Accolades
Clarkson Honor Roll
Clarkson is recognized among the finest universities in the nation, according to such diverse measures as U.S. News & World Report, the Association for Independent Technological Universities, and corporate recruiters. Clarkson focuses on providing a rigorous professional experience, connecting discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise, and developing a collaborative community for students, faculty and staff.
Top-tier national university, U.S. News & World Report, America's Best Colleges 2012.
#37 on the Great Schools, Great Prices, list of 50 national universities ranked according to their quality to price ratio, U.S. News & World Report, America's Best Colleges 2011.
#20 on the Fifty Most Affordable with a Return on Investment list, Bloomberg Businessweek, 2011.
Among the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges, Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges, 2012.
One of the best undergraduate engineering programs in the country, U.S. News & World Report, America's Best Colleges 2011.
Among the Top 100 best undergraduate business schools in the nation, Bloomberg Businessweek 2011.
Clarkson's average starting salary of $57,900 ranks #17 out of more than 1,000 surveyed in PayScale.com's 2011 College Salary Report.
Among “The Best 373 Colleges," The Princeton Review 2011.
Digital Arts & Sciences major at Clarkson has been named the most innovative program in North America, International Digital Media and Arts Association (iDMAa) 2010.
Top 50 Undergraduate Game Design Programs, The Princeton Review 2010.
Engineering & Management program is only the second program in the world to be accredited by both AACSB International and the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.
Top 20 in the nation for Production/Operations Management, U.S. News & World Report, America's Best Colleges 2010.
School of Business supply chain management program ranks #15 in the nation, U.S. News & World Report, America's Best Colleges 2012.
ROTC service ranked #2 in the nation, Washington Monthly 2011.
U.S. News & World Report, America’s Best Graduate Schools 2013, ranks Clarkson programs:
35th in environmental engineering
68th in civil engineering
70th in chemical engineering
Ranks #42 for faculty receiving significant research awards and #80 in the national universities category, which ranks 258 universities nationally, Washington Monthly 2010.
Top-ranked military friendly school in the nation, G.I. Jobs 2012.
Clarkson is one of only 330 of the country's best and most interesting colleges and universities featured in the 2011 Edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges.
U.S. News & World Report, Top Online Education Programs 2012
Graduate Business Programs:
- ranks #2 for Faculty Credentials & Training
- ranks #4 for Student Engagement & Accreditation
- ranks #23 for Admissions Selectivity
- ranks #24 for Student Services & Technology
A Legacy of Goldwater Scholars
Three Clarkson University Honors students have been named Goldwater Scholars and another has received an honorable mention in 2011 from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.
As of 2011, 25 Clarkson students have received this highly coveted award since the programs was established in 1986. This is the 12th consecutive year that Honors Program students have received Goldwater Scholarships. Read More.
A Legacy of Fulbright Scholars
Clarkson professors are the recipients of numerous awards, fellowships and honors for achievement in their respective fields. In the last 10 years alone, 11 Clarkon faculty members have been named Fulbright Scholars. Read more.
