The Scholar's Field Guide to Clemson University

Clemson University has extens ion offices in every county of the state, with teaching and research sites in four South Carolina cities (Charleston, Columbia, Greenville and Greenwood) and four international sites. Extension Office About Clemson University Clemson University is a selective, public, land-grant, Carnegie R1 research university in a college-town setting. Located in Upstate South Carolina in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the University is surrounded by Lake Hartwell, near parks, forests and the South Carolina Botanical Garden. Clemson is a short 40-minute drive from Greenville, South Carolina and two hours from both Atlanta, Georgia and Charlotte, North Carolina. The University provides bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in more than 100 majors through seven academic colleges. Clemson has 1,524 faculty members and 3,373 staff members working with approximately 19,000 undergraduate students and 4,500 graduate students. Colleges College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences College of Business College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences College of Education College of Science – 6 –