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Clemson University
Clemson University is a public, coeducational, land-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1889 , the University is academically divided into five colleges: Architecture, Arts and Humanities; Business and Behavioral Sciences; Engineering and Science; and Health, Education and Human Development; Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences.[1] The University currently enrolls more than 17,000 students from across all 50 states and 89 countries.[2]
LocationClemson University is located in upstate South Carolina in Pickens County just north of Interstate 85 and Anderson, South Carolina, along the shores of Lake Hartwell. The University is located just outside of the greater Greenville area and is approximately two hours away from Atlanta, Georgia, Charlotte, North Carolina and Columbia. Clemson is situated in South Carolina's foothills, where excellent vistas of the rising Blue Ridge Mountains in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia abound. Clemson University operates a research park off Interstate 85 and is currently constructing its Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research center in Greenville, also off Interstate 85. The university has extension offices in every county in South Carolina as a public service in its furtherance of its founding goals as an agricultural institution. The city of Clemson is served by the Clemson Area Transit bus system, as well as the Amtrak's Crescent line running through Clemson's train station right off Highways 28, 76, and 123. Oconee County Airport is located adjacent to the university's campus and is the closest public-use airport to the campus (as well as the home of the Clemson Flying Club and Dixie Skydivers), with Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport offering commercial airline service only an hour away. History
Clemson is well-known for the beauty of its Foothills campus. 
Fort Hill was the home of John C. Calhoun and later Thomas Green Clemson and is located at the center of Clemson's campus In November 1889, Governor Richardson signed the bill, thus establishing the Clemson Agricultural College. As a result, federal funds for agricultural education were transferred from South Carolina College to Clemson. See Hatch Act of 1887 and Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act. Clemson Agricultural College formally opened in July 1893 with an initial enrollment of 446. From its beginning, the college was an all-white male military school. Clemson remained this way until 1955 when it changed to "civilian" status for students and became a coeducational institution. In 1963, Clemson admitted its first African-American student, Harvey Gantt.[3] In 1964, the college was renamed Clemson University as the state legislature formally recognized the school's expanded academic offerings and research pursuits.[4] Academics
AdmissionsThe Carnegie Foundation classifies it as more selective,[5] while Clemson admitted less than 55% of those who applied to be Freshmen in 2006.[6] [7] When admitting Freshmen, the university places emphasis on the rigor of high school study and scores on standardized tests, SAT or ACT. Clemson also considers class rank, extracurricular activities, and an optional personal statement. The average incoming freshman had a combined SAT score of 1200 and a high school weighted GPA of 3.99 in 2006.[8] Calhoun Honors College and National Scholars ProgramClemson is home to The Calhoun Honors College, which is designed to offer academic diversity to gifted undergraduates and to provide for an atmosphere of a "higher seminary of learning" that Thomas Green Clemson outlined in his will within the large University. Admission to the college is by application to freshman as well as to any student beyond freshman year[9]. Admission to the college is based on a combination of standardized test scores, high school class rank, and leadership and extracurricular activities. A GPA of at least 3.5 is required for applicants to the college after their freshman year. Members of the honors college are permitted to live in the honors-only dorm, Holmes Hall, and are granted a variety of other benefits including complementary copies of the New York Times and free tickets to on-campus cultural events. The Clemson National Scholars Program is the institution's top academic recruiting scholarship, offering a full tuition and fees scholarship plus a laptop, 5-week study abroad in the UK, along with other learning and travel opportunities. The NSP selection process is highly competitive, with approximately 15 scholarships offered out of over 12,000 applicants to Clemson each year. Top-20 initiative and research
Cooper Library and the Reflection Pool The university's currently most ambitious academic and research endeavor is the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR).[13] ICAR is a 250 acre (1 km˛) automotive and motorsports research campus located in nearby Greenville, South Carolina. ICAR will include a graduate school offering Master's and Doctoral degrees in automotive engineering, and offering programs focused on systems integration. The campus also includes an Information Technology Research Center being developed by BMW. BMW, Microsoft, IBM, Bosch, Timken and Michelin are all major corporate partners of the ICAR center. Private-sector companies that have committed so far to establishing offices and/or facilities on the campus include the Society of Automotive Engineers and Timken. Plans for the campus also include a full-scale, four-vehicle capacity rolling-road model wind tunnel. Clemson also recently established the Restoration Institute whose mission is to "advance knowledge in integrative approaches to the restoration of historic, ecological, and urban infrastructure resources." The institute will be located in North Charleston and subsume the Hunley Commission that is currently undertaking the stabilization of the Hunley, the world's first submarine to sink a ship. Rankings
Student lifeAthletics
Fight SongThe fight song is the classic jazz tune Tiger Rag by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, also known as Hold That Tiger, which was introduced in 1942. Also popular is Eye of the Tiger, a number one hit of 1982 by the band Survivor. Greek life
The newly renovated Fraternity Quad. Military heritage
Clemson's rich military history is very conspicuous on campus.
Clemson's AAS squadron was selected to be home of Arnold Air Society's National Headquarters for the 2005-2006 year, and again for the 2006-2007 year. This is the first time is AAS's history that any university has served as National HQ two years in a row.[18] The C-4 Pershing Rifles have won the national drill meet six times: 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2008.[18] Company C-4 also performs colorguards at home football games. Clemson University's Air Force ROTC Detachment 770 "Flyin' Tigers" was selected as the #1 medium-sized Air Force ROTC detachment in the nation for 2006 (the "High Flight" and "Right of Line" awards), #1 Detachment in the Southeast in 2006 (medium-sized) and 2007 (large-sized), and #1 in the state of South Carolina three consecutive years (2005, 2006, and 2007). RecreationStudents tend to socialize off campus in downtown Clemson. Downtown Clemson is located adjacent to the University's campus, and students on campus are within walking distance to restaurants, bars, cafes, and shopping. Greenville is about 45 minutes away and is a popular destination for many students on the weekends. Lake Hartwell and the near-by Blue Ridge Mountains of South Carolina and North Carolina offer students many outdoor recreational activities like boating, rafting, kayaking, skiing, rock climbing, mountain biking, hiking and backpacking. People
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