Clark University acceptance rate and your odds of getting in

Clark University, a private college in Massachusetts, reports a 40% acceptance rate and sits in the selective band. In practice that means it admits a minority of applicants, so a strong application is judged against an applicant pool that is already self-selected.

Use this page to see what Clark University weighs, where it ranks among Massachusetts schools, and how a profile like yours is likely to land. Admitted students post a 75th-percentile SAT around 1230, a useful checkpoint for where your scores sit, though it is a reference range and not a cutoff.

What are my chances at Clark University with a 3.5 GPA and a 1370 SAT?

About 68% (Likely), by CollegeCalcAI's deterministic model, for an applicant with a 3.5 unweighted GPA and a 1370 SAT, the middle of Clark University's admitted range, applying Regular Decision without a hook. A 3.8 GPA with a 1460 SAT comes out near 78%. Courses, activities, essays and the application round move the number; the free calculator includes them.

Estimates, not guarantees. Get yours with your real courses and activities. Assistants and developers can fetch this table from the free API: /api/v1/colleges/clark-university.

Source: Clark University Common Data Set 2024-25. Every figure appears verbatim in the document. See how early rounds compare across colleges in the Early Decision rankings.

There is no formula that guarantees a spot at Clark University, but the applicants who get in tend to do the same four things. Here is what the numbers say each one looks like.

Clark University admitted 4,471 of the 10,730 students who applied for fall 2023, which works out to 41.7%. 629 enrolled. Only about 14% of admitted students enrolled, so the school admits several students for every seat it expects to fill, which is why its acceptance rate reads higher than its selectivity feels. Clark University enrolls about 2,214 undergraduates in total, 57% of them women, with a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 admissions and enrollment.

Admitted students at Clark University post SAT scores of 1288 to 1460 in the middle 50%, with an average of 1370. On the ACT the middle 50% runs from 30 to 33. A score above 1460 puts you in the top quarter of admits and turns the test into an asset; a score below 1288 puts you in the bottom quarter, where the rest of the application has to carry more weight. Clark University is test-optional: scores are considered if you submit them but not required. Send a score at or above the middle of the admitted range; otherwise apply without one and let your transcript lead.

Source: College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), release 2026-06-10.

The factors that carry the most weight at Clark University are rigor of secondary school record, academic GPA, and application essay. Solid grades in a challenging schedule do most of the work here, with the rest of the application providing context. These ratings come from Clark University's reported Common Data Set, so the full chart below reflects what the school itself says it values, not a generic guess.

The full sticker price at Clark University (tuition, fees, housing, food, books) is about $68,432 a year. Tuition and fees alone are $58,867. What families actually pay is different: the average net price after grants and scholarships is $28,714 a year, and it ranges from $18,188 for families earning under $30,000 to $39,035 for families earning over $110,000. 23% of undergraduates receive a federal Pell Grant.

Source: College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), release 2026-06-10. Net price is what students receiving aid paid after grants, by family income.

Median earnings for Clark University students ten years after entry are $62,381 ($49,022 at the six-year mark). 77% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years, and 86% return for a second year. Among graduates who borrowed, median federal debt at graduation is $26,759; 58% of undergraduates take federal loans.

Source: College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), release 2026-06-10. Earnings cover students who received federal aid.

Among the 36 Massachusetts schools we track, Clark University ranks #14 most selective by acceptance rate. Schools like Harvard University (4%) and Northeastern University (5%) sit nearby, which makes Massachusetts a useful frame for calibrating a balanced list.

Applicants targeting Clark University often weigh University of Rochester, University of Tampa, and Carolina University, which sit at a similar level. Running the same profile against each one in the free calculator is the fastest way to see where you are a reach, a match, or a likely.

Acceptance rate, application counts, admitted test ranges, cost, and outcomes reflect publicly reported federal data (U.S. Department of Education: IPEDS 2023 and the College Scorecard) and each school's Common Data Set; figures are rounded and lag the current cycle by one to two years, so confirm deadlines and policies on the school's own site. The typical-admit GPA and SAT are CollegeCalcAI's modeled estimates. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are a planning tool computed by a fixed, transparent model, not a guarantee of any admission decision.