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Clemson named South Carolina’s No. 1 college, posts state’s best student outcomes in Niche and Time rankings

Clemson is ranked the best college in South Carolina according to recently announced rankings by Niche and has the state’s best student outcomes in Time magazine’s inaugural America’s Best Colleges 2026-2027 rankings.

byClemson News

A large group of penguins is walking on ice.

Satellite images show how penguins’ diets are changing in response to Antarctic climate change

September 3, 2026

Meet the new faculty members of the College of Architecture, Art and Construction

September 3, 2026

Meet the Team: Liv Keaton

September 2, 2026

The Lyceum Scholars standing on the stairs of the Powers building.

The Lyceum Scholars Program welcomes newest class

September 2, 2026

A man wearing a gray and orange sweatshirt watches a woman wearing a gray Clemson sweatshirt in a lab.

Two students from Clemson chemistry research group earn national mass spectrometry honors

September 2, 2026

Two health care providers, one in purple scrubs and one in black scrubs, stand next to a hospital bed with a patient manikin lying in it

Join The CHAT: Clemson Health Advancement Talks

September 4, 2026

Distinguished Clemson alum and longtime administrator Nick Lomax ‘63 passes

September 4, 2026

A man in an orange polo shirt speaks from behind a podium

Elevate Well-Being: Investing in ourselves and each other

September 3, 2026

Low-angle view of Clemson University’s Sikes Hall framed by colorful orange and purple flowers under a bright blue sky.

Clemson University’s alcohol and other drug policy outlined for faculty, staff

September 2, 2026

Key safety reminders from Chief Bruder for Campus Safety Month

September 2, 2026

Distinguished Clemson alum and longtime administrator Nick Lomax ‘63 passes

September 4, 2026

Students gather outdoors under umbrellas on Clemson’s campus, talking and spending time together at tables.

Tigers Together: Clemson promotes a community of care during Suicide Prevention Month

September 2, 2026

Students in white t-shirts hold a sign that reads "First Friday Parade 2025" while walking in front of a brick building

Clemson hosts First Friday Parade at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11

September 2, 2026

Students walk across Bowman Field toward Sikes Hall on Clemson University's campus.

Clemson University’s alcohol and other drug policy outlined for students

September 2, 2026

Participants and organizers of the 2025 Memorial Stair Climb gather for a group photo on the Hill in Memorial Stadium

Clemson hosts annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Friday, Sept. 11 in Littlejohn Coliseum

August 31, 2026

Get to know Clemson University’s incoming students

byEmily Pietras Baker

Clemson University receives top marks in latest Princeton Review rankings

byClemson News

From the Colleges

College of Science alumni profile: Juanita Edwards ’00

byCindy Landrum

August 26, 2026

Clemson entrepreneurship program inspires South Carolina’s next generation of founders

byClemson News

August 25, 2026

Building a nation: How Clemson University engineers and scientists helped shape America

byPaul Alongi

August 26, 2026

PEER introduces unified approach to student support

byClemson News

August 25, 2026

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Man wearing a lab coat looks at some Petri dishes lit up by blue lights.

Researcher reveals key interaction between bacteria and fungi that infect the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis

How chicken embryos are helping us fight pediatric brain tumors

byClemson News

Some black holes at the centers of galaxies have a buddy − but detecting these binary pairs isn’t easy

byClemson News

Clemson doctoral student brings education outside for science classes

byMichael Staton

Clemson rocket team goes ‘all in’ with Pocket Tens

byPaul Alongi

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Clemson Army ROTC earns top national honors at Cadet Summer Training

August 28, 2026

An exterior shot of the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts in the summer.

South Carolina Supreme Court to hold public session at Clemson University

August 28, 2026

Fight local food insecurity at the Tigers Meal Pack for 9/11 Day

August 26, 2026

Clemson mourns passing of Trustee Emeritus Tom McTeer ’60

August 24, 2026

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Bert Wilkins Named Executive Secretary to Clemson Board of Trustees

August 21, 2026

A smiling man wearing a graduation cap and gown with multiple sashes over his shoulder walks across a stage toward the camera

Clemson mechanical engineering grad steps off the graduation stage into U.S. Marine Corps

August 10, 2026

Researcher’s passion for predators helps bobcats rebound on Kiawah Island

August 10, 2026

Clemson alum Sophie Ayers crouched down on a concert stage, taking a photo of the band Winyah while they perform.

The road less traveled: classroom to tour bus

August 6, 2026

Experiences Simardeep Singh learned while earning his degrees motivated him to pursue advanced research to develop practical solutions that improve farming systems.

Family farm inspires sustainable agriculture research

August 5, 2026

Clemson Extension agent Brad Fowler shares research-based information for South Carolina residents, with TALK 94.5, a radio station serving the Grand Strand region.

Brad Fowler expands expertise to better serve South Carolina growers

August 5, 2026

A female hand is removing a bunch of lettuce-like greens from a grocery store produce shelf.

How does Salmonella contaminate everything under the sun? A food safety specialist explains how you can stop its spread

August 31, 2026

The milky way galaxy shows a strip of clustered stars against the night sky.

Upcoming telescopes could shed light on dark matter – astronomers are looking for these ‘fingerprints’ of the elusive substance

June 8, 2026

Kapil Chalil Madathil (left) and John Ballato talk about a lathe used to make optical fiber.

60 years of fiber optics: How a carrier of light you can’t see underlies much of the modern world

March 24, 2026

A competitive snow skier wears a red jacket and white helmet as they accelerate down a snowy ski slope with a red flag in the background.

From ski jumping to speedskating, winter sports represent physics in action

February 2, 2026

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