Clarkson - Financial Status?

Mwfan1921
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:02:43 +0000

What research have you done so far? What major are you considering? Have you visited?

Clarkson has a C- rating from Forbes 2024 study: Forbes 2024 Financial Grades - #4 by randommom1

They are eliminating humanities majors (had very low enrollment), and transferred some grad programs to SIena college.

NCPR

Clarkson announces plan to phase out majors in humanities, communications

The university's board of trustees approved a new reorganization plan this week that will decrease net operating costs.

Enrollment has been trending down since the pandemic, although not dramatically over the last few years. See the CDSs here:
https://datadigest.clarkson.edu/reports.php

So with all that said, change can be positive and it likely made sense to eliminate humanities majors and save the related expenses. It still does well in many rankings. It’s up to you and your parents to decide if the school is a fit…does it have the major you want, it is it affordable, etc.