Clemson University
Clemson publishes 42% (Fall 2025). In-state applicants got in at 53%; out-of-state at 40%.
Acceptance rate
What Clemson's 42% is made of
The published rate averages groups with very different odds. These are the splits Clemson reports itself.
Part of Real Acceptance Rates, our series decomposing published rates from each school's own Common Data Set.
Testing
Test-Optional for 2026-27
- Policy
"Clemson has adopted a test-optional policy. Applicants are not required to submit a standardized test score to be considered for admission to Clemson." Clemson superscores both SAT and ACT when submitted.
- SAT middle 50%
- 1240–1410sum of section 25th–75th percentiles
- ACT middle 50%
- 28–32
- Average HS GPA
- Not published by the school
Applying
Deadlines, essays and AI policy
- Early deadlines
- Oct 15, 2026 (materials due Nov 1, 2026; decisions mid-December) (EA)
- Regular decision
- Jan 1, 2027 (materials due Jan 10, 2027; decisions mid-February)Source
Full cycle calendar: Application Deadlines.
At a glance
Size and cost
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 23,300
- Tuition (out-of-state)
- $40,866
- Category
- Public
- Admissions site
- www.clemson.edu
What should this school mean for your list?
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Sources
- Clemson test policy (2026-27)
- Acceptance rate, test-score percentiles, enrollment and tuition: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, pulled 2026-08-19.
Test policy and deadlines last verified 2026-08-17.
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