Clark University

What are the graduation rates for students at Clark University?

Clark's reported four-year graduation rate is 70%, while its six-year graduation rate is 77%. These measures track the share of a defined entering cohort of first-time, full-time undergraduates who completed a degree within each period; they are not completion rates for every transfer, part-time, or graduate student.

The difference between the measures shows why the time frame matters. Some students complete after four years but within six, and extending enrollment can affect total cost. Clark's reported first-year retention rate is 86%, meaning most students in the relevant first-time, full-time cohort returned for the following year. Retention measures continuation, not eventual graduation. These figures are useful for comparing outcomes, but they cannot establish why an individual student stayed, left, or graduated on a particular schedule.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Clark University?

Program-level earnings figures for Clark describe reported median earnings about one year after completion for federally aided graduates in the relevant program data. They are not starting-salary offers, forecasts for current students, or measures of what every graduate in a major earns.

In the reported College Scorecard figures, the one-year median is $80,590 for computer science and $38,937 for economics. Other reported examples include $29,287 for psychology and $25,412 for biology. Differences can reflect occupation, graduate study, location, the size of the measured group, and whether graduates are working full-time. One-year figures are particularly limited for fields in which further education or training is common.

The Scorecard's program measures cover graduates for whom the federal data can produce a reportable result; they do not represent a survey of every alumnus. Prospective students should use them alongside program costs, likely debt, career interests, and longer-term plans rather than treating one number as a return on investment.