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2021 Rankings for Clemson University

Learn how Clemson ranks across all of College Factual's rankings including Best Colleges Nationwide, Best Colleges for Your Money, Best Colleges in South Carolina and the region, and Best Majors. You can select an alternate year 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017

Top 2021 Rankings For Clemson University

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  • Top Ranked for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (ranked 9 out of 417)
  • Highest Paid Graduates for Visual & Performing Arts (ranked 12 out of 548)
  • Most Popular for Engineering (ranked 22 out of 1000)
  • Men's Football (ranked 3 out of 124)
  • Top Ranked for Recreation Administration (ranked 1 out of 41)

A more complete picture of where Clemson University is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2021 Badges Awarded page.

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All 2021 Rankings For Clemson University

Learn more about our methodologies that drive these rankings.

  • Traditional Students
  • Student Athletes
  • Non-Traditional Students
  • Veterans
  • International
Top Quality Overall
better
worse
Nationwide
144 of 1714
Southeast
23 of 434
South Carolina
2 of 34
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
better
worse
Nationwide
714 of 1472
Southeast
183 of 371
South Carolina
4 of 32
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
better
worse
Nationwide
 
880 of 1472
Southeast
 
231 of 371
South Carolina
4 of 32
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
better
worse
Nationwide
319 of 1472
Southeast
85 of 371
South Carolina
2 of 32
Diversity
better
worse
Overall
451 of 3515
Ethnic
 
2790 of 3790
Male / Female
157 of 3792
Location
415 of 3514
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
better
worse
Top Ranked
31 of 98
Best Value
 
86 of 97
Most Popular
18 of 579
Most Focused
84 of 579
Highest Paid Grads
 
73 of 105
Agricultural Economics & Business
better
worse
Top Ranked
12 of 57
Best Value
 
43 of 57
Most Popular
13 of 250
Most Focused
81 of 250
Highest Paid Grads
9 of 58
Agricultural Production
better
worse
Most Popular
11 of 167
Most Focused
 
86 of 167
Highest Paid Grads
 
9 of 9
Animal Science
better
worse
Top Ranked
 
41 of 66
Best Value
 
65 of 66
Most Popular
20 of 113
Most Focused
35 of 113
Highest Paid Grads
 
59 of 68
Food Science Technology
better
worse
Most Popular
4 of 67
Most Focused
8 of 67
Highest Paid Grads
 
18 of 19
Horticulture
better
worse
Most Popular
56 of 195
Most Focused
 
154 of 195
Plant Sciences
better
worse
Most Popular
 
63 of 97
Most Focused
 
74 of 97
Highest Paid Grads
 
22 of 33
Soil Sciences
better
worse
Most Popular
9 of 22
Most Focused
10 of 22
Architecture & Related Services
better
worse
Top Ranked
 
35 of 62
Best Value
 
49 of 59
Most Popular
47 of 281
Most Focused
85 of 281
Highest Paid Grads
 
56 of 88
General Architecture
better
worse
Top Ranked
 
33 of 55
Best Value
 
47 of 52
Most Popular
25 of 117
Most Focused
43 of 117
Highest Paid Grads
 
42 of 60
Landscape Architecture
better
worse
Most Popular
24 of 52
Most Focused
21 of 52
Highest Paid Grads
 
14 of 15
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
better
worse
Most Popular
 
296 of 581
Most Focused
 
489 of 581
Ethnic Studies
better
worse
Most Popular
203 of 466
Most Focused
 
367 of 466
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked
59 of 651
Best Value
263 of 637
Most Popular
49 of 1719
Most Focused
330 of 1720
Highest Paid Grads
 
422 of 675
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
better
worse
Most Popular
40 of 608
Most Focused
231 of 608
General Biology
better
worse
Top Ranked
55 of 630
Best Value
258 of 617
Most Popular
46 of 1637
Most Focused
443 of 1638
Highest Paid Grads
 
430 of 649
Genetics
better
worse
Most Popular
6 of 22
Most Focused
4 of 22
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
better
worse
Most Popular
16 of 100
Most Focused
22 of 100
Highest Paid Grads
 
21 of 28
Business, Management & Marketing
better
worse
Top Ranked
150 of 1152
Best Value
 
646 of 1035
Most Popular
108 of 2850
Most Focused
990 of 2851
Highest Paid Grads
467 of 1326
Accounting
better
worse
Top Ranked
106 of 521
Best Value
 
351 of 477
Most Popular
100 of 1855
Most Focused
825 of 1854
Highest Paid Grads
 
355 of 602
Business Administration & Management
better
worse
Top Ranked
65 of 954
Best Value
 
462 of 876
Most Popular
131 of 2404
Most Focused
 
1355 of 2403
Highest Paid Grads
469 of 1083
Construction Management
better
worse
Top Ranked
6 of 38
Best Value
 
27 of 37
Most Popular
12 of 108
Most Focused
52 of 108
Highest Paid Grads
 
28 of 38
Finance & Financial Management
better
worse
Top Ranked
107 of 317
Best Value
 
253 of 304
Most Popular
107 of 713
Most Focused
302 of 713
Highest Paid Grads
 
188 of 328
Marketing
better
worse
Top Ranked
53 of 379
Best Value
 
222 of 358
Most Popular
23 of 909
Most Focused
107 of 910
Highest Paid Grads
118 of 401
Communication & Journalism
better
worse
Most Popular
 
759 of 1501
Most Focused
 
1404 of 1501
Public Relations & Advertising
better
worse
Most Popular
144 of 375
Most Focused
 
305 of 375
Computer & Information Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked
115 of 512
Best Value
 
295 of 448
Most Popular
170 of 2316
Most Focused
1092 of 2316
Highest Paid Grads
162 of 621
Computer Information Systems
better
worse
Top Ranked
35 of 293
Best Value
 
149 of 262
Most Popular
69 of 1237
Most Focused
396 of 1236
Highest Paid Grads
85 of 320
Information Science
better
worse
Most Popular
111 of 295
Most Focused
 
252 of 295
Education
better
worse
Top Ranked
40 of 622
Best Value
 
328 of 593
Most Popular
203 of 1885
Most Focused
 
1300 of 1885
Highest Paid Grads
 
400 of 694
Special Education
better
worse
Most Popular
130 of 485
Most Focused
 
369 of 485
Teacher Education Grade Specific
better
worse
Top Ranked
41 of 540
Best Value
 
308 of 519
Most Popular
180 of 1560
Most Focused
 
1179 of 1560
Highest Paid Grads
 
333 of 585
Teacher Education Subject Specific
better
worse
Top Ranked
59 of 272
Best Value
 
198 of 265
Most Popular
246 of 895
Most Focused
 
691 of 895
Highest Paid Grads
 
207 of 302
Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked
63 of 323
Best Value
 
170 of 319
Most Popular
22 of 1000
Most Focused
74 of 999
Highest Paid Grads
164 of 343
Agricultural Engineering
better
worse
Most Popular
 
20 of 33
Most Focused
 
21 of 33
Highest Paid Grads
 
15 of 15
Biomedical Engineering
better
worse
Most Popular
7 of 165
Most Focused
41 of 165
Highest Paid Grads
29 of 62
Chemical Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked
36 of 132
Best Value
61 of 131
Most Popular
40 of 183
Most Focused
75 of 183
Highest Paid Grads
20 of 134
Civil Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked
35 of 183
Best Value
 
97 of 182
Most Popular
31 of 282
Most Focused
68 of 282
Highest Paid Grads
 
106 of 186
Computer Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked
36 of 102
Best Value
 
64 of 99
Most Popular
50 of 304
Most Focused
97 of 304
Highest Paid Grads
 
75 of 108
Electrical Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked
55 of 199
Best Value
 
144 of 196
Most Popular
65 of 390
Most Focused
160 of 390
Highest Paid Grads
 
136 of 206
Environmental Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked
 
16 of 23
Best Value
 
19 of 23
Most Popular
19 of 95
Most Focused
34 of 95
Highest Paid Grads
 
13 of 23
Industrial Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked
16 of 56
Best Value
 
35 of 55
Most Popular
8 of 116
Most Focused
12 of 116
Highest Paid Grads
28 of 58
Materials Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked
 
20 of 21
Best Value
 
21 of 21
Most Popular
12 of 57
Most Focused
14 of 57
Highest Paid Grads
 
20 of 21
Mechanical Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked
49 of 274
Best Value
126 of 272
Most Popular
28 of 374
Most Focused
98 of 374
Highest Paid Grads
97 of 278
Engineering Technologies
better
worse
Most Popular
206 of 1178
Most Focused
 
824 of 1178
Highest Paid Grads
25 of 162
Engineering-Related Fields
better
worse
Most Popular
7 of 70
Most Focused
26 of 70
Highest Paid Grads
4 of 17
English Language & Literature
better
worse
Top Ranked
37 of 430
Best Value
151 of 416
Most Popular
58 of 1551
Most Focused
408 of 1549
Highest Paid Grads
36 of 509
General English Literature
better
worse
Top Ranked
96 of 440
Best Value
 
274 of 426
Most Popular
136 of 1432
Most Focused
 
753 of 1432
Highest Paid Grads
88 of 467
Writing Studies
better
worse
Most Popular
20 of 404
Most Focused
166 of 404
Highest Paid Grads
7 of 86
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
better
worse
Most Popular
 
749 of 832
Most Focused
 
829 of 832
Human Development & Family Studies
better
worse
Most Popular
 
637 of 716
Most Focused
 
714 of 716
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
better
worse
Most Popular
65 of 1115
Most Focused
315 of 1114
Highest Paid Grads
38 of 206
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other)
better
worse
Most Popular
2 of 28
Most Focused
8 of 28
Highest Paid Grads
1 of 3
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
better
worse
Most Popular
53 of 348
Most Focused
120 of 348
Romance Languages
better
worse
Most Popular
168 of 877
Most Focused
 
572 of 877
Health Professions
better
worse
Top Ranked
378 of 853
Best Value
 
677 of 753
Most Popular
461 of 2796
Most Focused
 
2388 of 2796
Highest Paid Grads
 
779 of 1050
Health Professions (Other)
better
worse
Top Ranked
12 of 33
Best Value
 
26 of 33
Most Popular
22 of 143
Most Focused
 
82 of 143
Highest Paid Grads
 
34 of 36
Health/Medical Prep Programs
better
worse
Most Popular
 
178 of 255
Most Focused
 
243 of 255
Nursing
better
worse
Top Ranked
156 of 723
Best Value
 
498 of 649
Most Popular
366 of 1978
Most Focused
 
1743 of 1978
Highest Paid Grads
 
619 of 840
History
better
worse
Top Ranked
94 of 309
Best Value
 
230 of 302
Most Popular
116 of 1404
Most Focused
 
721 of 1404
Highest Paid Grads
128 of 331
History
better
worse
Top Ranked
94 of 313
Best Value
 
232 of 306
Most Popular
116 of 1404
Most Focused
 
721 of 1404
Highest Paid Grads
128 of 331
Mathematics & Statistics
better
worse
Top Ranked
75 of 191
Best Value
 
150 of 188
Most Popular
168 of 1438
Most Focused
 
768 of 1438
Highest Paid Grads
 
107 of 201
Mathematics
better
worse
Top Ranked
45 of 176
Best Value
 
105 of 172
Most Popular
128 of 1382
Most Focused
665 of 1382
Highest Paid Grads
89 of 181
Natural Resources & Conservation
better
worse
Top Ranked
78 of 190
Best Value
 
144 of 184
Most Popular
108 of 940
Most Focused
463 of 940
Highest Paid Grads
 
140 of 198
Forestry
better
worse
Most Popular
19 of 94
Most Focused
 
65 of 94
Natural Resources Conservation
better
worse
Top Ranked
74 of 160
Best Value
 
133 of 154
Most Popular
158 of 834
Most Focused
 
564 of 834
Highest Paid Grads
 
116 of 167
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
better
worse
Top Ranked
9 of 417
Best Value
177 of 409
Most Popular
111 of 1220
Most Focused
 
658 of 1220
Highest Paid Grads
 
223 of 430
Recreation Administration
better
worse
Top Ranked
1 of 41
Best Value
 
21 of 40
Most Popular
3 of 113
Most Focused
19 of 113
Highest Paid Grads
 
32 of 45
Philosophy & Religious Studies
better
worse
Most Popular
106 of 1011
Most Focused
 
546 of 1011
Philosophy
better
worse
Most Popular
145 of 803
Most Focused
 
495 of 803
Religious Studies
better
worse
Most Popular
91 of 541
Most Focused
 
398 of 541
Physical Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked
42 of 143
Best Value
 
100 of 139
Most Popular
174 of 1382
Most Focused
 
725 of 1382
Highest Paid Grads
62 of 161
Chemistry
better
worse
Top Ranked
45 of 109
Best Value
 
90 of 105
Most Popular
166 of 1229
Most Focused
 
780 of 1229
Highest Paid Grads
55 of 118
Geological & Earth Sciences
better
worse
Most Popular
134 of 489
Most Focused
 
303 of 489
Physics
better
worse
Most Popular
124 of 819
Most Focused
 
473 of 819
Psychology
better
worse
Top Ranked
171 of 782
Best Value
 
544 of 748
Most Popular
106 of 1699
Most Focused
813 of 1699
Highest Paid Grads
 
451 of 882
General Psychology
better
worse
Top Ranked
152 of 779
Best Value
 
521 of 744
Most Popular
90 of 1563
Most Focused
706 of 1563
Highest Paid Grads
406 of 814
Social Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked
158 of 558
Best Value
 
384 of 539
Most Popular
163 of 1548
Most Focused
647 of 1548
Highest Paid Grads
186 of 592
Anthropology
better
worse
Most Popular
 
293 of 542
Most Focused
 
482 of 542
Criminology
better
worse
Most Popular
88 of 182
Most Focused
 
167 of 182
Economics
better
worse
Top Ranked
117 of 276
Best Value
 
192 of 273
Most Popular
98 of 817
Most Focused
265 of 817
Highest Paid Grads
 
229 of 280
Political Science & Government
better
worse
Top Ranked
138 of 367
Best Value
 
280 of 358
Most Popular
153 of 1220
Most Focused
563 of 1220
Highest Paid Grads
82 of 376
Sociology
better
worse
Top Ranked
110 of 356
Best Value
 
274 of 347
Most Popular
170 of 1100
Most Focused
 
704 of 1100
Highest Paid Grads
130 of 372
Visual & Performing Arts
better
worse
Top Ranked
132 of 510
Best Value
 
324 of 483
Most Popular
238 of 2022
Most Focused
 
1189 of 2022
Highest Paid Grads
12 of 548
Design & Applied Arts
better
worse
Top Ranked
30 of 206
Best Value
82 of 184
Most Popular
79 of 961
Most Focused
474 of 961
Highest Paid Grads
27 of 223
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
better
worse
Most Popular
 
283 of 455
Most Focused
 
406 of 455
Fine & Studio Arts
better
worse
Most Popular
451 of 1368
Most Focused
 
1193 of 1368
Visual & Performing Arts (Other)
better
worse
Most Popular
6 of 48
Most Focused
 
27 of 48
Men's Sports
better
worse
Men's Baseball (D1)
15 of 271
Men's Basketball (D1)
47 of 324
Men's Football (FBS)
3 of 124
Men's Golf (D1)
10 of 20
Men's Soccer (D1)
9 of 188
Women's Sports
better
worse
Women's Basketball (D1)
101 of 324
Women's Soccer (D1)
34 of 306
Women's Volleyball (D1)
151 of 307
Veterans
better
worse
Overall
219 of 2104
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
47 of 99
Agricultural Economics & Business
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
16 of 57
Animal Science
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
55 of 67
Architecture & Related Services
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
36 of 61
General Architecture
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
47 of 55
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
59 of 648
General Biology
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
77 of 627
Business, Management & Marketing
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
282 of 1178
Accounting
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
170 of 527
Business Administration & Management
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
130 of 978
Construction Management
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
12 of 37
Finance & Financial Management
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
176 of 313
Marketing
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
69 of 381
Computer & Information Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
180 of 525
Computer Information Systems
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
48 of 299
Education
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
122 of 627
Teacher Education Grade Specific
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
149 of 543
Teacher Education Subject Specific
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
153 of 275
Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
57 of 322
Chemical Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
38 of 133
Civil Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
43 of 183
Computer Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
37 of 100
Electrical Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
78 of 200
Environmental Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
19 of 23
Industrial Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
16 of 58
Materials Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
20 of 21
Mechanical Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
54 of 275
English Language & Literature
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
40 of 423
General English Literature
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
124 of 432
Health Professions
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
700 of 874
Health Professions (Other)
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
31 of 34
Nursing
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
422 of 744
History
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
164 of 304
History
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
162 of 308
Mathematics & Statistics
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
79 of 190
Mathematics
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
44 of 174
Natural Resources & Conservation
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
107 of 188
Natural Resources Conservation
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
115 of 158
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
23 of 414
Recreation Administration
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
4 of 40
Physical Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
49 of 141
Chemistry
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
52 of 107
Psychology
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
343 of 779
General Psychology
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
303 of 775
Social Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
199 of 552
Economics
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
92 of 275
Political Science & Government
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
150 of 362
Sociology
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
208 of 351
Visual & Performing Arts
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
167 of 508
Design & Applied Arts
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
31 of 206
Non-Traditional Students
better
worse
Overall
230 of 2186
Engineering
better
worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students
42 of 267
Top Ranked Online
3 of 15
Most Popular Online
3 of 43
Electrical Engineering
better
worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students
66 of 183
Top Ranked Online
2 of 9
Most Popular Online
6 of 14
Industrial Engineering
better
worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students
12 of 53
Top Ranked Online
 
1 of 1
Most Popular Online
1 of 5
Health Professions
better
worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students
 
615 of 745
Top Ranked Online
189 of 439
Most Popular Online
238 of 924
Nursing
better
worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students
 
395 of 640
Top Ranked Online
68 of 345
Most Popular Online
183 of 532
International Quality
better
worse
OVERALL
94 of 1232
Bangladesh
69 of 290
Brazil
164 of 490
Canada
176 of 691
China
108 of 842
Colombia
104 of 299
France
106 of 321
Germany
114 of 409
Ghana
86 of 229
India
73 of 662
Iran
66 of 270
Italy
91 of 226
Jamaica
51 of 157
Jordan
44 of 152
Mexico
102 of 338
Nepal
65 of 371
Nigeria
145 of 475
Pakistan
156 of 315
Russia
 
141 of 246
Saudi Arabia
162 of 551
South Korea
158 of 596
Spain
114 of 361
Sri Lanka
21 of 176
Taiwan
171 of 371
Thailand
 
133 of 249
Turkey
121 of 281
Ukraine
 
72 of 118
United Kingdom
125 of 556
Vietnam
158 of 511
International Value
better
worse
OVERALL
308 of 1204
Bangladesh
 
173 of 281
Brazil
 
255 of 477
Canada
307 of 677
China
289 of 820
Colombia
 
153 of 291
France
139 of 314
Germany
 
210 of 401
Ghana
 
141 of 225
India
234 of 641
Iran
 
147 of 262
Italy
98 of 222
Jamaica
 
87 of 152
Jordan
 
92 of 147
Mexico
 
173 of 331
Nepal
 
212 of 361
Nigeria
 
280 of 463
Pakistan
 
165 of 308
Russia
 
124 of 241
Saudi Arabia
 
317 of 540
South Korea
286 of 582
Spain
 
178 of 355
Sri Lanka
 
112 of 174
Taiwan
 
196 of 362
Thailand
 
136 of 242
Turkey
 
137 of 273
Ukraine
57 of 114
United Kingdom
244 of 544
Vietnam
238 of 497
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