There’s more than one way to define yourself
Devon Rose Leaver studies fungi along Worcester’s waterways, microbial communities in the lab, and the cliffs of New England.
Start with something you’re into
Follow students into labs, neighborhoods, forests, and cities on other continents. Every story leads to something new.
Gain skills with a real enterprise
Rowan Turner ’26 and Eli Burgess ’26 developed a business idea — a phone safety app that encourages better communication between adults and their children.
Where it led: Rowan began working towards sustainable economic growth alongside local entrepreneurs in Colombia. Eli began working towards a Master’s in Finance through Clark’s 4+1 Accelerated program.
Build it to solve a problem
In Clark’s Laboratory for Intelligent Perceptual Systems, Adrian Ramirez ’25 built a robot that spots an object, drives to it, and picks it up with a six-axis arm. With Richard Geli, MSIT ’25, he also prototyped mobile robots that scan fields for pests.
Where it led: Adrian works on real-time depth perception for autonomous systems at Palladyne AI and is studying at Northeastern. Richard is a security operations center analyst at Barge Holdings.
Fieldwork starts a mile from campus
At Coes Pond, a handheld detector drops bat calls into human hearing. By the end of the night, students can tell a big brown bat from a hoary bat by sound.
Classmates from 51 countries. 100 ways to go abroad.
Supported by a Projects for Peace grant, political science major, Turna Barua ’26 developed and launched an education initiative called Egiye Jao, or Go Ahead, offering evening classes in math and English to parents in Rangamati, Bangladesh.
Someone will save you a seat
This one’s saved for you.
Worcester
Main South, Coes Pond, Belén’s. This is the neighborhood.
Members of Clark Hillel keep a community fridge stocked.
Belén’s Clark Brunch serves pupusas and tamales alongside diner classics.
Boston is an hour east.
Pure Clark
Some opportunities, traditions, and fun facts that define us.
1M+
Professor Dave Hibbett’s WIRED video on zombie-ant fungi drew more than a million views.
The science behind the Last of Us series
Real world
Problems of Practice courses are real world experiences that offer the chance to make a difference as you learn.
Students monitor wetlands and propose climate-resilient habitats.
4+1
An opportunity to earn a bachelor’s and master’s degree in five years, with a full tuition scholarship for your fifth year.
Professor Julio D’Arcy’s material science lab
Arctic
Students join Professor Karen Frey on her research trips.
The team chronicles the impacts of climate change on sea ice.
Spree Day
Since 1903, we’ve welcomed spring with our annual festival with music, food, games … and no classes!
The exact day? It’s a surprise.
Freud
Sigmund Freud gave his only U.S. lectures here in 1906. Students now dress his statue in sunglasses and wigs.
He doesn’t seem to mind.
HERO program
Students work with faculty and municipalities to analyze the causes and consequences of environmental change.
Monitoring tree health, Chicopee, Mass
Hadwen
Our 26-acre arboretum, not far from campus, is a hub for hands-on, faculty led research, forestry restoration, and hiking for all to enjoy.
Professor John Rogan’s class installs bat monitoring equipment
“Learning is an art form, and Clark is very good at attracting that type of artist.”
Aedan Derrick ’26
See it in person
No application fee. 99% of first-year students receive aid.
