Getting in
For Fall 2025, 10,936 first-year students applied to Clark, 4,426 were admitted and 417 enrolled: an acceptance rate of 40.5%.
Source: Clark Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C1. Read Oct 1, 2026.
By school or major. Clark's Common Data Set reports one first-year acceptance rate for the whole university, with no rate by school or major.
Source: Clark Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Early decision and early action. Clark offers Early Decision I and II and a nonbinding, unrestricted Early Action plan, but its Common Data Set leaves the early decision counts blank, so it gives no early acceptance rate.
Source: Clark Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), sections C21 and C22. Read Oct 1, 2026.
Majors
40 majors across 1 school. Every undergraduate major in Clark's official 2026-2027 Academic Catalog. The catalog lists the majors without a degree type, so none is shown. Minors, concentrations, accelerated master's programs and the School of Professional Studies' degree completion programs are left out.
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- Accounting
- Art History
- Asian Studies
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Biology
- Business Administration
- Business Analytics and Applied AI
- Business Economics
- Chemistry
- Climate, Environment, and Society
- Combined Languages
- Community, Youth, and Education Studies
- Computer Science
- Creative Writing
- Data Science
- Economics
- English
- Environmental Science
- Finance
- Geography
- Health, Science & Society
- History
- Interactive Media
- International Development and Social Change
- Marketing
- Mathematics
- Mathematics Education
- Media, Culture and the Arts
- Music
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Screen Studies
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Student-Designed Major
- Theater Arts
- Visual Arts
- Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Source: Clark 2026-2027 Academic Catalog, Programs of Study (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Deadlines for Fall 2027
For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027
| Plan | Apply by | Decision | Binding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Decision I | November 1 | Late December | Yes |
| Early Action | November 1 | Mid-January | No |
| Early Decision II | January 15 | Early March | Yes |
| Regular Decision | January 15 | Late March | No |
Clark's Early Decision page says ED applicants get their admission and scholarship decision by Thanksgiving; the rounds table on its Apply page lists late December for Early Decision I. There is no application fee. Your main application is what must arrive by the deadline; other materials may follow.
Source: Clark Undergraduate Admissions, Apply (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Early Decision I and II are binding: by applying ED you name Clark your top choice, and if admitted you withdraw your other applications and enroll. You, a parent or guardian and your school counselor sign the ED Agreement. Financial aid forms are due with the application (November 1 for ED I, January 15 for ED II); if you still cannot afford Clark after working with its financial aid office, you may ask to be released.
Source: Clark Undergraduate Admissions, Early Decision (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Testing
For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027
Clark has been test-optional since 2012: you choose whether to send SAT or ACT scores, and applications are reviewed as a whole. Test scores are not factored into merit aid decisions.
Source: Clark Undergraduate Admissions, Application process (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
The Common Data Set also marks the SAT or ACT as not required for fall 2027 applicants, but considered if submitted.
Source: Clark Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C8. Read Oct 1, 2026.
Applying next year?
For students applying in fall 2027, entering fall 2028
Not announced yet. When we checked Clark's admission pages on October 1, 2026, we found no announced changes for fall 2028 entry. The deadlines and rules above are for fall 2027 entry.
Source: Clark Undergraduate Admissions, Apply (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Cost, and what families paid after aid
The published cost of a year at Clark, 2026-2027:
| Tuition | $62,070 |
|---|---|
| Student activity and programming fee | $460 |
| Orientation fee | $400 |
| Health and wellness fee | $680 |
| Housing (standard double) | $8,580 |
| Food (standard meal plan) | $5,780 |
| Books (estimated) | $900 |
| Transportation allowance | $250 |
| Miscellaneous (estimated) | $800 |
| Health insurance | $2,833 |
| Total | $82,753 |
Billed charges come to $77,970; the rest are other possible expenses. Massachusetts law requires students to join the Student Health Insurance Plan unless they show comparable coverage.
Source: Clark Undergraduate Admissions, Cost and Financial Aid (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Average net price per year, by family income, 2023-24:
| Family income | Paid after grants |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $18,188 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $13,313 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $21,971 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $25,062 |
| Over $110,000 | $39,035 |
| All incomes | $28,714 |
What first-year, full-time students who received federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, by family income, in 2023-24, the latest year the Department of Education publishes. Your own price comes from Clark's aid offer.
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Similar schools
Chosen for how close each is to Clark University on acceptance rate, public or private, location and majors offered.
- Connecticut CollegeNew London, CT · Private39.2% admitted$36,175 average net price
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA · Private45.4% admitted$35,736 average net price
Howard UniversityWashington, DC · Private42.2% admitted$50,539 average net price
Morehouse CollegeAtlanta, GA · Private44% admitted$39,013 average net price
University of RochesterRochester, NY · Private41.9% admitted$29,278 average net price
Admitted: each school's latest first-year acceptance rate, so the year can differ from school to school; each school's page names its year and source. Average net price: what federal aid recipients paid per year after grants, 2023-24, and the in-state figure for a public university.