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Clemson tuition and net price

Clemson University · Clemson, South Carolina · Public · 23,300 undergraduates

$15,854
in-state tuition and fees, 2025-26
$42,378
out-of-state tuition and fees
$35,250
full cost of attendance a year
$22,032
average net price after aid

Residency is worth $26,524 a year in tuition and fees at Clemson: South Carolina residents pay $15,854 for 2025-26, everyone else $42,378. After grants and scholarships, the average in-state student receiving aid paid $22,032, 63% of the full $35,250 cost of attendance. North Carolina State University at Raleigh has the lowest average net price among the schools closest to Clemson in size and selectivity ($16,486), and Auburn the highest ($25,424).

Net price by family income

Income under $30,000: $14,943Income under $30,000$14,943Income $30,001 to $48,000: $14,638Income $30,001 to $48,000$14,638Income $48,001 to $75,000: $16,669Income $48,001 to $75,000$16,669Income $75,001 to $110,000: $22,127Income $75,001 to $110,000$22,127Income over $110,000: $27,922Income over $110,000$27,922
Average yearly price after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid and paying the in-state rate.

For an estimate based on your own family's finances, use Clemson's net price calculator.

Tuition and fees since 2014-15

$0k$20k$40k$60k2014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232025-26Out-of-stateIn-state2014-15 Out-of-state: $31k In-state: $13k2015-16 Out-of-state: $33k In-state: $14k2016-17 Out-of-state: $35k In-state: $15k2017-18 Out-of-state: $36k In-state: $15k2018-19 Out-of-state: $37k In-state: $15k2019-20 Out-of-state: $39k In-state: $16k2020-21 Out-of-state: $39k In-state: $16k2021-22 Out-of-state: $39k In-state: $16k2022-23 Out-of-state: $40k In-state: $16k2023-24 Out-of-state: $39k In-state: $16k2024-25 Out-of-state: no data In-state: no data2025-26 Out-of-state: $42k In-state: $16k
Published full-time undergraduate tuition and required fees. No figure was published for 2024-25.
Show the numbers by year
Academic yearIn-stateOut-of-state
2025-26$15,854$42,378
2023-24$15,554$39,498
2022-23$15,558$39,502
2021-22$15,558$38,550
2020-21$15,558$38,550
2019-20$15,558$38,550
2018-19$15,374$37,128
2017-18$15,116$36,058
2016-17$14,708$34,590
2015-16$13,882$32,800
2014-15$13,446$31,462

Cost of attendance and aid

Tuition and fees (2025-26)
$15,854 in-state, $42,378 out-of-state
Room and board on campus
$14,224
Books and supplies
$1,496
Full cost of attendance
$35,250 a year (most recent year reported)
Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
18%
Undergraduates with a federal loan
33%
Median federal debt at graduation
$19,500

Colleges similar to Clemson

The six public four-year colleges closest to Clemson in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.

CollegeAcceptance rateUndergraduatesAvg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
Binghamton University
Vestal, NY		39%14,655$20,907$89,136
UC Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA		33%23,113$16,807$82,568
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville, TN		42%30,418$18,314$65,090
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA		31%21,996$18,832$96,304
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Raleigh, NC		42%27,371$16,486$77,810
Auburn
Auburn, AL		46%26,816$25,424$73,273

Tuition and fees for 2025-26, cost of attendance and net price come from the College Scorecard; earlier tuition years come from IPEDS via the Urban Institute. Net price is what first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, and it lags the tuition year. College Scorecard data updated November 2, 2026. How these figures are built · Clemson on College Scorecard