Clarkson University is a private university in NY, founded in 1896, and offers Bachelor’s degrees for undergraduates and Master’s and Doctoral degrees for graduate students. The undergraduate enrollment is 2,905, and the graduate enrollment is 1,120. Clarkson University is a moderately selective school, receiving 6,198 applications and accepting 71.1% of applicants. Its athletics teams compete at the club and varsity levels, and the university employs 249 full-time instructional staff (86% of whom hold doctorate degrees) with a 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio.