Clemson University
Clemson University s an American public, coeducational, land-grant and research university located in Clemson, South Carolina.
Founded in 1889, Clemson University consists of six colleges: Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences; Architecture, Arts and Humanities; Business and Behavioral Sciences; Engineering and Science; Health and
Human Development, and Education.As of 2014, Clemson University enrolled a total of 17,260
undergraduate students for the fall semester and 4,597 graduate student
and the student/faculty ratio is The cost of in-state tuition is about $13,054 and out-of-state tuition is $30,488 US News and World Report ranks Clemson University 21st among all "national" public
The university endeavors to become a "Top 20" public institution, undergoing a process of enhancing its graduate programs while continuing to emphasize the quality of the undergraduate experience. It has steadily
However, some have questioned Clemson's efforts to improve its rankings. In 2009, an administrator revealed that "Clemson manipulated class sizes, artificially boosted faculty salary data and gave rival schools
low grades in the rankings' peer reputation survey", with the goal of manipulating its U.S. News & World Report ranking. Since then the administrator retracted some of her statements and the university denied any wrongdoing.
programs have been created including interdisciplinary doctoral programs in , Communication, and Information D and Planning, Design, and the Built Environment formerly Environmental Design and Planning
The renowned Economist Robert joined the Clemson faculty in August 2008. As part of its push to enhance graduate-level education, several new ..
. Also noteworthy is a new master's degree in historic preservation, jointly offered in collaboration with the College of Charleston.
, South Carolina. will include a graduate school offering master's and doctoral degrees in automotive engineering, and offering programs focused on systems integration. The campus also includes an Information Technology Research Center being developed by BMW. BMW, Microsoft, IBM, Bosch, The
The university's currently most ambitious academic and research endeavor is the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research automotive and research campus located in nearby
Company and Michelin are all major corporate partners of the CU-. Private-sector companies that have committed so far to establishing offices and/or facilities on the campus include the Society of Automotive Engineers and . Plans for the campus also include a full-scale, four-vehicle capacity rolling-road model wind tunnel.
stabilization of the H.L. , the world's first submarine to sink a ship. As of 2013, the institute is constructing a and a wind turbine test facility for $100 million, to open on November 21.
In 2004 the Restoration Institute was founded. Its mission is to "advance knowledge in integrative approaches to the restoration of historic, ecological, and urban infrastructure resources." The institute is located in North Charleston and subsume the Commission that is currently undertaking the
In 2011, The Princeton Review ranked Clemson #1 for town-gown relations are great, #2 for happiest students, #2 for jock schools, #3 for everyone plays intramural sports, #8 for students pack the stadiums, and #9 for best career services.
In 2012, U.S. News ranked Clemson University 3rd for having the most financial resources per student. $26,293 was spent on the average student at Clemson University.
In 2012, named Clemson University as 7th best salary returns on tuition.
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