Clark University
Worcester, Massachusetts · Private · 2,214 undergraduates · clarku.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
40%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1270 to 1410
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$86,440Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Clark University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
40% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$86,440
a year in 2027-28, from a $86,440 sticker price
What to do with your 1350
Send your score
About 79% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1220, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
Source: Application process | Undergraduate Admissions | Clark University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Jan15Early Decision II · January 15, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
40%
of applicants are admitted.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 1/15.
Early Decision
Binding.
Wait list
289 students were offered a spot.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 19% of them sent SAT scores and 3% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1270 to 1410
Reading and Writing 650 to 730
Math 610 to 685
ACT composite 26 to 32
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160031%
- 1200 to 139959%
- 1000 to 119910%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.70
- 4.032%
- 3.75 to 3.9921%
- 3.50 to 3.7421%
- 3.25 to 3.4914%
- 3.00 to 3.248%
- 2.50 to 2.994%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$86,440
a year
- Tuition$67,130
- Fees$1,670
- Food and housing$15,530
- Books and supplies$970
- Transportation and other$1,140
Clark University published $79,920 for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$29,477
- $30,001 to $48,000$13,773
- $48,001 to $75,000$26,236
- $75,001 to $110,000$30,087
- Over $110,000$41,971
Financial aid
92%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$44,164
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
34%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $30,371 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Required. It's a second, more detailed aid form some colleges use for their own grants.
- Aid priority date: 1/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
34 of 34
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $6,710Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | ARTS 100: Visual Studies: 2D Design |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | |
| Art History | 4 | 4 | ARTH 010: From Stone Age to Our Age: Monuments and Masterminds of Western Art |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIOL 102: Introduction to Biology II |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 120: Calculus I |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 4 | MATH 121: Calculus II |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM 101: Introductory to Chemistry I |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | CHIN 104: Intermediate Chinese |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | PSCI 070: Introduction to Comparative Politics |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | CSCI 099: Computers in Our World |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 4 | |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | ARTS 102: Drawing: Eye, Mind, Hand |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | Score of 4: IDND 018: Expository Writing Score of 5: ENG 020: Introduction to Literary Analysis |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | |
| European History | 4 | 4 | |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | FREN 106: Intermediate French II |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | GERM 104 - Intermediate German II |
| Human Geography | 4 | 4 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | JAPN 104 - Intermediate Japanese II |
| Latin | 4 | 4 | LAT 103 - Intermediate Latin |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECON 010 - Economics and the World Economy |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECON 011 - Principles of Economics |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | Score of 5 required to meet Clark's PHYS 110 (Introductory Physics, Part 1) equivalency. |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | PSYC 101 - General Psychology |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPAN 106 - Intermediate Spanish II |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPAN 133 - Hispanic Cultures |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | MATH 123: Introduction to Statistics |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | PSCI 050 - Introduction to American Government |
| United States History | 4 | 4 | HIST 011 - Survey of U.S. History to 1865 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 4 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
77%
Come back for a second year
86%
Typical earnings
$67,223
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Clark University$57,532
- All colleges$54,104
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 13 majors here have earnings data.
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