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Clemson University Graduate School Admissions

Welcome to Graduate Admissions at Clemson University! We’re pleased that you’re considering Clemson for your advanced degree, and we’re here to help you prepare for the application process.

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Explore Clemson

There are multiple pathways to Clemson’s Graduate School, and we invite you to explore them all. See which pathway fits you best, explore program requirements and deadlines, and consider your fit at Clemson.

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Begin Your Clemson Journey With Graduate Admissions

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Apply for Admission

The Graduate School oversees the admissions process for all graduate programs at Clemson. Criteria used in making admission decisions will vary according to the college and program you’re applying to, but all decisions include an evaluation of your potential for graduate-level work and the ability of a program to accommodate new students.

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Review Cost and Aid

Graduate education is an investment in yourself, and we are committed to helping you maximize your results at Clemson. Review tuition and costs, then consider the assistantships, fellowships and additional aid offered to graduate students at our institution.

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Enroll in Your Program

Your final steps with Graduate Admissions are enrolling as a student, completing Orientation, and then checking off the steps on your first-semester checklist. See the processes you can follow to complete your enrollment at Clemson.

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Graduate Student Highlights

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Keeping Tigers Safe

Growing up on the Kanha Tiger Reserve in central India, Hrishita Negi Ph.D. ’25 learned to appreciate the power and beauty of tigers. As a doctoral student in wildlife and fisheries biology, she co-developed TrailGuard AI, a groundbreaking camera system that uses artificial intelligence to track tigers in real time.

“Since tiger reserves are inviolate spaces, created in a way that excludes human disturbances, the corridors between reserves are the perfect places to set up our system.”

Now the associate director of Tigers United at Clemson University, Negi combines research and outreach to broaden conservation efforts, engage communities and reduce human-wildlife conflict.

Read Her Story Wildlife and Fisheries Biology at Clemson