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title: Clark University | Challenge Convention. Change Our World.
description: Clark University, founded in 1887, offers nearly 50 majors, more than 30 master's degrees, and ten Ph.D. programs to help you become a force for change.
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# Clark University

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## He’s turning his love of the game into a career

Marketing major, athlete, and social entrepreneur, Noah Katz ’26 started the Umpire Channel while still in high school. Now, with millions of views and partnerships with the NHL and NBA on the horizon, Noah will manage the channel full time.

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On May 16th, Clark University launched its most ambitious campaign in its history. Learn about the ways you can engage and the difference you can make in continuing Clark’s outstanding legacy of impact.

Plan + Purpose

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The Clark Experience

The Clark Experience prepares students to be creative, imaginative, and bold thinkers who are ready to challenge convention and change our world. 

With academic excellence at its core, The Clark Experience is our promise to every student that they will have the opportunity to excel academically, discover their purpose, explore their passions, cultivate their communities, engage locally and globally, and know that they are prepared for a fulfilling career and life. 

Top value in the country

## #37

U.S News & World Report has ranked Clark University #37 on its list of the best value schools in the country. 

The ranking recognizes our exceptional academics, generous financial aid, and overall affordability. As U.S. News puts it, “The higher the quality of the program and the lower the cost, the better the deal.”

Discover Clark to find out just how right they are

Academics

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At ClarkFEST, students share their research, academic achievements, and creative works through posters, presentations, and interactive exhibits.

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### Commencement highlights

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On Monday, May 18, Clark awarded 612 undergraduate degrees and 636 graduate degrees to the Class of 2026\. 

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### Clark alum brings sustainability to beauty and skincare

> “When you ask customers if they would like more sustainable packaging, they say yes.”
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> Mia Davis ’01, M.A. ’03

### Two Clark students earn Fulbright Awards

![2026 Fulbright recipients Rowan Compton ’25, M.S. ’26 and Kaya Banka ’26](IMAGE) 

Rowan Compton ’25, M.S. ’26, has been awarded a Fulbright to conduct cultural and geospatial research examining large-scale agricultural expansion in Northeastern Brazil, and Kaya Banka ’26 received a Fulbright to research how pregnancy surrogates are affected by the embryo transfer process.

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## Academics

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Majors, minors, and concentrations.

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of students complete an internship or experiential learning.

 66% 

Students receive need-based financial aid

Financial assistance

 9:1 

Student-to-faculty ratio in the classroom

Our faculty

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### Accelerated Master’s

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### Graduate programs

## Clark will change the way you think about education

Clark is one of 45 distinguished institutions recognized by _Colleges That Change Lives_ for uniting the depth of a liberal arts education with the rigor of a research university—a place where students grow as thinkers and creators, every day.

Learn for yourself what makes Clark a standout in the field. Contact admissions for more information.   

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## Discovery & Impact

We think differently. We break down barriers to new knowledge and positive action.

![Drosophila melanogaster, or  fruit fly (photo by Steven King)](IMAGE) 

Biology

### Can our genetic cousin help us understand mutations that contribute to cancer, diabetes, and other diseases?

![A map is drawn in ink by two Algonquian sachems, Shaumpishuh and her uncle Quassaquanch, for the sale of land in 1639 to the Rev. Henry Whitfield and other English colonists.](IMAGE) 

Humanities

### How did Algonquian mapmakers contribute to the story of New England?

![Florencia Sangermano works with Indigenous communities in the Brazilian rainforest](IMAGE) 

Climate, Environment, and society

### Can protecting Indigenous land rights protect human health?

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### Be a force for change.

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