950 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01610-1477
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1887
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 2,255
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $201,058,202
Admissions
Application Fee: $50
Application Deadline: January 15
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $31,465
Room/Board: $5,900
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Americorps;Banco do Brasil;Bowditch and Dewey;Brigham and Women’s Hospital;Cetrulo and Capone;Coro Foundation;GE Capital; IBM; Lehman Brothers; Mass General Hospital; McLean Hospital; Meditech;Merrill Lynch;New England Center for Children;Nortel Networks;
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 605,421
Number of current serial subscriptions: 1,303
Number of microforms: 60,043
Number of audiovisuals: 1,185
Number of ebooks: 4,544
Other library facilities: Science Library; Map Library; Jeanne X. Kasperson Research Library
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Robert Hutchings Goddard Exhibition Room with special collections concerning Clark University and local surroundings
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 280
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 20
Classrooms: 100
Labs: 50
Other areas: 210
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 10,000
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 77%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 0%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 0%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 75%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 77%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (77%), women’s dorms (9%), apartment for single students (10%), special housing for disabled students, other housing options (4%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 13%
Doubles: 69%
Triples or Suites: 4%
Apartments: 14%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 22
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 50 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Boston (50), Providence (50)
Nearest train station: Worcester (3)
Nearest bus station: Worcester (3)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 45%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,800
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Worcester Polytechnic Inst.)
Navy ROTC Offered at cooperating institution (College of the Holy Cross)
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Worcester Polytechnic Inst.)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors
Campus
Most popular events: Clark Bars/Counterpoints “Jamboozle” A-cappella Festival; Dance Society/Variant Dance Troupe combined fall production; Gryphon & Pleiades Honor Society Variety Show; International Gala; Speaker’s Forum events; Spree Day; Black Arts Explosion; Peapod Squad Improvisional Theater Shows; Campus Film Screenings (“Cinema 320″ and “Clark University Film Society”)