CU 101: Intro to Clemson

July 13, 2019

Watch "Clemson: The Place" to see why there's no place like Clemson.

Founded in 1889 as Clemson Agricultural College, the university began as an all-male military school nestled on 1,400 acres on the shores of Lake Hartwell. With over 80-plus majors and 120-plus graduate degree programs, Clemson offers an array of academic opportunities for its 21,653 undergraduate students.

A college town at its core, Clemson sits just two hours away from both Atlanta and Charlotte and is just an hour away from some of the best kayaking, whitewater rafting and hiking in the nation.

Consistently ranked among the top 25 public universities according to US News and World Report
500-plus ways to get involved on campus: student government, service efforts, religious groups, social events, military organizations, etc.
16-to-1 faculty-to-student ratio, and more than half of all classes have fewer than 20 students

Where the Blue Ridge yawns its greatness Where the Tigers play

Here the sons of dear Old Clemson Reign supreme alway.

Dear Old Clemson, we will triumph And with all our might.

That the Tiger's roar may echo O'er the mountain height.

592 student-athletes compete on 21 NCAA Division I teams for Clemson University under the leadership of Director of Athletics Graham Neff. The Tigers compete in the highly competitive Atlantic Coast Conference.

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8 National Championships

Men’s Soccer (4): 1984, 1987, 2021, 2023
Football (3): 1981, 2016, 2018
Men’s Golf (1): 2003

179 ACC Championships

Current sports: baseball (27), football (18), men’s soccer (16), women’s tennis (14), men’s indoor track/field (12), men’s tennis (11), men’s outdoor track/field (11), golf (10), women’s outdoor track/field (7), men’s cross country (7), women’s indoor track and field (6), women’s basketball (3), volleyball (3), women’s soccer (2), softball (1), women’s rowing (1), women’s cross country (1)

18 Olympic Medalists

8 gold medals
5 silver medals
8 bronze medals

44 Academic All-Americans (53 all-time)

Current sports: football (13), women’s track/field (6), women’s soccer (5), baseball (3), men’s basketball (3), men’s golf (3), men’s soccer (2), men’s track/field (3), softball (2), volleyball (2), men’s tennis (1), women’s tennis (1)
Clemson’s men’s and women’s swimming & diving programs collected 3 and 6, respectively