Academic Rankings

• 22: Ranking of top public national universities that U.S.News & World Report gave Clemson in 2009.
• 38: Ranking our mechanical engineering graduate program holds among public national universities, per U.S.News & World Report.
• 34: Ranking our computer engineering graduate program holds among public national universities, per U.S.News & World Report.
• 32: Ranking our civil engineering graduate program holds among public national universities, per U.S.News & World Report.
• 4: Ranking our generous alumni boosted us to when it comes to alumni giving participation among national universities.
• 19: Ranking our Environmental Engineering graduate program holds among public national universities, per U.S.News & World Report.
• 22: Ranking our bioengineering graduate program holds among public national universities, per U.S.News & World Report.
• 24: Ranking our industrial engineering graduate program holds among public national universities, per U.S.News & World Report.
• 39: Ranking our chemical engineering graduate program holds among public national universities, per U.S.News & World Report.
• 32: Ranking our electrical engineering graduate program holds among public national universities, per U.S.News & World Report.
• 27: Ranking Clemson’s Undergraduate Business School holds among Top Public National Universities, according to BusinessWeek magazine in 2009.
• 1: Rating as Best Value in Public Universities in South Carolina, according to Kiplinger’s magazine in 2009.
• 8: Ranking in terms of students’ return on investment, as rated by SmartMoney.
• 11: Ranking of our architecture graduate programs, according to Design Intelligence in 2009.
• 12: Ranking of our landscape architecture undergraduate program, according to Design Intelligence in 2009.
• 91: Percentage of seniors who would choose Clemson if they could start their college career over again, according to 2008 National Survey of Student Engagement.
• 89: Percentage of Clemson students who believe this school has a substantial commitment to their academic success, according to 2008 National Survey of Student Engagement.
• 89: Percentage of students who believe Clemson places a substantial emphasis on academics, according to 2008 National Survey of Student Engagement.
• 7: Ranking of our graduate urban planning program as rated by Planetizen Guide in 2008.
• 7: Ranking our “most competitive students” in Clemson’s MBA program received from the Princeton Review in 2008.
• 8: Number of our graduate engineering programs that are ranked in the top 40 among the public national universities.
• 60: Number our campus ranks in the world in supercomputing, according to TOP500 for November 2008.
• 6: Number our campus ranks among United States universities in supercomputing, according to TOP500 for November 2008.
• 1: Top ranking of Jock Schools, based on the popularity of intercollegiate and intramural sports, according to the 2010 Princeton Review.
• 1: Top ranking Clemson’s Town-Gown Relations received from 2010 Princeton Review.
• 2: Ranking our “happiest students” received from 2010 Princeton Review.
• 3: Ranking our career services received from 2010 Princeton Review.
• 5: Ranking Clemson received among colleges where everyone plays intramural sports, according to the 2010 Princeton Review.
• 10: Ranking of Clemson’s quality of life, as determined by the 2010 Princeton Review.
• 14: Ranking of Clemson’s students as “most conservative” by the 2010 Princeton Review.
• 15: Ranking of the number of future Rotarians and Daughters of the American Revolution, according to the 2010 Princeton Review.
• 17: Ranking our athletic facilities received from the 2010 Princeton Review.
• 20: Ranking our administration received for running “like butter,” according to the 2010 Princeton Review.