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• Clemson University is a public four year institution of higher education. The Clemson Tigers are part of the Atlantic Coast Athletic Conference.

• Fast Facts

  1. Established: 1889
  2. Location: Clemson, South Carolina
  3. President: James F. Barker
  4. Faculty: Approximately 1200
  5. Nickname: Tigers
  6. Acceptance rate: 55%
  7. Weather: Clemson

• Clemson University History

  Clemson University was founded by Thomas Green Clemson. Clemson, at the time of his death, left money and land for the development of an institution of higher education. The college would formally open in 1893 as a military school. In 1955, the college became a coeducational institution. In 1964, the college was renamed to Clemson University. Clemson Univesity: History

  The mission statement of the university states, "The mission of Clemson University is to fulfill the covenant between its founder and the people of South Carolina to establish a "high seminary of learning" through its historical land-grant responsibilities of teaching, research and extended public service." Clemson University: Mission Statement

• Notable Alumni

  Strom Thurmond, Kris Benson, Khalil Greene, Dale Davis, William Perry,Rod Gardner

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