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# Clark University

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## Game design with a purpose

Milo Justice ’26 designs games that tackle real issues — from mental health to social justice. Now an MFA candidate in Clark’s fifth-year program, he’s using the University’s signature game-studio experience as an incubator to build an original game. 

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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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### What do healthy wetlands sound like?

![Leo Kerz '26 conducts acoustic monitoring of  restored Massachusetts wetlands.](IMAGE) 

Geography major Leo Kerz ’26 recorded 63,000 minutes of wildlife audio in restored Massachusetts wetlands — and found that the longer a bog has been left to heal, the richer and more complex its soundscape becomes.

Challenge. Change. podcast

### Detention and isolation

> “This is about having a greater political imagination for how we think about problems, whether or not you think that’s a problem of resource distribution or a problem of harm.”
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> Geography Professor Asha Best

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## Academics

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of students complete an internship or experiential learning.

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Students receive need-based financial aid

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### Accelerated Master’s

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## 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?

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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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