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U.S.News & World Report, America’s Best Colleges, 2009

U.S.News & World Report, Best Graduate Schools, 2010

Eight graduate programs are among the nation's top 40 within national public universities and three are in the top 25.

  • #19 Environmental Engineering
  • #22 Bioengineering
  • #24 Industrial Engineering
  • #32 Civil Engineering
  • #32 Electrical Engineering
  • #34 Computer Engineering
  • #38 Mechanical Engineering
  • #39 Chemical Engineering

BusinessWeek magazine, 2008

  • #22 Undergraduate Business School, Top Public National Universities

Kiplinger’s magazine, 2009

  • #34 Best Values in Public Universities and #1 in South Carolina

SmartMoney

  • #8 in terms of student's return on investment

Design Intelligence, 2009

Design Intelligence, 2008

  • #10 Architecture Graduate Program in the nation
  • #1 Architecture Graduate Program in the Southeast

National Survey of Student Engagement, 2008

  • 93 percent of students report a favorable image of Clemson University.
  • 91 percent of seniors would choose Clemson if they could start their college career over again.
  • 89 percent of Clemson students believe that this school has a substantial commitment to their academic success. 
  • 89 percent of students believe that Clemson places a substantial emphasis on academics.
Planetizen Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs, 2008
  • #7 among programs offering master’s degrees
  • One of the 10 best historic preservation programs in the U.S.
Princeton Review’s “Best 290 Business Schools,” 2008
  • Clemson’s MBA program program ranked #7 as having the most competitive students

The Scientist magazine, 2007