Main Campus – Potsdam, N.Y.

Clarkson University’s main campus is located in Northern New York in the village of Potsdam—a classic college town located on the banks of the Raquette River just a few miles from the 6-million acre Adirondack Park. Clarkson’s main campus houses both undergraduate and graduate programs. Explore the region.

  • The Clarkson School: an Early College Program
  • bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees
  • advanced certificate programs

Capital Region Campus – Schenectady, N.Y.

Clarkson’s Capital Region Campus, established through the recent merger with Union Graduate College, offers expanded opportunities for graduate and professional programs, and serves as the graduate admissions and recruiting hub for the university. For more information, please visit the Capital Region Campus page.

  • master’s and professional degrees
  • advanced certificate programs

Online & Hybrid – out of Schenectady & Potsdam, N.Y.

  • master’s and doctoral degrees
  • advanced certificate programs

Beacon Institute – Beacon, N.Y.

The Beacon Institute for Rivers & Estuaries is a research satellite campus offering some graduate programs. Learn More.

  • master’s degrees
  • research opportunities for bachelor's, master's and doctoral students

Trudeau Institute - Saranac Lake, N.Y.

As a key research partner, Clarkson is taking a larger role in managing the immunoengineering research portfolio of the Trudeau Institute. Learn More.

  • research opportunities for bachelor's, master's and doctoral students