Clarkson College

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#6081 / #1607
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#1104
Most Desirable School

Clarkson College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#1607
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
78%
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$16,584
Graduation rate
63%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
622

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About Clarkson College

According to Wikipedia, Clarkson College is a private college in Omaha, Nebraska focused on the health sciences. The institution was founded in 1888 by Meliora Clarkson following the death of her husband Bishop Robert Clarkson of the Episcopal Church. It is affiliated with Nebraska Medicine. Total student enrollment was 1,178 in fall 2018.

Clarkson College's Online Degrees

Certificate in Human Services
  • Required Credits: 16
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Gerontology
  • Required Credits: 16
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Public Health
  • Required Credits: 16
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Women'S Health
  • Required Credits: 16
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Bachelor Of Science In Community Health
  • Required Credits: 110
  • Format: Fully online

Clarkson College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention RateGraduation Rate
5678%61%63%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Clarkson College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$16,584
Average Net Price by Family Income (2021–22)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$25,524
30K - 48K$32,763
48K - 75K$36,461
75K - 110K$28,711
110K+$20,080

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Clarkson College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Clarkson College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $70,928 a year, and 97% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Clarkson College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
1,339742597

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Clarkson College?

Clarkson College is located at 101 S 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68131-2739.

How Safe is Clarkson College?

Relative to its enrollment, Clarkson College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.18%. Omaha has a violent crime rate of 0.36% and a property crime rate of 3.15%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Clarkson College Known For?

Clarkson College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Clarkson College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Clarkson College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Nursing
#753
World Rank
#753
Historical Rank
#276
USA Rank

Clarkson College ranks #276 in the U.S. and #753 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Education
#6549
World Rank
#6551
Historical Rank
#1686
USA Rank

Clarkson College ranks #1686 in the U.S. and #6549 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Medical
#7818
World Rank
#7820
Historical Rank
#2238
USA Rank

Clarkson College ranks #2238 in the U.S. and #7818 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Business
#9000
World Rank
#9001
Historical Rank
#2517
USA Rank

Clarkson College ranks #2517 in the U.S. and #9000 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Psychology
#7724
World Rank
#7731
Historical Rank
#2914
USA Rank

Clarkson College ranks #2914 in the U.S. and #7724 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees

Who Are Clarkson College's Most Influential Alumni?

Paul Horn
An American computer scientist.
Edward M. Riseman
Edward M. Riseman
An American computer scientist.