About Clemson

Outdoor Amphitheater

The outdoor amphitheater was originally built in 1914 and is a favorite place for classes to be held outside. Many concerts, movies and pep rallies are held on the stone stage as well.

Bowman Field

Bowman Field connects campus to downtown Clemson. Every day you’ll find students lounging or playing on the popular grassy field.

Brackett Hall

Brackett Hall is one of the numerous academic buildings on campus and houses a 24-hour computer lab.

Sikes Hall

Sikes Hall is one of the oldest buildings on campus and houses many administrative offices.

Night view of campus

A view of Bowman Field and Tillman Hall at night.

Hendrix Student Center

Hendrix Student Center stands on the south side of campus and has a foodcourt, theater, the University bookstore, offices, meeting rooms and more.

R.M. Cooper Library pool

Benches around the pool in front of the R.M. Cooper Library are a popular place for students to hang out and relax between classes.

Clemson Memorial Carillon

The bells in the Clemson Memorial Carillon in the Tillman Hall clock tower toll the hour every day.

Fluor Daniel Engineering Innovation

The Fluor Daniel Engineering Innovation building is home to advanced research and the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

R.M. Cooper Library

Students spend hours studying and visiting in the R.M. Cooper Library, which sits in the middle of campus.

Loggia in the Edgar Brown University Union

The Loggia, as it’s known, is the lobby of the Edgar Brown University Union and is a popular gathering place for students.

Riggs Hall

Riggs Hall has been an engineering department building since it was built in 1927.

Engraved sidewalk

Engraving the names of Clemson seniors into the sidewalks is a tradition that began in the mid-1950s and continues today.

Bird's Eye View of Campus

A tree-line view of Tillman Hall, with the football stadium in the background to the right.

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About Clemson

Clemson University offers countless opportunities for students, faculty and community members to participate in decades of tradition, improve quality of life for their surrounding communities and pursue academic challenges. Ranked as the 22nd best national public university by U.S.News and World Report, Clemson is a vibrant student-centered community that thrives on leadership, collaboration and a winning spirit — in academics, athletics and life.

To become one of the country’s top-tier research universities, Clemson University has combined the scientific and technological horsepower of a major research university with the academic and social environment of a small college. Just as founder Thomas Green Clemson intertwined his life with the state’s economic and educational development, this University’s students and faculty impact lives daily with their research and service.

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Former Clemson President Robert Cook "R.C." Edwards once created a day when people were allowed to streak on campus without legal consequences.

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Number our campus ranks among United States universities in supercomputing, according to TOP500 for November 2008.

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