Clarkson College

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2024 Undergraduate Tuition
$16,104
6.17% growth from 2023
2024 Average Net Price
$18,289
After Financial Aid
2024 Acceptance Rate
78.2%
55 Applicants
2024 Enrolled Students
1,121
19.9% Full-Time
2024 Graduation Rate
36.4%
4 Graduates

About

Clarkson College is a higher education institution located in Douglas County, NE. In 2024, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Clarkson College were Registered Nursing (147 degrees awarded), Radiation Therapist (46 degrees), and Physical Therapy Technician (8 degrees).

In 2024, 543 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Clarkson College. 87.3% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 12.7% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (404 degrees), 10.1 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, two or more races (40 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Clarkson College is $16,104, which is $395 more than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($15,710).

Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions SchoolsSpecial Focus Institutions

Costs

In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Clarkson College is $16,104, which is $395 more than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($15,710).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $18,289.

In 2024, 69% of undergraduate students attending Clarkson College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 81% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$16,104
2024 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2024, the cost of tuition at Clarkson College was $16,104. The cost of tuition at Clarkson College is $395 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Special Focus Institutions ($15,710).

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Average Net Price

$18,289
2024 Value
32.4%
1 Year Growth

In 2024 Clarkson College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $18,289. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Clarkson College grew by 32.4%.

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Other Student Expenses

$8,562
Room and Board
$814
Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Clarkson College was of $8,562 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 7.94% between 2023 and 2024.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $814. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

69%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
81%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

69% of undergraduate students at Clarkson College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a growth of 13.1% with respect to 2023, when 61% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Admissions

Clarkson College received 55 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 1.79% annual growth. Out of those 55 applicants, 43 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 78.2% acceptance rate.

There were 1,121 students enrolled at Clarkson College in 2024. 2% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Clarkson College has an overall enrollment yield of 100%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

78.2%
Acceptance Rate in 2024
43
Accepted Out of 55

In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Clarkson College was 78.2% (43 admissions from 55 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 64.3%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants declined by 1.79%, while admissions grew by 19.4%.

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SAT Scores

2%
Submission Percentage (2017)
1
Scores Submitted (2017)

2% of enrolled first-time students at Clarkson College in 2017 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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Enrollment

Clarkson College had a total enrollment of 1,121 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Clarkson College is 223 students and the part-time enrollment is 898. This means that 19.9% of students enrolled at Clarkson College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Clarkson College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 54.2% White, 9.63% Two or More Races, 4.1% Black or African American, 2.77% Asian, 2.59% Hispanic or Latino, 0.268% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.0892% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Clarkson College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (46.2%), followed by Two or More Races Female (12.2%) and White Male (8.93%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (63.8%), followed by White Male (17.2%) and Two or More Races Female (8.62%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

19.9%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Clarkson College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,121 students. The full-time enrollment at Clarkson College is 223 and the part-time enrollment is 898. This means that 19.9% of students enrolled at Clarkson College are enrolled full-time compared with 71.4% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

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Retention Rate over Time

61%
2024 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Clarkson College was 61%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (75%), Clarkson College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
  1. White
    608 enrolled students
  2. Two or More Races
    108 enrolled students
  3. Black or African American
    46 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Clarkson College is 54.2% White, 9.63% Two or More Races, 4.1% Black or African American, 2.77% Asian, 2.59% Hispanic or Latino, 0.268% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.0892% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 40.5% White, 19.9% Hispanic or Latino, and 15.7% Black or African American.

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Graduates

In 2024, 405 more women than men received degrees from Clarkson College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Clarkson College is white (404 degrees awarded). There were 10.1 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, two or more races (40 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Clarkson College is Registered Nursing (147 degrees awarded), followed by Radiation Therapist (46 degrees) and Physical Therapy Technician (8 degrees).

In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Clarkson College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Health (516 degrees awarded), Education (22 degrees), and Business (5 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Elementary & middle school teachers
Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Clarkson College are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,760,719 people), Registered nurses (1,674,665 people), Accountants & auditors (1,073,100 people), Other managers (942,872 people), and Financial managers (573,376 people).

The most specialized majors at Clarkson College in 2024 are Health (516 degrees awarded), Education (22 degrees), Business (5 degrees), and Psychology (0 degrees) (as of 2024).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons
Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Clarkson College are Surgeons, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, Physicians, Chief executives & legislators, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

The most specialized majors at Clarkson College are Health (516 degrees awarded), Education (22 degrees), Business (5 degrees), and Psychology (0 degrees) (as of 2024).

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Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools
Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Clarkson College are Elementary & secondary schools (3,641,665 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,179,116 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (818,492 people), Computer Systems Design (686,377 people), and Outpatient care centers (583,800 people).

The most specialized majors at Clarkson College are Health (516 degrees awarded), Education (22 degrees), Business (5 degrees), and Psychology (0 degrees) (as of 2024).

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Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Clarkson College.
Most Common (2024)
  1. Radiation Therapist
    27 degrees awarded
  2. Physical Therapy Technician
    22 degrees awarded
  3. Health Information & Medical Records Administration
    2 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common associates degree concentration at Clarkson College was Radiation Therapist with 27 degrees awarded.

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Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

69
Degrees Awarded to Men
in 2024
474
Degrees Awarded to Women
in 2024

In 2024, 69 degrees were awarded to men at Clarkson College, which is 0.146 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (474).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2024, 16 degrees were awarded to men at Clarkson College in Radiation Therapist, which is 0.148 times less than the 108 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2024, 131 degrees were awarded to men at Clarkson College in Registered Nursing, which is 8.19 times more than the 16 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

68%
100% Completion Time
73%
150% Completion Time

In 2024, 68% of students graduating from Clarkson College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 73% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 73% within 200%.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
  1. White
    404 degrees awarded
  2. Two or More Races
    40 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American
    33 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Clarkson College is white (404 degrees awarded). There were 10.1 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, two or more races (40 degrees).

5.71% of degree recipients (31 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
  1. White Female
    354 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    50 degrees awarded
  3. Two or More Races Female
    32 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Clarkson College is white female (354 degrees awarded). There were 7.08 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (50 degrees).

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Operations

Clarkson College has an endowment valued at nearly $5.63M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 958k (17%) compared to the 4.13% average return (558k on 13.5M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2024, Clarkson College had a total salary expenditure of 23.8M. Clarkson College employs 23 Instructors, 18 Associate professors and 13 Assistant professors. Most academics at Clarkson College are Female Instructor (22), Female Associate professor (15), and Female Assistant professor (13).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Clarkson College are: Management, with 26 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 18 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 12 employees.

Endowment

$5.63M
2024 Endowment
0.425%
growth from 2023

Clarkson College has an endowment valued at about $5.63M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Clarkson College grew 0.425% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $7.89M lower than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Salary Expenditure

$13.4M
2024 Salaries
0%
growth from 2023

In 2024, Clarkson College paid a median of $13.4M in salaries, which represents 56.1% of their overall expenditure ($23.8M) and a 0% growth from the previous year.

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Instructional Salaries

$4.82M
Instructional Salaries
60
Number of Employees

In 2024, Clarkson College paid a total of $4.82M to 60 employees working as instructors, which represents 36% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $216k (5.94%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

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Occupations by Share

In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Clarkson College were Management with 26 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 18 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 12 employees.

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