Clark University acceptance rate and admissions statistics
Clark University admitted 4,426 of 10,936 first-year applicants in its 2025-26 Common Data Set, an official acceptance rate of 40.5%. Every number below comes from the college’s own Common Data Set, each year linked to its document; a figure the college leaves blank says “Not published”, and the notes at the foot of the page say where a total is the sum of rows the college printed.
What did admitted applicants have? How to get into Clark University counts the grades, scores and activities they posted.
Clark University acceptance rate by year
| CDS year | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate | Enrolled | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 10,936 | 4,426 | 40.5% | 417 | 9.4% |
| 2024-25 | 11,452 | 4,528 | 39.5% | 486 | 10.7% |
Acceptance rate is admitted divided by applied; yield is enrolled divided by admitted. Both are computed by Aristo Scholars from the two counts printed beside them.
Early decision at Clark University
Early decision counts: Not published. Clark University’s Common Data Set prints no early decision applicant or admit counts (section C21) for any year shown.
Clark University waitlist
Clark University SAT and ACT scores
What Clark University says matters in admission
In section C7 each college rates its own admission factors as Very Important, Important, Considered or Not Considered. These are the factors Clark University rated in the top two tiers.
- 2025-26
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA, Recommendations
- Important: Application essay, Extracurricular activities, Talent/ability, Character/personal qualities
- 2024-25
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA, Recommendations
- Important: Application essay, Extracurricular activities, Talent/ability, Character/personal qualities, Volunteer work
Clark University testing policy for students applying in 2026-27
Test-optional (since 2012); test scores are not factored into merit aid.
From Clark University’s admissions site, read 2026-11-05. Policies change; the college’s page is the authority.
How these numbers were read
Clark posts its 2025-26 and 2024-25 Common Data Sets, so two years are shown. C21 lists early decision but prints no counts. The 2025-26 gender table sums to 417 enrolled, while the residency total prints 384; 417 is shown.
Clark University acceptance rate questions
- What is the Clark University acceptance rate?
- Clark University's Common Data Set for 2025-26 reports 10,936 first-year applicants and 4,426 admitted, an acceptance rate of 40.5%. It was 39.5% in 2024-25.
- What SAT scores do Clark University students have?
- In 2025-26, the middle half of enrolled first-year students who submitted the SAT scored 1270 to 1410, and ACT submitters scored 26 to 32. 19.0% of enrolled students submitted an SAT score.
- How many students get off the Clark University waitlist?
- In 2025-26, Clark University offered 289 applicants a place on the waitlist; the number who accepted is not published, and the number admitted from it is not published.
- Does Clark University require the SAT or ACT for students applying in 2026-27?
- Test-optional (since 2012); test scores are not factored into merit aid.
Applying to Clark University?
An acceptance rate describes the whole pool, not one student. A Specialist can read your student’s file against what Clark University says it weighs.
Source: Clark University Common Data Set, sections C1, C2, C7, C9 and C21, each year linked above, read 2026-11-05. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with Clark University. All official acceptance rates