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History

For more than 130 years, Clark University has thrived at the nexus of world-class teaching, boundary-pushing discovery, and creative invention. The father of rocket science. The founder of the American Psychological Association. A co-inventor of the birth control pill. Members of our community have always challenged convention and found ways to change our world for the better.

Education

Clark University’s mission is to educate undergraduate and graduate students to be imaginative and contributing citizens of the world, and to advance the frontiers of knowledge and understanding through rigorous scholarship and creative effort.

Research

As a research university, Clark University has a responsibility to seek fundamental truths and develop solutions to society’s most pressing problems. The impact of our work can be felt from the streets of Worcester to the savannas of Africa and the Arctic tundra.

Career

Career development is more than just landing your first job after college. It’s about exploring your interests and options to make a great career choice. It’s about building your skills, credentials, and professional network for a lifetime of career growth and fulfillment. It’s about understanding the ever-changing labor market and how to navigate it. Ultimately, it’s about knowing how to be the author of your own life story.

University Ranking

World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2025
601
2024
601
2023
601
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities.
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2025
951 -150
2024
801 -50
2023
751
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world.

Student services

Clark University is proud of the diverse perspectives that our international students bring to the campus community. 

ISSO’s mission is to provide these students with advising on immigration, cultural adjustment and life in the United States. 

Housing services

There are approximately 1,665 graduate and undergraduate students who reside in the University’s eight traditional residence halls and 10 houses, and graduate student housing at Chandler Village at nearby Worcester State University.

Library services

  • Goddard's collection of more than 375,000 volumes
  • 275,000 monographs
  • subscriptions to 1,500 periodicals
  • full Internet access
  • nearly 50 subject-specific databases and a public online catalog available 24-hours a day

Medical services

Contracted through UMass Memorial Medical Group, Clark’s Health Services provides acute illness care, gynecological and contraceptive services, health counseling and education. Staff includes registered nurses, nurse practitioners, and part-time physicians.

Campus life

Clark University's 72-acre, tree-filled campus is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, known as “the Heart of New England.” Our location in the center of the state makes us easily accessible from just about any point in New England, including Boston (one hour), Providence (45 minutes), and Portland, Maine (two hours).

Sports facilities

  • This program offers members of the Clark University community the opportunity to participate in non-Varsity intercollegiate athletic competition and formalized group instruction. 
  • Club Sports are recognized student organizations that establish their own leadership, structure, membership requirements, competition schedules, dues, and fundraising events. The clubs provide social, competitive, instructional, and safe environments based on the common interests of the participating members.

Student clubs

In addition to the broader organizations open to all graduate students at Clark, IDCE offers several different groups in which students can participate to add to the community or pursue their own interests.

Clark University is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (formerly the Commission on Institutions of Higher Educationof the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc.).

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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