Enrollment Trends at Clarkson

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,170 where 1,121 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 1,273 students in 2018 and was lowest at 1,078 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,254 to 1,121 students, a net loss of 133 (10.6%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Clarkson College since 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 646 where 643 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Clarkson College since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 524 where 478 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Clarkson College since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 54.24%. The percentage was 78.63% 10 years ago and Clarkson still has a high percentage of white students. 2.77% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.10% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 2.59% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 78.63% to 54.24%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.15% to 2.77%. Black student enrollment decreased from 4.15% to 4.10%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 3.75% to 2.59%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6934 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.3778 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Clarkson College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

571 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 51% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -13.88% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Clarkson College from 2015 to 2025.