Clemson reports record interest, quality class in new academic year
August 18, 2010
CLEMSON, SC – August 18, 2010 – The 2010-11 academic year is under way at Clemson University, and nearly 3,000 freshmen were learning the way around campus Wednesday.
A record-setting 16,867 students applied to Clemson this year, a 4 percent increase over last year and the largest number of freshman applications in university history.
“These application numbers indicate the continued growing interest in a quality education and complete student experience that is provided at Clemson,” said Robert Barkley, director of undergraduate admissions.
The unofficial average SAT score of the incoming class is 1229. About half of the incoming freshmen were in the top 10 percent of their high school graduating classes.
The university also received a record number of transfer applications: 2,253, a 12 percent increase over last year. Clemson expects a transfer class of 1,050.
“Approximately 325 of the enrolled transfers are students who successfully completed the academic requirements for the Bridge to Clemson program,” Barkley said.
The Bridge to Clemson program is a collaboration with Tri-County Technical College in Pendleton in which students take classes for a year at Tri-County Tech and can transfer to Clemson providing academic requirements are met.
