Clemson University
FAMOUS ALUMNI
• Rudolf Anderson, Jr. - Only casualty of the Cuban Missile Crisis
when his U-2 spy plane was shot down
• David Beasley - South Carolina Governor (1995-99)
• Lee Brice - Country music singer
• Robert H. Brooks - Founder of Naturally Fresh Foods and
president of Hooters of America
• Jimmie Dyess - U.S. Marine Corps soldier and Medal of Honor
recipient after being killed in World War II
• Harvey Gantt - Charlotte (NC) mayor (1983-87) and first
African-American graduate of Clemson University
• Nikki Haley - South Carolina Governor
• Mark Hammond - South Carolina Secretary of State
• Fiona Hutchison - “One Life to Live” actress
• Kristie Kenney - U.S. Ambassador to Thailand
• Nancy O’Dell - Miss South Carolina (1987) and host of “Entertainment Tonight”
• Gary Parsons - President and CEO of XM Satellite Radio
• Bob Peeler - South Carolina Lieutenant Governor (1995-03)
• Jane Robelot - Former CBS News anchor
• George H. Ross - Executive vice president of Trump Organization and an advisor on “The Apprentice”
• Strom Thurmond - U.S. Senator (1954-03)
• Shawn Weatherly - Miss Universe (1980)
• David Wilkins - U.S. Ambassador to Canada (2005-09) and
Speaker of the South Carolina State House for 11 years
• The Princeton Review and USA Today included Clemson among the nation’s 75 best values in public colleges
and universities in its guidebook of “Best Value Colleges
for 2012.”
• Eight graduate programs within the College of Engineering & Science were among the nation’s top 40 according
to the 2010 edition of U.S.News & World Report guide
to graduate programs.
• The National Research Council ranked 15 Clemson doctoral programs in the top 50 among public universities.
• BusinessWeek ranked Clemson’s undergraduate accounting program #13 and the undergraduate business
program #34 among public universities in 2012.
• Clemson’s engineering program ranked #17 in the nation according to a survey of corporate recruiters by The
Wall Street Journal.
• Diverse Issues in Higher Education recognized Clemson as the #8 U.S. producer of African-American engineering B.S. graduates and tied for #9 for Ph.D graduates.
• Creative Inquiry, a unique Clemson initiative that brings
together undergraduate students and faculty to research
important issues that affect our world, was described as
a “best practice in undergraduate research.” In 2011-12,
3,100 undergraduates engaged in 330 CI teams.
• More than half of Clemson classes have 20 or fewer students.
• Ninety-one percent of first-year students reported that
Clemson has a substantial commitment to their academic success on the 2011 National Survey of Student
Engagement.
• The Michelin Career Center offers workshops, on-campus interviewing, co-op, internship programs, and more. During 2011-12, approximately 2,200 students participated in academic internships and co-ops.
Clemson Facilities
• To support faculty research as well as the teaching and
learning environment, Clemson provides a cyber-infrastructure that ranks #8 among public U.S. universities on
the list of Top 500 Supercomputing Sites.
• The 35,000-square-foot, three-story Class of 1956 Academic Success Center, located in the heart of Clemson’s
academic campus, is designed to enhance student learning, academic success, and personal growth through
tutoring, supplemental instruction, academic coaching,
and academic skills workshops. The new center also
houses Disability Services and the Writing Center.
• The newly opened Lee Hall expansion (Lee III) is a showcase academic building and a model for energy efficiency. Part of a $31.6 million restoration, renovation
and expansion project to house the School of Design &
Building, Lee III features exterior and interior skylights,
geothermal radiant heating and cooling, natural ventilation, and the largest university Garden Roof installation
in the Southeast.
• Robert Muldrow Cooper Library is a national leader in
automated information retrieval. Its bibliographic records are accessible from anywhere in the world, easing
the task of finding information in its collections, which
total more than one-million items.
• The Hendrix Student Center is a 108,000-square-foot
facility that contains a convenience store, food court,
movie theater, and bookstore. The center also houses
meeting rooms, a student lounge, the Michelin Career
Center, the Gantt Center for Student Life, and student
media offices.
• Campus recreation is based out of Fike Recreation Center, which features an eight-lane swimming pool, a diving tank, two gyms, various weightlifting facilities, and
rooms for fitness classes. Indoor and lighted outdoor
tennis courts are just across the street at Hoke Sloan
Tennis Center. Outdoor recreation areas include the
Campus Beach on Hartwell Lake and spacious fields on
campus for intramural sports.
• As South Carolina’s land-grant university, Clemson has a
presence in every county for outreach and community
service, as well as research and education centers at five
locations in the state and on the Caribbean island of
Dominica.
The Clemson Faculty
• Clemson’s student-to-faculty ratio of 18-to-1 gives the
faculty the opportunity to interact with students on a
one-on-one basis. Critical thinking, problem solving,
creative learning, and self-development are just a few of
the characteristics emphasized in the classroom.
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• More than 88 percent of the faculty hold the highest
degree in their field, and many have achieved special
academic recognition for excellence in the classroom by
colleagues and students.
• Five Clemson educators are profiled in “The Best 300 Professors” by The Princeton Review in 2012. From an initial list of 42,000 professors considered, the final group
of “best” professors constituted less than 0.02 percent of
the 1.8-million college and university teachers across the
country.
• A total of 40 Clemson faculty members have been
awarded National Science Foundation CAREER Awards,
recognizing young faculty members who are excellent
researchers and teachers.
• A total of 65 Clemson faculty members have been elected Fellows of national or international academic societies since 2000.
• A total of 16 endowed-chair faculty positions have been
created to attract new, top faculty through the SmartState Program.
• The growth of Clemson’s research program is reflected
in faculty productivity. In fiscal year 2011, sponsored research expenditures reached an all-time high of $107.7
million, including $95 million in new awards.
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• Clemson’s total enrollment of 19,911 represents 50
states and 90 foreign countries.
• SAT scores of incoming Clemson freshmen rank among
the highest for national public universities. The 2011 entering freshman class achieved an average SAT score of
1,230, and almost half graduated in the top-10 percent
of their high school classes.
• Calhoun Honors College is home to 1,200 students. The
271 students in the 2011-12 freshman honors class had
an average SAT score of 1419 and graduated in the top
3.4 percent of their high school classes.
• The University currently has 11 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellows, two Goldwater Scholars,
and three Fulbright Scholars among the student body.
• Clemson students are committed to volunteerism, service-learning, and civic engagement. In 2010-11, 10,017
students contributed 72,793 service hours locally, across
the nation and around the world.
• During 2011-12, approximately 1,000 students studied
abroad.
• Clemson graduates find jobs at nearly twice the national
average according to the University’s Michelin Career
Center. For 2010-11, 34 percent of Clemson students either had a full-time job offer in hand or had committed
to military service before graduation. The national average is 18 percent according to the National Association
of Colleges and Employers 2011 report.
• Ninety-two percent of seniors reported that they would
choose Clemson again if they had to do it over, according to the 2011 National Survey of Student Engagement.
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• The Princeton Review guidebook “The Best 376 Colleges: 2012 Edition” ranked Clemson #1 for good
town-gown relations, #2 for happiest students, #3 for
participation in intramural sports, #8 for popularity of
intercollegiate sports, #9 for career services, and #11 for
the administration’s ability to smoothly run the University.
• Clemson has more than 400 student organizations active on campus, ranging from community service and
professional development to team sports and cultural
enrichment.
• Students have the opportunity to influence campus
policy by participating in undergraduate and graduate
student government.
• Clemson’s 17 living-learning communities, rated among
the best in the nation, allow students with common academic interests to live together in the same residence
hall space and have staff, programming, and curricular
resources dedicated specifically to their needs.
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