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About Clarkson University

Clarkson University is a private university located in Postdam, which is a village in the Town of Potsdam, in St. Lawrence County, in the US state of New York, with a population of more than 9000 inhabitants, as estimated during the 2000 census.

The university was established in 1896 and adopted its current name in February, 1984, after, in 1913, became known as Thomas S. Clarkson Memorial College of Technology. It currently offers its students a `wide range of programs in business, engineering, the sciences, the humanities, environmental science, health and policy programs, pre-law, pre-med, physical therapy, and many others are shaped in partnership with business and industry.`

Athletics

Clarkson's athletic teams are nicknamed the Knights and they compete in NCAA Division III, in 10 sports. Their distinctive colors are green and gold.

Notable Alumni

Among the noteworthy graduates from Clarkson University, there are also: Paul Horn (sr. vice president, R&D, IBM), Georgia Keresty (president, JANSSEN Alzheimer Immunotherapy Research & Development, LLC), Patrick Naughton (co-creator of Java programming language), and Martin Roesch (author of Snort and founder of Sourcefire).

Quick Facts

Address: 8 Clarkson Ave., Potsdam, New York.

Campus: Rural, 640 wooded acres, 45 buildings.

Motto: `A Workman That Needeth Not to be Ashamed`.

Enrollment: 2,648 undergraduates and 397 graduate students from 34 states, 40 countries.

Faculty: 190.