Clarkson University is an internationally ranked research university located in Potsdam, New York in the US. Approximately 4,300 undergraduate and graduate students are enrolled here across over 50 rigorous academic programs of study. Teaching is split across the School of Arts & Sciences, School of Business, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering and the Clarkson School.
The school is named after Thomas S. Clarkson, a local entrepreneur who died accidentally in a nearby sandstone quarry, risking his own life in an attempt to save a worker. The Clarkson family were important benefactors to the area and Clarkson University was founded in 1896 by the sisters of Thomas, originally called the Thomas S. Clarkson Memorial School of Technology.
In addition to its reputation for great career outcomes, innovative solutions to real-world and theoretical problems at the nexus of science, engineering, technology and business, the university is also well-known for the performance of its women’s and men’s hockey teams.
克拉克森大学是一所国际排位研究型大学，位于美国纽约州波茨坦市。该校拥有约4300名本科生和研究生，提供超过50个严谨的学术课程。教学分布在文理学院、商学院、可持续发展环境研究所、华莱士·H·库尔特工程学院以及克拉克森学院。
这所学校以托马斯·S·克拉克森命名，这位当地企业家在一处砂岩采石场为营救工人而不幸遇难。克拉克森家族是该地区重要的慈善家，克拉克森大学于1896年由托马斯的姐妹们创立，最初名为托马斯·S·克拉克森纪念技术学院。
除了以卓越的职业发展成果、在科学-工程-技术-商业交叉领域解决实际与理论问题的创新方案著称外，该校男女冰球队的出色表现同样闻名遐迩。