Founded in 1889, Clemson University, USA is ranked #23 among America’s public universities by the US News and World Report Clemson University (CU, estb.1889) is a top-ranked American public tertiary education institution with an enrolment of 21,957 students mentored by 1,496 faculty. The US News and World Report ranks CU #23 among public universities in its America’s Best Colleges Rankings 2017 and identifies it as one of only 11 public colleges and universities to make essay writing a priority across all disciplines. Moreover, the university was ranked #1 among higher education institutions in the US on the parameter ‘best values’ by Kiplinger magazine (2013), while SmartMoney ranked it #7 for return on students investment (2012). Currently, the university’s seven colleges — agriculture, forestry and life sciences; architecture, arts and humanities; business; behavioural, social and health sciences; education; engineering, computing and applied sciences; and science — offer over 80 undergraduate and 110 graduate degree programmes. The university, particularly well-reputed for its science and engineering education, boasts an enviable 1:17 teacher-student ratio. Founded in 1889 following a bequest from Thomas Green Clemson, a Philadelphia-born politician and statesman who left most of his estate to establish a college that would teach scientific agriculture and the mechanical arts to South Carolinians, CU was initially an all-male, all-white military school. It became a co-ed, civilian institution in 1955 and was the first all-white institution in South Carolina to desegregate. Clemson. Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and adjacent to Lake Hartwell, Clemson (pop.14, 000) is a self-contained college town. In 2015, Princeton Review ranked Clemson #1 in the United States for “town-and-gown” relations with its resident university. Proud to host the South Carolina Botanical Gardens and Bob Campbell Geology Museum, Clemson offers numerous indoor and outdoor recreation options. The 900-plus-mile shoreline of Lake Hartwell offers swimming, skiing and sailing opportunities while the mountains are less than an hour away and provide canoeing, kayaking, white-water rafting, hiking, camping, skiing and fishing options. In addition, downtown Clemson offers numerous dining and shopping alternatives. Clemson is sited an hour’s drive from Greenville while Charlotte and Atlanta are 2.5 hours away.The town experiences a humid subtropical climate characterised by warm, humid summers and cool, dry winters. Summer temperatures range between 22-32°C and in winter between 7-10°C. Campus facilities. Sprawled across 1,400 acres in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the shores of Lake Hartwell, the campus offers state-of-the-art academic, research, sports and residential facilities. Important campus landmarks are Lee Hall, an outdoor amphitheatre, students’ organic farm, Brooks Center for Performing Arts, Center for Visual Arts and the Tillman Media Center. The university libraries include the main R.M. Cooper, Gunnin Architecture and the Special Collections Libraries. Together they house over 1.5 million books, journals and information resources. Sports facilities are extensive and include the 175,000 sq. ft Swann Fitness Center which houses the McHugh Natatorium, a 30 ft climbing wall, 1/10 mile indoor track, eight racquetball and six basketball courts, two group fitness studios, wellness…
