The main campus of Clemson is comprised of 1,445 acres shown in the vivd shade of blue. In addition, there are land use proerties that are adjacent to the campus at Ravenel to the East and Lamaster to the South. The area bounded in the dashed orange line is the area granted to the State of South Carolina by Thomas Green Clemson.
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The 1,445-acre Main Campus includes the original bequest of Thomas Clemson along with property acquired from the state and intended for academic use or for uses that directly support the academic and student life programs. Superimposed on the Main Campus is a dashed orange line that indicates the extent of the original 814-acre Clemson land gift that has been augmented over the years. The pie-shaped dark blue and white striped area is land that is leased and used to support the armory to the northwest.
Land Use Property is land that has been conveyed to Clemson by the federal government for the purpose of supporting research activities. The Ravenel Center, northwest of the Main Campus, is on Land Use Property. Research conducted by Civil Engineering, Forest Resources, and Mechanical Engineering occurs in this location. The light blue and dark blue striped area is Y-Beach, used by the Y.M.C.A. and the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying through agreements with the University.
Land Use Property contiguous to the Main Campus is at the northwest corner and to the south. The north area is used for playfields, and the south for the golf course.
The Clemson University Foundation is an independent, nonprofit organization that was formed to manage assets and maintain appropriate donor records for the benefit of Clemson University. The Foundation receives, manages, and distributes all gifts to the University. Gifts of real estate constitute Foundation Property.
There are two Foundation Property locations shown on the map. The one north of the Main Campus is the Shirley Center for Philanthropy and the location of the Development, Governmental Affairs, and Institutional Advancement offices. Adjacent to it is a residential property. The other, to the south, is also residential.
The land that Clemson leases from others is colored orange. The areas on Lake Hartwell are leased from the Army Corps of Engineers, and used by Clemson for a boathouse, the Madren Center, and to extend the golf course. The orange asterisk indicates Clemson's water treatment plant also on Army Corps of Engineers land.
Most of the facilities that support Clemson's academic and student life activities are located on the 1,400-acre Main Campus and consist of between 3,000,000 and 4,000,000 gross square feet of space. The campus is surrounded by 17,000 acres of University farms and woodlands devoted to research. In addition, over 12,000 acres of Clemson land are distributed through the state. The University also owns land in Italy and on the Caribbean island of Dominica.