Talk:Clemson University

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This article is the subject of an educational assignment at Clemson University supported by the Wikipedia Ambassador Program during the 2012 Q1 term. Further details are available on the course page.

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Diversity and income

80% White

15% Low-income

What single factor best explains the extraordinary low ethnic diversity and lack of low-income students? Most universities on the west coast have nothing this polarized. Could it be argued that blue states present better educational opportunities for their populations while red states only cater to the white and wealthy? Viriditas (talk) 21:37, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

Colleges

I added a paragraph on the current nine colleges. But the information on the individual colleges may be incorrect or misleading. For example the justification for the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences appears to be reasons given for the former College of Engineering and Science.

Universities may change colleges and departments often. Trying to justify reasons to outsiders or even its own faculty and students may be a fruitless endeavor. KudzuVine (talk) 18:05, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Airports

@Melchior2006: Hi! While airports are not common on most higher ed pages, I added the airports on the basis that Clemson University is a census-designated place; Clemson University, South Carolina (that is, the standard article name for the "place") redirects to Clemson University. Wikipedia functions as a gazeteer, and transportation is expected as a topic in an article about a human settlement - a city, town, village, or CDP. (see Wikipedia:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline). In adding the transportation section I was treating Clemson University as an article on a human settlement, and I stated such in my edit summary.

Thanks, WhisperToMe (talk) 08:27, 20 June 2025 (UTC)

The lede makes it clear that the university is located "near" Clemson, South Carolina; that is the appropriate place for airport information and other transport details. For a highered article, this info is WP:UNDUE. Melchior2006 (talk) 08:37, 20 June 2025 (UTC)

Clemson logo is outdated

the Clemson logo you see at the top of the logo is outdated, there is one lower in the page that isn't outdated, or you could do the tiger paw logo. Averyisgreat (talk) 13:49, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

I don't believe it's outdated. See here. It's arguably not the most well known logo, though. Jauerback^dude?/_dude. 14:13, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

COI Edit Request 1

Implemented by COI editor

I am an employee in the Division of Marketing and Communications at Clemson University, suggesting the following changes to the main article about Clemson University to remove outdated information and add current, more accurate information regarding Clemson's admissions and enrollment figures for Fall 2025.

The Clemson University Interactive Factbook is frequently cited in this request. The data represented in the Interactive Factbook are snapshots on the census date and are submitted to the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (CHE) and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System once a year.

Under Top

* Specific text to be removed: For the fall 2023 semester, the university enrolled a total of 22,875 undergraduate students and 5,872 graduate students, and the student/faculty ratio was 15:1.
* Replace with: For the Fall 2025 semester, the University enrolled a total of 24,060 undergraduate students and 5,485 graduate students, and the student/faculty ratio was 16:1. 
* Reason for the change: The original text references enrollment numbers from 2023, and the latest are from 2025. 
* References supporting change: 

Under Academics > Undergraduate Admissions

* Specific text to be added or removed: For the Class of 2028 (enrolled fall 2024), Clemson received 61,517 applications and accepted 23,586 (38.3%). Of those accepted, 4,880 enrolled, a yield rate (the percentage of accepted students who choose to attend the university) of 20.7%. Clemson's freshman retention rate is 94%, with 85.5% going on to graduate within six years. 
* Replace with: For the Class of 2029 (enrolled Fall 2025), Clemson received 64,805 applications and accepted 27,498 (42.4%). Of those accepted, 5,084 enrolled, a yield rate (the percentage of accepted students to choose to attend the University) of 18.5%. Clemson’s freshman retention rate is 94.1%, with 87.5% going on to graduate within six years.  
* Reason for the change: The original text references figures from the Fall 2024 semester, and the latest available are from the Fall 2025 semester 
* References supporting change: 

Under Academics > Undergraduate Admissions

* Specific text to be added: 2025 information is available to be added to the table for Fall first-time freshman statistics. Applicants: 64,805 Admits: 27,498 Admit rate: 42.4% Enrolled: 5,084 Yield rate: 18.5% ACT composite: 1250-1400 SAT composite: 28-32
* Reason for the change: The original table shows the latest year as 2024, but 2025 admissions numbers are available.
* References supporting change:   

Under Academics > Undergraduate Admissions

* Specific text to be removed: 2024 entering class admit and yield rate (38.3% and 20.7%); Change vs. 2019 (down 13, down 5.7)
* Replace with: 2025 entering class admit and yield rate (42.4% and 18.5%); Change vs. 2019 (down 8.9, down 7.9)
* Reason for the change: The original text in the table cites numbers from the previous 2024 admissions cycle and can be updated to Fall 2025. 
* References supporting change: 

Under Academics > Undergraduate Admissions

* Specific text to be removed: 2024 entering class admit and yield rate (38.3% and 20.7%); Change vs. 2019 (down 13, down 5.7)
* Replace with: 2025 entering class admit and yield rate (42.4% and 18.5%); Change vs. 2019 (down 8.9, down 7.9)
* Reason for the change: The original text in the table cites numbers from the previous 2024 admissions cycle and can be updated to Fall 2025. 
* References supporting change:  

OutgoingToday (talk) 16:59, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

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Go ahead: I have reviewed these proposed changes and suggest that you go ahead and make the proposed changes to the page. Please do not make any changes besides those explicitly state in this specific COI request. Thank You! Mustbeotherwise (talk) 04:59, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for reviewing and approving these changes. OutgoingToday (talk) 17:04, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

COI edit request 2

Implemented by uninvolved editor

I am an employee in the Division of Marketing and Communications at Clemson University, suggesting the following changes to the main article about Clemson University to remove information that is outdated.

* Specific text to be removed: In 2016, the Princeton Review ranked Clemson University number one in three categories: Student Career Services, Town-Gown Relations, and Students pack the stadium
* Replace with: N/A
* Reason for the change: The original text cites rankings that are nearly a decade old. Clemson is no longer ranked No. 1 in any of these categories. 
* References supporting the change: 

OutgoingToday (talk) 17:04, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

I have deleted the relevant sections. Thank you! Mustbeotherwise (talk) 05:01, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for removing this information. OutgoingToday (talk) 17:04, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

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COI Edit Request 3

Implemented by COI editor

Under Academics > Rankings

* Specific text to be removed: Remove the National program rankings table
* Replace with: National program rankings Business: 95 Education: 54 Engineering: 64 Biological Sciences: 119 Chemistry: 91 Computer Science: 80 Earth Sciences: 119 Economics: 80 Fine Arts: 110 Mathematics: 86 Physics: 67 Psychology: 124 Public Affairs: 192 Statistics: 61 
* Reason for the change: The original text in the table cites rankings from U.S. News & World Report rankings from 2020, and U.S. News & World Report has published a new set of rankings for 2025/2026. 
* References supporting change:  

Under Academics > Rankings

* Specific text to be removed: Remove the Global program rankings table 
* Replace with: Global program rankings Agricultural Sciences: 155 Chemistry: 492 Civil Engineering: 157 Computer Science: 422 Engineering: 423 Environment/Ecology: 395 Materials Science: 408 Plant and Animal Science: 373 Psychiatry/Psychology: 458 Public, Environmental and Occupational Health: 463
* Reason for the change: The original text in the table cites rankings from U.S. News & World Report rankings from 2020, and U.S. News & World Report has published a new set of rankings for 2025/2026. 
* References supporting change:  

OutgoingToday (talk) 17:15, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

References

Go ahead: I have reviewed these proposed changes and suggest that you go ahead and make the proposed changes to the page. Thank You for helping to keep Wikipedia up to date! Mustbeotherwise (talk) 05:02, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for reviewing and approving these changes. OutgoingToday (talk) 17:04, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

COI Edit Request 4

Implemented by COI editor

I am an employee in the Division of Marketing and Communications at Clemson University, suggesting the following changes to the main article about Clemson University to remove outdated information and add current, more accurate information regarding Clemson's admissions and enrollment figures for Fall 2025.

Vertical table on the top right side of page

* Specific text to be removed: Students 29,077 (Fall 2024) Undergraduates 23,401 (Fall 2024) Postgraduates 5,676
* Replace with: Students 29,545 (Fall 2025) Undergraduates 24,060 Postgraduates 5,485 (Fall 2025) 
* Reason for the change: The numbers cited in the original text are from Fall 2024, and Fall 2025 enrollment numbers are available. 
* References supporting change: 

Under Academics > Colleges and Schools > College Enrollment Table (2024)

* Specific text to be removed: College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences: 2,337 College of Architecture, Art and Construction: 1,220 College of Arts and Humanities: 955 College of Behavioral Science and Health Science: 4,880 Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business: 6,587 College of Education: 2,108 College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences: 7,276 College of Science: 3,447
* Replace with: College Enrollment Table (2025) College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences: 2,378 College of Architecture, Art and Construction: 1,178 College of Arts and Humanities: 939 College of Behavioral Science and Health Science: 5,051 Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business: 6,721 College of Education: 2,139 College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences: 7,206 College of Science: 3,530
* Reason for the change: The original text in the table cites Fall 2024 enrollment numbers, and Fall 2025 enrollment numbers are available. 
* References supporting change: 

Under Academics > Colleges and schools

* Specific text to be removed: and the new College of Veterinary Medicine.
* Replace with: and the new Harvey S. Peeler Jr. College of Veterinary Medicine.
* Reason for change: This college has been named since it was established.
* References supporting change: https://www.clemson.edu/veterinary-medicine/

Under Academics > Rankings

* Specific text to be removed: For the Class of 2022 (enrolling Fall 2018), Clemson received 28,845 applications and accepted 13,613 (47.2%), with 3,792 enrolling. The middle 50% range of SAT scores for enrolling freshmen was 610–690 for reading and writing, and 610–710 for math. The middle 50% ACT composite score range was 27–32. The average high school grade point average GPA was 4.43. 
* Replace with: For the Class of 2029 (enrolled Fall 2025), Clemson received 64,805 applications and accepted 27,498 (42.4%), with 5,084 enrolling. The middle 50% range for SAT scores for enrolling freshmen was 1250-1400, and the middle 50% ACT composite score was 28-32.
* Reason for the change: The original text cites very outdated information from Fall 2018 enrollees, and information for Fall 2025 enrollment is available. 
* References supporting change:  

OutgoingToday (talk) 17:18, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

Hello again! Most of your changes seem good but in the very last proposal, I see that you omitted the average high school GPA. Is this information not publicly available? If not, then we could update it with info from the 2024-2025 Common Data Set which states "86.19% of admitted students in the Fall 2024 class had a GPA of 4.0 or above." A exact number would be preferable though. Please let me know if you do have the exact number! - Otherwise (Talk?) 07:44, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

Hello — I do not have a specific GPA for students admitted in Fall 2025, which is why I left it off my proposed edit. I am fine with citing the Fall 2024-2025 figure instead as the latest that is publicly available. OutgoingToday (talk) 14:32, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

Go ahead:You can implement these changes. Feel free to round to 86% as 86.19% is a bit granular. Just make sure you specify the dates for the GPA statistic and not to lump it in with the other admission statistics! - Otherwise (Talk?) 14:44, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

Will do. Thank you! OutgoingToday (talk) 15:00, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

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COI Edit Request 5

Implemented by COI editor

I am an employee in the Division of Marketing and Communications at Clemson University, suggesting the following changes to the main article about Clemson University to remove outdated information and add current, more accurate information in the Student Life section.

Under Student life > Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2023 table

* Specific text to be removed: White 76% Unknown 2%
* Replace with: White 75% Unknown 3% 
* Reason for change: The demographics cited in the current table are from Fall 2023. These are two changes in the Fall 2025 undergraduate enrollment demographic numbers. 
* References supporting change: 

Under Student life > Fraternity and sorority life

* Specific text to be removed: In 2017, 15% of men and 31% of women were involved in Greek life, out of 19,825 undergraduate students. While the required GPA to join Greek life is 2.7, the mean GPA of each sorority was above the all-university mean. 
* Replace with: In 2023, 18% of men and 27% of women were involved in Greek Life, out of 23,340 undergraduate students. In Spring 22024, 87% of all Greek Life members exceeded a 3.0 GPA. 
* Reason for the change: The numbers cited in the original text are from 2017, and the latest numbers are from Fall 2023. 
* References supporting change: 

OutgoingToday (talk) 17:26, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

Looking at your linked source and the current version of the article, it looks like the percentage of Hispanics decreased from 9% to 8%. Do you plan to change that too? If not, why not.

Also, if you're planning on changing the data for race and ethnicity, are you also planning on updating the data for economic diversity? If not, you're gonna need to specify that the data for race and ethnicity is from Fall 2023 and likely separate it from the other table.

For Greek life, your source shows that 37% of women were involved, not 27%. Additionally, is the required GPA of 2.7 to join Greek life not policy anymore? On Clemson's FAQ for FSL, it says that a 2.7 is required to "to register for IFC rush or apply for NPHC or MGC membership intake". Is there any reason that you removed this information? Lastly, you wrote "Spring 22024" and I'm assuming you meant to write "Spring 2024". - Otherwise (Talk?) 07:58, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for your response and review.

1) The Interactive Factbook source that I linked to under the Student Demographics tab shows Hispanic enrollment for undergraduates in Fall 2025 as 9.3%, so that is why there is not a request to change that percentage as it remains the same as Fall 2023. I think you're seeing it as 8% because you're looking at it for all students (undergraduate and graduate) in Fall 2025. This is just a request to update the undergraduate-only figures that are currently represented in the table.

2) The economic diversity number remains the same (85% and 15%), per College Scorecard. I see why you asked about this, though, with the table being requested to update to Fall 2025. The numbers do not need updating.

3) Thanks for noticing my typesetting error on the Greek life percentage. I did mean to put 37% in the initial request for sorority membership.

4) No, there was no specific reason for removing the note about the GPA, and there is not a reason to change or remove that information. Fine to leave as is.

5) Yes, 2024, not 22024. Again, just a typo on my end!

Thanks for your feedback, and please let me know if there's anything else you need from me. OutgoingToday (talk) 14:52, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

You were right, I was looking at the student demographics for all students, not just undergrads. My mistake! The numbers you present are correct.

If using the College Scorecard as a source, please be sure to update the "Date Retrieved" value in the relevant citation (citation number 96 at the time of this reply). Additionally, the current undergrad demographics table only cites the College Scorecard as a source. If you are going to cite info from the Interactive Factbook in the table, please cite it in the table!

Please leave the info about GPA. Generally, sourced information isn't removed from Wikipedia without a clear articulable reason.

With all that said, you are clear to Go ahead and implement the changes discussed. Like always, I trust that you won't make any changes besides the ones explicitly outlined here. Thank you for your cooperation!

If you have another COI edit request, feel free to ping me and/or leave a message on my talk page. I will assist you to the best of my abilities and it will likely be faster than simply waiting. Even if you decide to do this though, make sure you open a COI edit request simultaneously for documentation purposes and because I might not be able to assist immediately. Thank you! - Otherwise (Talk?) 15:12, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

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COI Edit Request 6

I am an employee in the Division of Marketing and Communications at Clemson University, suggesting the following changes to the main article about Clemson University to add an update regarding the University's leadership:

Under History > Clemson University

* Specific text to be added: On May 27, 2026, Kevin Guskiewicz was named the 16th president of Clemson University.
* Reason for the change: A new University president has been announced.

Righthand top Clemson University info box

Under President

* Specific text to add: Kevin Guskiewicz (president-elect)
* Reason for the change: A new University president has been announced. 

OutgoingToday (talk) 14:56, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

Partially  Done. I didn't add anything to the body text, since no other presidents are mentioned. Also, I used an independent source.Spyder_Monkey (Talk) 18:00, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! OutgoingToday (talk) 19:25, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

@Spyder Monkey: I reverted your edit. Guskiewicz has not taken office and available articles indicate that the board of trustees is still negotiating his start date so it's very premature to add him to the infobox of this article or otherwise indicate that he's the current president. ElKevbo (talk) 21:30, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

The edit request was that he was named president-elect, not that he was the current president of the University, which is why Robert H. Jones was still left as the interim.

I will wait until a start date is confirmed and announced to resubmit this edit. Thank you. OutgoingToday (talk) 14:51, 29 May 2026 (UTC)