The Clarkson Brand

Clarkson grads earn salaries that are among the top two percent nationwide. Brookings Institution named Clarkson among the top 10 universities nationwide to maximize student earning potential.

It has been said that no one arrives at Clarkson by accident. We would agree.  

In fact, we would say that the talented and ambitious scholars we attract choose Clarkson with the intentionality and purpose that characterizes our founding mission and propels us to the enviable position we occupy today — a leading national research university that is the destination of choice for tomorrow’s scientists, engineers, educators, entrepreneurs, business people, health professionals and imaginative leaders.

People who want to lead with purpose and find solutions choose Clarkson to get what no other university is delivering in the same way, at the same scale — a transformative learning ethos that stretches the boundaries of business, engineering, science and technology for every student from every major. Our graduates earn among the highest salaries in the nation because they gain rigorous experience honing the mindset and skill sets needed to make sense of complex systems, ignite connections across people and disciplines and develop creative solutions to today’s most vexing challenges.  

Like our graduates, the University is also at the forefront of innovation — in the extension of our campus footprint in a corridor from Potsdam to New York City and points in between, the amplification of our signature research areas and the growth of our alumni and industry networks. Through this growth, we extend lifelong learning and economic development that creates societal wealth.  

Healthy Global Solutions
With the vast Adirondack Park in our backyard, we embrace our legacy to create global solutions that ultimately protect air, water and habitats. Interdisciplinary faculty teams collaborate across fields to reduce public health threats from environmental contamination and lack of medical care, as well as proactively integrate environmental concerns into best management practices. We develop the energy policies and technologies that lead to the creation of sustainable infrastructure, smart communities and the security of societies.  

Computational and Data-Enabled Discovery
Spanning all of our schools, research institutes and industry partners, we easily cut across disciplines to understand the associations within complex multimodal data sets from countless sources and settings ranging from modern sensor technologies, to computational rich engineering, to social media analytics. Our strengths in dynamical systems lead to innovations learned from data, sensors and controls, business intelligence and financial technology, and artificial intelligence.

Advanced Materials Development
In collaboration with industry and national laboratories, our experts are solving the next wave of challenges confronting the fields of electronics, aeronautics, biotechnology, health, safety and security, mechanical systems, energy generation and storage, and manufacturing technology. Our innovations in tailored material design, synthesis and modeling, functional materials and devices, sensors and sensing systems, drug management and diagnostic tools, and material sourcing and supply chains improve quality of life, accelerate technology performance and ensure sustainable management practices.

Next Generation Medicine and Healthcare
Our global world faces critical challenges to human health, now and in the decades ahead. At Clarkson, we engage in emerging approaches to innovative technologies for preventing, detecting and treating disease, including therapeutic strategies as well as strategies that change our how we make economic, entrepreneurial, social and ethical decisions. Our close affiliations with organizations like the renowned Trudeau Institute and The Mount Sinai Hospital put us at the forefront to lead new healthcare innovation, management and access.