Check out why Clemson University received a C- grade in our Report Card below.
Clemson University is a public university in Clemson, South Carolina with an undergraduate enrollment size of 20,840. The university is located in a suburban area. It has a large Greek life and student club influence. Students at Clemson University can enjoy nearby Lake Hartwell, attend sporting events within the university, and view performance art shows at The Brooks Center for the Performing Arts. Their official mascot is a Tiger. Members of the Clemson University community are referred to as “Tigers.”
Clemson University offers more than 210 undergraduate and graduate degrees. Notable former students include television host Nancy O&#8217;Dell, Former Governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley, and country singer Lee Brice.

Clemson University receives a “B” grade by <a href="https://www.whatwilltheylearn.com/schools/2801" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What Will They Learn?</a> which takes into account the university’s educational prowess. Factors include composition, literature, foreign language, U.S. government or history, economics, mathematics, and natural science.
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What Will They Learn? Academic Score

Clemson University receives a “B” grade for the Average Salary of Recent Graduates. As of 2021, alumni with 0-5 years of experience after graduating from Clemson University with a bachelor’s degree make $62,100 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Recent Graduates

Clemson University receives a “B” grade for the Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career. As of 2021, alumni with 10+ years of experience after graduating from Clemson University with a bachelor’s degree make $111,500 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career

Clemson University receives a “B+” grade for the Percent of Graduates with Debt (Federal and Private). In 2020, 42% of graduates accumulated student debt from federal and/or private sources according to <a href="https://ticas.org/interactive-map/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Institute for College Access &amp; Success</a>.
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Percent of Graduates with Debt (Federal and Private)

Clemson University receives a “D” grade for the Average Debt of Graduates (Federal Only). In 2020, graduates accumulated $11,438 of debt annually on average from federal sources according to <a href="https://ticas.org/interactive-map/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Institute for College Access &amp; Success</a>.
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Average Debt of Graduates (Federal Only)

Clemson University receives an “F” grade for Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff. <a href="https://www.clemson.edu/human-resources/talent-and-org-dev/tigertraining.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The university</a> requires all faculty and staff to complete training titled &#8220;Policies and Procedures for Equitable Treatment.&#8221;
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Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff

Clemson University receives a “C” grade for having a Bias Reporting System but not a Bias Response Team. Bias Reporting Systems and Response Teams are systems or teams of faculty, staff, and sometimes law enforcement.
According to <a href="https://speechfirst.org/bias-reporting-systems/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SpeechFirst</a>, students are “encouraged to report ‘bias incidents’ to these boards (or teams) in the name of inclusion and tolerance, but it’s often unclear what the school considers ‘bias’ in the first place. Overly broad or vague definitions of bias put all kinds of speech at risk of being reported – even unpopular speech which is protected by the First Amendment.”
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Bias Reporting System or Bias Response Team

Clemson University receives an “A” grade for the Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs. Out of a list of 20 clubs (10 from each side), <a href="https://clemson.campuslabs.com/engage/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the university</a> has four right-leaning clubs compared to four left-leaning clubs. Young Women for America at Clemson, Turning Point USA, Tigers for Life, and Network of Enlightened Women at Clemson are the four right-leaning clubs. Planned Parenthood Generation Action, Young Democratic Socialists of America, Clemson&#8217;s Sexuality &amp; Gender Alliance, and Clemson Chapter of Leading Women of Tomorrow are the four left-leaning clubs.
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Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs

Clemson University receives an “A” grade due to having an active and thriving <a href="https://clemson.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/clemsontpusa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Turning Point USA chapter</a>. Unfortunately, universities and Student Governments around the country often use their power to prevent certain clubs from operating on campus.
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Denied Turning Point USA Chapter

Clemson University receives a “B” grade for In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants. According to the <a href="https://www.higheredimmigrationportal.org/state/south-carolina/#:~:text=DACA%20recipients%20are%20eligible%20to,undocumented%20individuals%2C%20including%20DACA%20recipients." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Higher Ed Immigration Portal</a>, South Carolina allows DACA students to enroll in public universities. However, they are one of the few states that do not allow them to receive in-state tuition.
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In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants

Clemson University receives a “B” grade for the Amount of Foreign Funding Received. According to <a href="https://sites.ed.gov/foreigngifts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">College Foreign Gift Reporting</a>, the total amount of foreign funding the university has received is $896.48 per current undergraduate student. Oftentimes, foreign parties will convey their influence by funding certain courses, activities, professors, and organizations on campus. In certain cases, universities must abide by restrictions dictated by foreign parties to receive funding. In addition, there have been <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-universities-took-billions-in-unreported-foreign-funds-u-s-finds-11603226953" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a> that claim that universities underreport foreign funding. The figure above only takes into account reported foreign funding.
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Amount of Foreign Funding Received

Clemson University receives a “B” grade for Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students. <a href="https://catalog.clemson.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=35&amp;poid=8869" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The university</a> requires students to take courses in the categories of Communication, Mathematics, Natural Science, Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, and Global Challenges.
Although there are a few left-leaning courses such as Race and Ethnicity and Theories of Gender and Sexuality, these courses can be easily bypassed by simply choosing another course.
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Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students

Clemson University receives a “C” grade for Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes. The university has one segregated convocation (<a href="https://www.clemson.edu/centers-institutes/gantt/lgbtq-programs/lavender-graduation.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lavender Commencement</a>) and one segregated living-learning community (<a href="https://housing.clemson.edu/community/lavender-place/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lavender Place Living-Learning Community</a>).
The university has no segregated classes.
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Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes

Clemson University receives a “B” grade for Protests and Canceling Speakers. Since 2021, the university had one incident. Two hundred people showed up to <a href="https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/2021/04/08/hundreds-protest-tomi-lahren-clemson-university-fox-news-conservative-sc/7106643002/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">protest</a> Turning Point USA&#8217;s April 2021 &#8220;Back the Blue&#8221; event that featured Tomi Lahren as a speaker.
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Protests and Canceling Speakers

Clemson University receives a “C” grade for Mask and Vaccine Mandates. An August 2021 <a href="https://news.clemson.edu/clemson-announces-incentives-for-proof-of-vaccine-uploads/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">update</a> from the university says, &#8220;Clemson does not require COVID-19 vaccines but strongly encourages anyone who wants and is able to receive a COVID-19 vaccine to do so.&#8221; Masks are optional on campus.
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Mask and Vaccine Mandates

Clemson University receives a “B-” grade for the Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees. According to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Center (<a href="https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPEDS</a>), as of 2020, 9.00% of the current undergraduate student population graduate with a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) degree. Across the United States, students who graduate with STEM degrees tend to earn more on average than their other student counterparts.
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Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees

Clemson University receives a “C” grade for Required Western Civilization Courses for Students. While the <a href="https://catalog.clemson.edu/content.php?catoid=16&amp;navoid=490" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> does not have a required Western Civilization course or category of courses, its required Arts and Humanities category requires three credits of non-literature courses. Within this category, there are several courses on Western Civilization that can be taken to fulfill the requirement. The courses include:
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<li>“The Christian Tradition&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Judaism&#8221;</li>
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Required Western Civilization Courses for Students

Clemson University

Check out why Clemson University received a C- grade in our Report Card below.

Clemson University is a public university in Clemson, South Carolina with an undergraduate enrollment size of 20,840. The university is located in a suburban area. It has a large Greek life and student club influence. Students at Clemson University can enjoy nearby Lake Hartwell, attend sporting events within the university, and view performance art shows at The Brooks Center for the Performing Arts. Their official mascot is a Tiger. Members of the Clemson University community are referred to as “Tigers.”

Clemson University offers more than 210 undergraduate and graduate degrees. Notable former students include television host Nancy O'Dell, Former Governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley, and country singer Lee Brice.

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Susanna Ashton

<a href="https://www.clemson.edu/caah/faculty-staff/facultyBio.html?id=71">Dr. Susanna Ashton</a> publicly called for shaming of all students who participated in a “Cripmas” party in which students dressed in a gang-related theme. She said that the 1st Amendment allowed for her and others to publicly shame these students and that all of their names should be revealed.

<a href="https://www.clemson.edu/caah/faculty-staff/facultyBio.html?id=71">Dr. Susanna Ashton</a> publicly called for shaming of all students who participated in a “Cripmas” party in which students dressed in a gang-related theme. She said that the 1st Amendment allowed for her and others to publicly shame these students and that all of their names should be revealed.

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Bart Knijnenburg

<a href="https://www.usabart.nl/portfolio/#home.html">Bart Knijnenburg</a> is an assistant professor at South Carolina&#8217;s Clemson University where he teaches in the School of Computing.
Knijnenburg made headlines after taking to his Facebook where he unleashed a barrage of insults aimed at Republicans. As of the time of this article being written, the school still has refused to comment on the posts.
On his website, Knijnenburg says that he uses his research to try to understand the psychological principles behind online decisions such as &#8220;Should I post this on Facebook or not?&#8221;
&#8220;All trump supporters, nay, all Republicans, are racist scum&#8221;
&#8220;I admire anyone who stands up against white supremacy. Violent or non-violent #PunchNazis&#8221;
&#8220;This society is aggressively structured to make cis white males succeed, at the expense of minorities&#8221;
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<a href="https://www.usabart.nl/portfolio/#home.html">Bart Knijnenburg</a> is an assistant professor at South Carolina's Clemson University where he teaches in the School of Computing.

Knijnenburg made headlines after taking to his Facebook where he unleashed a barrage of insults aimed at Republicans. As of the time of this article being written, the school still has refused to comment on the posts.

On his website, Knijnenburg says that he uses his research to try to understand the psychological principles behind online decisions such as "Should I post this on Facebook or not?"

"All trump supporters, nay, all Republicans, are racist scum"

"I admire anyone who stands up against white supremacy. Violent or non-violent #PunchNazis"

"This society is aggressively structured to make cis white males succeed, at the expense of minorities"

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