2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at Clemson is $15,554 for South Carolina residents and $39,498 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has decreased by 1.00% from last year.
The next table shows the 2024 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at Clemson.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Clemson University Cost of Attendance page.
Clemson University 2024 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
South Carolina ResidentsOut-of-StateSouth Carolina ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$15,558$38,550$11,796$23,246
2021$15,558$38,550$11,796$23,246
2022$15,558$38,550$11,796$23,246
2023$15,558$39,502$12,204$23,912
2024$15,554$39,498$12,646$24,798

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2024 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at Clemson University is $657 for South Carolina residents and $1,698 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour stays same as last year.
The 2024 graduate tuition per credit hour is $770 for South Carolina residents and $1,543 for out-of-state students. The graduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 3.70% from last year.
The next table and chart show the 2024 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at Clemson University.
Clemson University 2024 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearUndergraduateGraduate
South Carolina ResidentsOut-of-StateSouth Carolina ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$657$1,657$724$1,451
2021$657$1,657$724$1,451
2022$657$1,657$724$1,451
2023$657$1,698$743$1,488
2024$657$1,698$770$1,543

Offered Online Programs

Clemson University offers 277 major programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. Of that, 17 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs at Clemson University at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Bachelor's081
Master's482
Doctorate (Research)154
1-2 Years certificates04
Post-BS Certificate1030
Post-MS Certificate110
Total17277

Online Student Population

There are 28,466 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at Clemson. Of that, 2,208 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 10,406 students have joined to some online courses and 15,852 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2022-2023.
Online Student Population at Clemson University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total28,46622,5665,900
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes2,2081862,022
Enrolled Some in Online Classes10,4069,593813
Not Enrolled in Online Classes15,85212,7873,065
Online Student Population by Student Location at Clemson University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)2,2081862,022
South Carolina Residents1,3471681,179
Other State in U.S.84518827
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown16016