Clarkson College
Private College in Omaha, NE. Six-year graduation rate 36%. Median 10-year earnings $64,876.
A decade after enrolling, the median Clarkson College student earns $64,876 — comfortably above what the typical bachelor's-granting institution returns. The six-year graduation rate is 36% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Graduates carry a median of $23,716 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
78% of applicants get in, so the odds favor most reasonably prepared students. With 55 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. 100% of admitted students actually enroll, which is a high yield by national standards.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Completion is the problem here: 36% graduate within six years. 61% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about two in five are gone before sophomore year. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. 55% of students transfer out, which reframes what the graduation rate above is measuring. A 10:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 611 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $18,289 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Income makes less difference than usual: $13,568 at $0–30k, $20,262 at $110k+. About 69% get grants averaging $4,975, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 81% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 23 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $13,568 |
| $30–48k | $19,222 |
| $48–75k | $17,312 |
| $75–110k | $20,003 |
| $110k+ | $20,262 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 497 of these 611 students, totalling $3,740,340 — an average of $7,526 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Douglas County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)