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What Clemson grads actually do

Based on 624 notable Clemson alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

American football player
200
association football player
79
basketball player
63
baseball player
58
politician
52
tennis player
29
athletics competitor
25
lawyer
17
association football coach
16
Canadian football player
14
golfer
14
basketball coach
11

Notable Clemson alumni

Shack Shealy
Shack Shealy
head coach · American football player
John McMakin
John McMakin
baseball player
Robert J. Conrad
Robert J. Conrad
lawyer · judge
Ruffin McNeill
Ruffin McNeill
American football player · head coach
Todd Zywicki
Todd Zywicki
university teacher · blogger
Tanner Smith
Tanner Smith
basketball player
Dutch Mantel
Dutch Mantel
professional wrestler · screenwriter
John Edwards
John Edwards
lawyer · politician

Salary outlook for top Clemson career paths

National median annual wage (BLS Occupational Employment Statistics).

association football player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
basketball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
baseball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
politician
10th–90th percentile: $21,010$129,510
$47,290
median / yr
tennis player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
lawyer
10th–90th percentile: $69,760$239,200
$145,760
median / yr

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About Clemson

Clemson University ([note a]) is a public land-grant research university near Clemson, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1889, Clemson is the second-largest university by enrollment in South Carolina. For the Fall 2025 semester, the University enrolled a total of 24,060 undergraduate students and 5,485 graduate students, and the student/faculty ratio was 16:1. Clemson's 1,400-acre (570 ha) campus is in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The campus now borders Lake Hartwell, which was formed by the dam completed in 1962. Clemson University consists of nine colleges: Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences; Architecture, Art and Construction; Arts and Humanities; Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences; Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences; Education; the Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business; the Harvey S. Peeler Jr. College of Veterinary Medicine; and Science. Clemson University is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity."

Source: Wikipedia · Licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0.

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