Student Population at Clarkson

Total Enrollment

3,719

Undergraduate

2,668

Graduate

1,051

Online Enrollment

281

Men Students

2,393

Women Students

1,326

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,719 students have enrolled at Clarkson University - 2,668 undergraduate and 1,051 graduate.

By gender, 2,393 male and 1,326 female students are attending Clarkson University. By attendance status, there are 3,228 full-time students and 491 part-time students.

The number of students at Clarkson University is large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Lipscomb University and Biola University, its population is small (average population is 6,595).

Clarkson University offers online degree/certificate programs and 281 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Clarkson University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,393 male and 1,326 female students attending Clarkson. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.80 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Clarkson.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Clarkson
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,668	2,625	43
Men	1,835	1,811	24
Women	833	814	19

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Clarkson
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,051	603	448
Men	558	308	250
Women	493	295	198

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,605 White students (70.05%) and 226 Hispanic students (6.08%) at Clarkson University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Clarkson University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Clarkson University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	8	5	3
Asian	80	53	27
Black or African American	86	54	32
Hispanic	168	113	55
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	2,098	1,472	626
Two or More Races	88	52	36
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	15	11	4
Total	2,668	1,835	833

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Clarkson University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	1	2
Asian	79	32	47
Black or African American	43	16	27
Hispanic	58	23	35
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	507	286	221
Two or More Races	24	16	8
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	52	20	32
Total	1,051	558	493

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 3,007 students whose age under twenty five and 382 students whose age is over thirty years old at Clarkson University.

Especially, 114 students are younger than eighteen and 2 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Clarkson University.

Population by Student Age at Clarkson University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,668	1,835	833
Under 18	112	53	59
18-19	1,154	782	372
20-21	1,128	784	344
22-24	249	201	48
25-29	17	11	6
30-34	5	4	1
40-49	2	0	2
50-64	1	0	1
Total	2,668	1,835	833

Population by Student Age at Clarkson University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,051	558	493
Under 18	2	0	2
18-19	29	15	14
20-21	41	24	17
22-24	292	151	141
25-29	313	166	147
30-34	149	91	58
35-39	71	44	27
40-49	101	43	58
50-64	51	23	28
65 and over	2	1	1
Total	1,051	558	493

Online Student Population

At Clarkson University, 716 students (19.25% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 281 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 189 students live in New York where Clarkson University is located in and 57 students have enrolled from other states.