Clarkson University

Established in 1896, Clarkson University is a private university located in Potsdam, New York. It is one of the top research universities in the USA. The university offers a range of bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.  With more than 55 study abroad partner universities in 29 countries and co-op opportunities, the university is marked as a truly global university.

The university has its main campus in Potsdam, New York, and hubs for graduate school and research satellites at the Capital Region Campus in Schenectady, as well as in Saranac Lake (Trudeau Institute) and Beacon, New York. Graduate courses are also taught online. 

The main Downtown Campus of the university is spread across an area of 640 wooded acres and is located adjacent to the six-million-acre Adirondack Park. It houses several academic and residential buildings. This campus is also home to the Center for Advanced Materials Processing (CAMP). 

Clarkson has around 130 student clubs and organizations, the largest ones being the Outing Club, Ski Club, Cornhole Club, the Clarkson Pep Band, and the Clarkson Union Board, Student Centre at the university houses a bar, a market, student mailroom, radio station, TV station, and a newspaper. The university also offers fitness and sports facilities including the Stephensen Field House with basketball courts and an indoor track, Fuller Pool, racquetball courts, exercise equipment, and the parquet-floored alumni gymnasium.