Clarkson University Student Population

How many students at Clarkson?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Clarkson University has a total enrollment of 3,348 students, including 2,296 undergraduate and 1,052 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,221 male students (66.3%) and 1,127 female students (33.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,095 White students (62.6%) and 357 Hispanic students (10.7%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,296 undergraduate students (68.6%) and 1,052 graduate students (31.4%).
• Class Delivery: 317 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 470 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Research University (high research activity) - which average 10,607 - Clarkson's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 2,221 male (66.34%) and 1,127 female (33.66%) students are attending Clarkson University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 197.07.

By class level, 2,296 (68.58%) are undergraduate students and 1,052 (31.42%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 69.77% are male and 30.23% are female, while among graduate students, 58.84% are male and 41.16% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,095 White, 84 Black, and 128 Asian students out of a total of 3,348 are attending at Clarkson University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Clarkson University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 59.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Clarkson has 87 students under 18 years old and 3 students over 65 years old. There are 2,714 students under 25 years old, and 634 students over 25 years old out of 3,348 total students.

Clarkson has 2,280 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 16 students aged 25 and over.

In graduate schools at Clarkson, 3 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. It has 434 graduate students aged under 25 and 618 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Clarkson University, 317 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 470 students are enrolled in some online courses.

228 students who live in New York or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 89 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,296 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 58 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.53%.57 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1 students transferred in as part-time status.