enrolled, a yield rate (the percentage of accepted students who choose to attend the university) of 20.7%. Clemson's freshman retention rate is 94%, with 85.5% going on to graduate within six years.
The enrolled first-year class of 2028 had the following standardized test scores: the middle 50% range (25th percentile – 75th percentile) of SAT scores was 1250–1400, while the middle 50% range of ACT scores was 28–32.
=== Colleges and schools ===
In July 1955, the four schools that made up Clemson—Agriculture, Arts & Sciences, Engineering and Textiles—were transformed into nine colleges: Architecture, Arts and Sciences, Liberal Arts, Sciences, Commerce and Industry, Education, Engineering, Forestry and Recreation Resources, and Nursing. This structure was used by the university until 1995 when the university's nine colleges were condensed into five: Agriculture, Forestry, and Life Sciences; Architecture, Arts, and Humanities; Business and Behavioral Science; Engineering and Science; Health, Education, and Human …
