by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students are not billed the full, advertised sticker price of a school. Instead, they will be given a financial aid offer that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The total price of attendance at Clemson University can feel overpowering, but remember that the majority of students receive some sort of financial assistance.
Just what financing solutions does Clemson provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Keep scrolling to learn how much school funding will be available to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from Clemson University.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Clemson University, 86% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind around 3873 first-years).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 75% | $11,389 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 53% | $8,182 |
| Federal Pell grants | 15% | $5,560 |
| State/local grants | 51% | $6,526 |
| Federal student loans | 35% | $5,342 |
Unlike loans, grants and scholarships are gift aid that does not need to be paid back, making them the most desirable form of assistance. At this school, approximately 76% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $13,367 (across roughly 17460 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 76% | $13,367 |
| Federal Pell grants | 15% | $5,178 |
| Federal student loans | 31% | $6,437 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $12,762.
Since aid is largely need-based, the real cost of attendance falls steeply for lower-income families.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $14,512 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $17,724 |
| Over $75,000 | $26,394 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
Net price is the cost remaining after grant and scholarship aid is subtracted from the sticker price, and it is the most useful single number for estimating real cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $22,253 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $22,112 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Clemson’s net price calculator: netprice.app.clemson.edu/calc/.
A typical borrower at Clemson leaves with $19,000 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $19,000 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $21,500 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $227.94/mo |
Under a standard ten-year plan, the median graduate’s monthly payment lands near the figure above.
The numbers below show the full range, not just the middle of the distribution. Use the percentiles below to see the debt range at Clemson.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $5,500 |
| 25th percentile | $8,740 |
| 75th percentile | $27,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $32,000 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $20,025 |
| Middle income | $19,500 |
| High income | $18,638 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $19,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $18,750 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $19,000 |
| Independent students | $20,875 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at Clemson.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at Clemson:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 40932 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $837,965,441 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 507 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $7,725,036 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $15,237 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 75 |
| Total DoD amount | $293,315 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $3,911 |
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