Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant and sea-grant research university located in Clemson, South Carolina. Founded in 1889, Clemson is the second-largest university in South Carolina, with an enrollment of over 21,000 students. The university also has six colleges: Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences; Architecture, Arts and Humanities; Business and Behavioral Sciences; Education and Human Development; Engineering and Science; Health, Education and Human Services.
Clemson University’s 1,400 acre campus is in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and sits next to Lake Hartwell. The school colors are orange and purple. Clemson’s athletic teams compete in Division I of the NCAA as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
The university was founded by Thomas Green Clemson (1807–88), who served as a Commissioner of Agriculture under President Andrew Jackson. Clemson was brought to the attention of the South Carolina General Assembly through his writings on agricultural subjects such as soil fertility and cotton production. When he offered his land for use as a college site—the main campus today sits on what was once his farm—the legislature approved it unanimously on December 21st, 1888. The school officially opened its doors on July 4th, 1893 with 446 students enrolled.
Today there are over 100 undergraduate majors offered at Clemson University along with graduate programs in architecture Landscape architecture Engineering Environmental studies Vehicle & Propulsion systems Bioengineering Ceramic science & engineering Materials science & engineering Textile science & engineering Financial management Hospitality management Marketing Communication Studies Psychology Sociology Sport management Real estate development Retail management Operations research Supply chain management Data analytics Cybersecurity Forensic science Nursing Pharmacy Public health Veterinary medicine Biomedical engineering Genetic counseling Molecular pharmacology Computational science Mathematical sciences Secondary education And many more areas including interdisciplinary programs such as environmental toxicology & risk assessment bioinformatics sustainable agriculture food safety biochemistry biochemical & physiological engineering cell biology evolutionary anthropology genetics immunology microbiology neuroscience nutritional sciences pathobiology pharmacology physiology plant breeding plant pathology reproductive biology toxicology zoology marine sciences forestry wildlife ecology Conservation biology earth system modeling ecological modeling environmental economics natural resource policy sustainable development water resources policy computational linguistics creative writing digital media English literature film studies history international relations philosophy political science religion rhetoricsociocultural linguistics Spanish translation studies women’s gender sexuality studies African diaspora studies Africana Studies Anthropology Archaeology Asian Studies Botany Classical Civilization Comparative Literature Dance East Asian Languages Ecology Economics English Ethnomusicology French Geography German History Interdisciplinary Studies Italian Jewish Studies Latin American Caribbean Studies Linguistics Marine Science Mathematics Medieval Renaissance Studies Modern Languages Music Natural Resources Philosophy Physics Political Science Psychology Religion Romance Languages Russian Slavic languages Sociology Spanish Speech Theatre Wildlife Biology Zoology Architectural Design City Planning Construction Management Historic Preservation Landscape Architecture Real Estate Development Regional Economic Analysis Sustainable Building Design Transportation Systems Urban Design Aerospace Engineering Biological Engineering Biomedical Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Hardware Engineering Electrical Electronic Engineeri