson University has an official test-optional admission policy but considers standardized test scores for the candidates who choose to submit them. As far as admission difficulty is considered, based on data self-reported by the institution this school is moderately difficult to get into.

Test Scores

48.5% of first-time, first-year degree-seeking students submitted their SAT scores for admission, and 8.06% submitted ACT scores, out of the total number of those who submitted test scores. 20.34% of the enrolled students submitted SAT composite scores between 1,400 and 1,600, 57.29% between 1,200 and 1,399, 19.32% between 1,000 and 1,199, 1.69% between 800 and 999, and 1.36% of the students between 600 and 799. The percent of incoming freshmen who submitted ACT Composite scores in the range between 30-36 was 38.78, 44.9 between 24-29, 14.29 in the range between 18-23, and 2.04 between 12-17.

The average ACT score for all the enrolled students in 2024 was 30 while the average GPA was 3.82. That means that you need a GPA that's above average in order to get into Clarkson University; the same goes for your ACT score.

The new students had an average SAT Critical Reading score of 630 and an average SAT Math score of 650.

Obtaining some financial aid in forms of grants, loans, scholarships or work-study programs can be very important for completing your studies. If you wish to find out more about need-based and non-need-based aid at Clarkson University, here are some recent data you should consider.

The most recent figures show that financial help was given to 453 freshmen. The average financial aid package awarded to students totaled $52,525.

Need-based

Need-based financial aid is exactly what it sounds like — it’s awarded based on the determined financial need.

There were 1,826 students who acquired need-based financial aid of any kind. The total number of students (including freshmen) who were determined to have financial need came to be 1,840. The amount of federal need-based scholarships/grants awarded to the students at this institution summed up to $3,977,508, and state $1,511,908. The students of Clarkson University received the -institutional need-based aid in the amount of $67,738,401, and external in the amount of $979,422.