Undergrad ProgramsGraduate Programs

Clemson University 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has updated it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and Clemson University has received a top ranking. You can read more about this year’s release or scroll down for details on how Clemson fared in this year’s report.

This page was created to give you an overview of how Clemson fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

How Clemson University Fared in College Factual’s 2025 Best Colleges Rankings

Nationwide Ranking

Clemson placed #149 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This scores it in the best 10% of schools in the nation for students!

View the Best Colleges Ranking

South Carolina Ranking

Clemson placed #2 out of 45 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This places Clemson University in the top 10% of higher education institutions in the country for students in the state of South Carolina! See the Best Colleges in South Carolina ranking

This report features highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, Clemson has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9	502	98.2%
Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	47	97.9%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36	654	94.5%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84	1,187	92.9%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66	816	91.9%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37	1,150	96.8%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22	630	96.5%
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16	165	90.3%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87	933	90.7%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42	883	95.2%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37	558	93.4%
Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7	87	92.0%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43	344	87.5%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74	925	92.0%
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12	132	90.9%
Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	35	88.6%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65	471	86.2%
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24	244	90.2%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60	378	84.1%
Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6	43	86.1%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	97	597	83.8%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47	373	87.4%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39	272	85.7%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60	416	85.6%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47	318	85.2%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	104	694	85.0%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	170	99.4%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	1	17	94.1%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	1	11	90.9%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	1	7	85.7%
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	1	3	66.7%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	222	1,055	79.0%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	83	481	82.7%
Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22	97	77.3%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60	268	77.6%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	91	502	81.9%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55	300	81.7%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	8	189	95.8%
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	3	52	94.2%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	130	556	76.6%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	15	349	95.7%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	2	24	91.7%
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30	149	79.9%
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59	244	75.8%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	1	26	96.2%
Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	20	95.0%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	1	18	94.4%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	1	10	90.0%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	1	8	87.5%
Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	8	87.5%
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	1	6	83.3%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	1	6	83.3%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	1	4	75.0%
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	1	4	75.0%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	1	3	66.7%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	1	3	66.7%
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	1	3	66.7%
Best Other Visual Art Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	3	66.7%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	1	3	66.7%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	1	3	66.7%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	13	227	94.3%
Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14	64	78.1%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	2	18	88.9%
Best Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28	128	78.1%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	154	609	74.7%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	6	76	92.1%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	2	15	86.7%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61	280	78.2%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	209	959	78.2%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	8	323	97.5%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	2	14	85.7%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	19	249	92.4%
Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30	111	73.0%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	6	174	96.6%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	5	135	96.3%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	8	225	96.4%
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25	104	76.0%
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56	238	76.5%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	2	11	81.8%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	2	11	81.8%
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	21	90.5%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	12	115	89.6%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	16	156	89.7%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	2	20	90.0%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	11	100	89.0%
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	4	53	92.5%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	3	19	84.2%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	2	17	88.2%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	143	573	75.0%
Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6	20	70.0%
Best Other Visual Art Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	12	66.7%
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	9	73	87.7%
Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21	79	73.4%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	8	60	86.7%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	5	55	90.9%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	37	301	87.7%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	18	231	92.2%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	9	103	91.3%
Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15	53	71.7%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	6	62	90.3%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	19	142	86.6%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	6	59	89.8%
Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	6	38	84.2%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	2	11	81.8%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	2	11	81.8%
Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42	149	71.8%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	11	100	89.0%
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	4	30	86.7%
Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	10	80.0%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	2	10	80.0%
Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	3	18	83.3%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	20	159	87.4%
Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57	189	69.8%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	25	146	82.9%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	2	6	66.7%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	2	8	75.0%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81	265	69.4%
Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21	66	68.2%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	141	460	69.4%
Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	4	23	82.6%
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	10	68	85.3%
Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	3	15	80.0%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	9	58	84.5%
Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	5	22	77.3%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	6	36	83.3%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	38	266	85.7%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	17	114	85.1%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	3	14	78.6%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	2	7	71.4%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	2	7	71.4%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	2	7	71.4%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	17	110	84.6%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	124	374	66.8%
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	6	31	80.7%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	128	384	66.7%
Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	8	42	81.0%
Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	3	12	75.0%
Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	6	66.7%
Best Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	6	27	77.8%
Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	8	34	76.5%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	28	126	77.8%
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	8	32	75.0%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	25	102	75.5%
Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	5	17	70.6%
Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	10	37	73.0%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	23	90	74.4%
Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	4	12	66.7%
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	14	51	72.6%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	19	61	68.9%

About College Factual

College Factual’s mission is to help all students find their best-fit college, career, and major and the most affordable path to get there. Located in the Capital Region of New York, we offer free resources to students domestically and internationally to help them find their future faster.

Learn more about College Factual

How The Top Colleges Were Determined

College Factual's rankings were designed to help students make a better decision about where to invest their time and money to best meet their goals. The rankings are based on objective data and focused on student outcomes.

Read the Ranking Methodology for more details.

Explore more Clemson University Rankings

Contact Us

All logos and editorial content on www.collegefactual.com and any of its affiliate sites are trademark and copyright protected. All commercial use requires the express written consent of College Factual.

If you would like permission to use your badge or have access to a full press release to promote your awards, please contact us at [email protected].