Clarkson College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Clarkson College

Clarkson College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Omaha, Nebraska (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 622 students of which 742 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Clarkson College is categorized as “26” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 78.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $19,241, with published in-state tuition of $16,104 and a Pell grant recipient share of 40.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,716, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 67.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 60.9%. Graduates earn a median of $64,876 ten years after enrolling, compared with $62,339 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 53400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 86.2% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.