Clemson University

Clemson University, one of the top 70 colleges in the nation, is a public land-grant and sea-grant research university located in Clemson, South Carolina. Engineer and musician Thomas Green Clemson founded the school in 1889, and it was originally an all-male military school called Clemson Agricultural College. There is a rumor that the entire student body enlisted to serve in World War I. Today, the campus size is 1,400 acres, and the school is the second largest university in student population in the state. Notable alumni include Former U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, Entertainment Tonight host Nancy O'Dell, football quarterback Deshaun Watson and actress Shawn Weatherly. The school’s colors are Clemson Orange and regalia, and its mascot is the Tiger. Its sporting affiliation is NCAA Division I – ACC, and varsity sports offered include men’s football, track and field, baseball, basketball and soccer, and women’s basketball, golf, rowing and softball. Every game day, the Clemson cheerleaders will paint a tiger paw on their cheeks turned to one o’clock, when football games used to be played, and every Friday, people wear solid orange to celebrate the teams.

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