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Clemson touts record applications, high retention and $338 million in research spending to lawmakers
Summary
President Jim Clements told the House Education and Public Works Committee that Clemson continues to break records in applications, retention and fundraising, reported $338 million in research expenditures and expects to welcome the first class to its veterinary college in fall 2026.
President James P. Clements, president of Clemson University, briefed the House Education and Public Works Committee and highlighted record application growth, high retention and graduation rates, substantial research expenditures and a veterinary medicine college under construction.
Clements told lawmakers Clemson received nearly 62,000 applications for roughly 4,900 spots last year and that the university expects total applications this year to be about 65,000. “When I arrived at Clemson in 2013, we had 18,000 applications,” Clements said. “That number has more than tripled in the past decade.”
Clements emphasized Clemson’s commitment to in-state students: he said about…
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