A US land grant research intensive university. Has major programs in engineering, agriculture, life sciences, architecture, public health, arts and the humanities, social sciences and business. Accredited by the Commission on College of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Has 19,000 students, approximately 4,00 graduate and 15,000 undergraduate. Has the highest level of student admission credentials and four year graduation rate of any institution in the state of South Carolina. Clemson University offers countless opportunities for students, faculty and community members to participate in decades of tradition, improve quality of life for their surrounding communities and pursue academic challenges. Ranked as the 25th best national public university by U.S. News and World Report, Clemson is a vibrant student-centered community that thrives on leadership, collaboration and a winning spirit — in academics, athletics and life. To become one of the country’s top-tier research universities, Clemson University has combined the scientific and technological horsepower of a major research university with the academic and social environment of a small college. Just as founder Thomas Green Clemson intertwined his life with the state’s economic and educational development, this University’s students and faculty impact lives daily with their research and service.