Educational InstitutionsEducational Organization

Clark University

Clark University is a private research university in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1887 with a large endowment from its namesake Jonas Gilman Clark, a prominent businessman, Clark was one of the first modern research universities in the United States. Originally an all-graduate institution, Clark's first undergraduates entered in 1902 and women were first enrolled in 1942.

Identifiers

OPEID6 Six-digit base OPE ID (without the two-digit branch suffix)
2139
OPEID Office of Postsecondary Education Identifier, used for federal financial aid program participation
213900
IPEDS UNITID Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System identifier assigned by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
165334
DAPIP ID Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs identifier from the U.S. Department of Education
120926

Location

Worcester, MA, 01610-1477

42.249987, -71.823356

Accreditation

New England Commission on Higher Education

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