Carleton College
Northfield, MN · Private four-year · Town: Distant
2,069undergraduates
20%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$29,434average net price per year
91%graduate in 6 years
96%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 6,464
- Admitted
- 1,440
- Admit rate
- 20%
- Admit rate, women
- 24%
- Admit rate, men
- 21%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 37%
- First-year students
- 538
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 30%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 710-760
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 720-790
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 27%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 32-34
| High school GPA | Considered, not required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Considered, not required |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
Majors
30 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Social sciences (3)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Bachelor's (32 awarded)
- International Relations and Affairs Bachelor's (38 awarded)
- Sociology and Anthropology Bachelor's (14 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (69 awarded)
Physical sciences (3)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (26 awarded)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (19 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (1)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (39 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Research and Experimental Psychology, Other Bachelor's (36 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (2)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (24 awarded)
- Statistics, General Bachelor's (10 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (4)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Film/Cinema/Media Studies Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (17 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (16 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (6)
- Chinese Language and Literature Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- German Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Linguistics Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Russian Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (2)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (1)
- Environmental Studies Bachelor's (11 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (3)
- American/United States Studies/Civilization Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Women's Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (1)
- Cognitive Science, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $65,457
- Housing and food on campus
- $16,710
- Books and supplies
- $938
- Other on-campus costs
- $1,788
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $84,893
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $84,893
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $12,069 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $11,350 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $10,999 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $17,900 |
| Over $110,000 | $41,028 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 79%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 57%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $51,916
- Got a grant from the college
- 57%
- Average grant from the college
- $49,336
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 14%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 38%
- Average amount borrowed
- $4,654
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 83%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 90%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 91%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 92%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 91%
- Came back for year two
- 96%
| Pell grant students | 89% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 90% |
| Neither | 92% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 273 | 93% |
| Men | 249 | 90% |
| Asian | 42 | 86% |
| Black | 30 | 77% |
| Hispanic | 46 | 89% |
| White | 309 | 94% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 85% |
| Race unknown | 8 | 88% (small group) |
| International | 54 | 91% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 492 | 92% | 6% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 3 | 100% (small group) | 0% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 2,069
- Undergraduates
- 2,069
- Full-time undergraduates
- 2,049
- Part-time undergraduates
- 20
- Students per faculty member
- 8 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 21%
- From out of state
- 67%
- From other countries
- 12%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 0%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 13%
| Women | 51% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 10% |
| Black | 7% |
| Hispanic | 10% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 52% |
| Two or more races | 9% |
| Race unknown | 2% |
| International | 10% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Distant
- Address
- One North College Street, Northfield, MN, 55057
- County
- Rice County
- Type
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Academic calendar
- Trimester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.