{"id":479,"date":"2024-08-28T11:13:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T15:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/undergraduate-admissions-mockup\/?page_id=479"},"modified":"2025-04-15T16:05:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T20:05:46","slug":"first-year-student-profile","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/undergraduate-admissions\/apply\/process\/first-year-student-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"First-year student profile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"intro\">To help you decide if Clark is the right for you, here&#8217;s some information about first-year Clarkies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-undergraduate-student-profile\">Undergraduate student profile<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns equal-height is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0c84590b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-academic-profile\">Academic profile<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Average High School GPA:<\/strong>&nbsp;3.68&nbsp;<br><strong>Mid 50% SAT*:<\/strong>&nbsp;1300-1440&nbsp;<br><strong>Mid 50% ACT*:<\/strong>&nbsp;29-33&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>* Based on the 23% of admitted students who submitted test scores&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0c84590b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-financial-aid\">Financial aid<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Students receiving need-based financial assistance:\u00a0<\/strong>66%<br><strong>Average merit scholarship*:\u00a0<\/strong>$20,757<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*All applicants are considered for merit scholarships without needing to submit financial aid forms or standardized test scores.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-class-of-2023\">Class of 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns equal-height is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0c84590b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-admissions-data\">Admissions data<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Applications:<\/strong> 8,757<br><strong>Acceptance rate:<\/strong> 49%<br><strong>Class size:<\/strong> 630<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0c84590b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-enrollment\">Enrollment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Total students:<\/strong>\u00a02,361<br><strong>Domestic students of color:<\/strong>\u00a026%<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns equal-height is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0c84590b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-geographic-distribution\">Geographic distribution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Massachusetts:<\/strong>&nbsp;38.1%<br><strong>Mid-Atlantic:<\/strong>&nbsp;20.4%<br><strong>Midwest:<\/strong>&nbsp;3.1%<br><strong>Other New England:<\/strong>&nbsp;19.9%<br><strong>South:<\/strong>&nbsp;3.8%<br><strong>Southwest:<\/strong>&nbsp;2.1%<br><strong>West:<\/strong>&nbsp;5.5%<br><strong>Other Territories:<\/strong>&nbsp;1.9%<br><strong>International:<\/strong>&nbsp;5.1%<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0c84590b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-top-countries-amp-states\">Top countries &amp; 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