Working for Clemson Athletics

June 22, 2010

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 19,669 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.

History

Ranked among the top 25 public universities for the 11th year in a row 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
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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.

572 student-athletes compete on 19 NCAA Division I teams for Clemson University under the leadership of Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich. The Tigers compete in the highly competitive Atlantic Coast Conference.

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6 National Championships

Football (3): 1981, 2016, 2018
Men’s Soccer (2): 1984, 1987
Men’s Golf (1): 2003

176 ACC Championships

Current sports: baseball (26), football (18), women’s tennis (14), men’s soccer (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), women’s rowing (1), women’s cross country (1)
Discontinued sports: fencing (23), women’s swimming/diving (4), men’s swimming/diving (1), wrestling (1)

17 Olympic Medalists

8 gold medals
4 silver medals
8 bronze medals

39 Academic All-Americans

Current sports: football (8), women’s track/field (6), women’s soccer (3), baseball (3), men’s track/field (3), men’s basketball (3), men’s golf (2), volleyball (2), men’s soccer (1), women’s tennis (1), men’s tennis (1)
Discontinued sports: women’s swimming (4), men’s swimming (4)