Carleton CollegeCarleton College
Northfield, MN · Midwest
- Acceptance rate
- 20.4%
- SAT mid-50
- 1450-1560
- Cost after aid
- $25,407
- Graduation rate
- 90%
What Carleton College says matters
How Carleton College rates each admissions factor in its Common Data Set, with the full published numbers below.
- Acceptance rate
- 33%
- 677 of 2,024
- Yield
- 0.7%
- 5 enrolled
- ACT mid-50
- 5-5
- CDS year
- 2024-25
The full Common Data Set
Every figure Carleton College published for 2024-25, section by section.
First-Time, First-Year Admission42
Applications
- Total first-time, first-year men who applied
- 3,820
- Total first-time, first-year men who were admitted
- 677
- Total first-time, first-year students who applied
- 2,024
- Total first-time, first-year students who were admitted
- 677
- Total first-time, first-year students who enrolled
- 5
- Total first-time, first-year who applied
- 2,024
- Total first-time, first-year who enrolled
- 2,020
- Total first-time, first-year who applied
- Number
- Total first-time, first-year who enrolled
- 2,024
- Total first-time, first-year who applied
- 2,024
- Total first-time, first-year who enrolled
- 2,023
- Total first-time, first-year who applied
- 2,024
- Total first-time, first-year who enrolled
- 96
Admissions Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent is not required
- All All x All All All x First-Time, FAdmissions RequCollege-prepaUndergraduat All All x First-Time, FAdmissions RequCollege-prepaUndergraduat All All x First-Time, FAdmissions RequCollege-prepaUndergraduat All All x Carnegie
- Science
- units
Basis for Selection
- Interview
- All
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Text
Entrance Exams
- SAT or ACT
- Text
- ACT Only
- 1.0
First-time, first-year Profile
- Submitting SAT Scores
- 0
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 25th Percentile
- 720
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 50th Percentile
- 750
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 75th Percentile
- 770
- SAT Math: 25th Percentile
- 790
- ACT Composite: 25th Percentile
- 5%
- ACT Composite: 50th Percentile
- 0
- ACT Composite: 75th Percentile
- 5%
- ACT Math: 25th Percentile
- 32%
- ACT Math: 50th Percentile
- 34%
- ACT Math: 75th Percentile
- 0
- ACT English: 25th Percentile
- 35%
- ACT English: 75th Percentile
- 35%
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-399
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Whole Number or Round to Nearest
- SAT Math: 700-800
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths Whole Number or Round to Nearest Whole Number or Round to Nearest
- SAT Math: 300-399
- Tenths Tenths Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- ACT English: Below 6
- All All
- ACT English: Total
- Undergraduat First-time, Undergraduat First-time, Undergraduat First-time, Undergraduat First-time,
- ACT Writing: Below 6
- All first-year All first-year first-year
- ACT Writing: Total
- Tenths Tenths
- ACT Reading: 30-36
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- ACT Reading: Below 6
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest
- ACT Reading: Total
- Tenths
Transfer Admission11
Application for Admission
- High school transcript
- Required of Some
- College transcript(s)
- Required of All
- Essay or personal statement
- Not Required
- Interview
- Not Required
- Standardized test scores
- Not Required
- Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)
- Not Required
- List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:
- Transfer Ad ApplicationRequiremeUndergradu Transfer All All All Text First-Time, First-Year Student Admits First-Time, First-Year Student Admits Transfer Admission Admitted Transfer Admission Enrolled D3-D11: Application for Admission Indicate terms for which transfers may enroll: Requirements Response Text GPA Response Text (no URLs please) List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check GPA D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8
- Fall
- MM-DD
- Summer
- MM-DD
- Fall
- MM-DD
- Summer
- MM-DD
Academic Offerings and Policies32
Special Study Options
- Accelerated program
- x
- Comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students with intellectual disabilities
- x
- Cross-registration
- x
- Distance learning
- x
- Double major
- x
- Dual enrollment
- x
- English as a Second Language (ESL)
- x
- Exchange student program (domestic)
- x
- External degree program
- x
- Honors Program
- x
- Independent study
- x
- Internships
- x
- Liberal arts/career combination
- x
- Student-designed major
- x
- Study abroad
- x
- Teacher certification program
- x
- Undergraduate Research
- x
- Weekend college
- x
- Other (specify):
- Senior capstone course or
Required Course Work
- Arts/fine arts
- x
- Computer literacy
- x
- English (including composition)
- x
- Foreign languages
- x
- History
- x
- Physical Education
- x
- Humanities
- x
- Intensive writing
- x
- Mathematics
- x
- Philosophy
- x
- Sciences (biological or physical)
- x
- Social science
- x
- Other (describe):
- Formal or Statistical
Student Life8
Activities Offered
- Student government
- X
- Student newspaper
- X
ROTC
- On Campus
- x
- At Cooperating Institution
- x
Housing
- Men's dorms
- x x x
- Women's dorms
- All
- Special housing for international students
- x
- Theme housing
- x
Annual Expenses19
Estimated Expenses
- Books and supplies:
- Nearest $1
- Transportation:
- Nearest $1
- Other expenses:
- Nearest $1
- Books and supplies:
- Nearest $1
- Food only:
- Nearest $1
- Transportation
- Nearest $1
- Other expenses:
- Nearest $1
- Books and supplies:
- Nearest $1
- Housing only:
- Nearest $1
- Food only:
- Nearest $1
- Food and housing total*
- Nearest $1
- Transportation:
- Nearest $1
- Other expenses:
- Nearest $1
Per-Credit-Hour Charges
- PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS:
- Nearest $1
- PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS:
- Nearest $1
- In-district:
- Nearest $1
- In-state (out-of-district):
- Nearest $1
- Out-of-state:
- Nearest $1
- NONRESIDENTS:
- Nearest $1
Financial Aid72
Methodology
- Federal methodology (FM)
- x
- Institutional methodology (IM)
- x
- Both FM and IM
- 2814534
Need-based Aid Awarded
- Federal
- Nearest $1
- State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located
- Nearest $1
- Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).
- Nearest $1
- Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college
- Nearest $1 $1
- Total Scholarships/Grants
- Nearest $1
- Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)
- 1526308
- Federal Work-Study
- 3033943
- State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)
- Nearest $1 Nearest $1
- Total Self-Help
- Nearest
- Parent Loans
- All
- Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.
- 0
- Athletic Awards
- 1
Non-need-based Aid Awarded
- Federal
- Nearest $1
- State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located
- Nearest $1
- Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).
- Nearest $1
- Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college
- Nearest $1
- Total Scholarships/Grants
- Nearest $1
- Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)
- Nearest $1
- State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)
- Nearest $1
- Total Self-Help
- Nearest $1
- Parent Loans
- Nearest $1
- Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.
- 1
Students Awarded Aid
- A. Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students (CDS Item B1 if reporting on Fall 2024 cohort)
- Number
- B. Number of students in line a who applied for need-based financial aid
- Number
- C. Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need
- Number
- D. Number of students in line c who were awarded any financial aid
- Number
- E. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based scholarship or grant aid
- Number
- F. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based self-help aid
- Number
- G. Number of students in line d who were awarded any non-need-based scholarship or grant aid
- Number
- H. Number of students in line d whose need was fully met (exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
- Number
- I. On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who were awarded any need-based aid. Exclude any aid that was awarded in excess of need as well as any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
- Nearest
- J. The average financial aid package of those in line d. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
- Nearest $1
- K. Average need-based scholarship and grant award of those in line e
- Nearest $1
- L. Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f
- Nearest $1
- M. Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f who were awarded a need-based loan
- Nearest $1
- A. Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students (CDS Item B1 if reporting on Fall 2024 cohort)
- Number
- B. Number of students in line a who applied for need-based financial aid
- Number
- C. Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need
- Number
- D. Number of students in line c who were awarded any financial aid
- Number
- F. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based self-help aid
- Number
- G. Number of students in line d who were awarded any non-need-based scholarship or grant aid
- Number
- H. Number of students in line d whose need was fully met (exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
- Number
- H. Number of students in line d whose need was fully met (exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
- Number
- I. On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who were awarded any need-based aid. Exclude any aid that was awarded in excess of need as well as any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
- Nearest 1%
- J. The average financial aid package of those in line d. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
- Nearest $1
- K. Average need-based scholarship and grant award of those in line e
- Nearest $1
- L. Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f
- Nearest $1
- M. Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f who were awarded a need-based loan
- Nearest $1
Graduating Cohort
- Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.
- 412
Source Type Loan
- A. Any loan program: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, institutional, state, private loans that your institution is aware of, etc. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.
- Nearest 1%
- B. Federal loan programs: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.
- Nearest 1%
- C. Institutional loan programs.
- Nearest 1%
- D. State loan programs.
- Nearest 1%
- E. Private student loans made by a bank or lender.
- Nearest 1%
- A. Any loan program: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, institutional, state, private loans that your institution is aware of, etc. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.
- Nearest $1
- B. Federal loan programs: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.
- Nearest $1
- C. Institutional loan programs.
- Nearest $1
- D. State loan programs.
- Nearest $1
- E. Private student loans made by a bank or lender.
- Nearest $1
Aid to Nonresidents
- Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is available
- x
- Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is available
- x
- If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:
- Number
- Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:
- Nearest $1
- Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:
- Nearest $1
Financial Aid Forms
- FAFSA
- x
- Institution's own financial aid form
- x
- Noncustodial PROFILE
- x
- Business/Farm Supplement
- x
- Other (specify):
- Text
Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred79
Diploma/Certificates
- Agriculture
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Natural resources and conservation
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Architecture
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Area, ethnic, and gender studies
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Communication/journalism
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Communication technologies
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Computer and information sciences
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Personal and culinary services
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Education
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Engineering
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Engineering technologies
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Family and consumer sciences
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Law/legal studies
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- English
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Liberal arts/general studies
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Library science
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Biological/life sciences
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Mathematics and statistics
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Military science and military technologies
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Interdisciplinary studies
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Parks and recreation
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Philosophy and religious studies
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Theology and religious vocations
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Physical sciences
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Science technologies
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Psychology
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Public administration and social services
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Social sciences
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Construction trades
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Mechanic and repair technologies
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Precision production
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Transportation and materials moving
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Visual and performing arts
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Health professions and related programs
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Business/marketing
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- TOTAL (should = 100%)
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
Associate
- Agriculture
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Natural resources and conservation
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Architecture
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Area, ethnic, and gender studies
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Communication/journalism
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Communication technologies
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Computer and information sciences
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Personal and culinary services
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Education
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest
- Engineering
- Tenths
- Engineering technologies
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Family and consumer sciences
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Liberal arts/general studies
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Library science
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Biological/life sciences
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest
- Mathematics and statistics
- Tenths Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Military science and military technologies
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Interdisciplinary studies
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Parks and recreation
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Philosophy and religious studies
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Theology and religious vocations
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Physical sciences
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Science technologies
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Public administration and social services
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Social sciences
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Construction trades
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Mechanic and repair technologies
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Precision production
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Transportation and materials moving
- All
- Visual and performing arts
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Health professions and related programs
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Business/marketing
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- History
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Other
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- TOTAL (should = 100%)
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
Bachelors
- Agriculture
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Natural resources and conservation
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Architecture
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- TOTAL (should = 100%)
- 100%
Enrollment And Persistence122
Institutional Enrollment
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: men
- Number
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: women
- Number
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: another gender
- GeNumber
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: unknown
- Number
- Degree-seeking, first-time: men
- Number
- Degree-seeking, first-time: women
- Number
- Degree-seeking, first-time: another gender
- GeNumber
- Degree-seeking, first-time: unknown
- Number
- All other degree-seeking: men
- Number
- All other degree-seeking: women
- Number
- All other degree-seeking: another gender
- GeNumber
- All other degree-seeking: unknown
- Number
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: men
- Number
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: women
- PT
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: another gender
- GeNumber
- Total graduate Part-Time Students: women
- Women
- Total graduate Part-Time Students: another gender
- Number
- Total graduate Part-Time Students: unknown
- Number
- Total Graduate Students: men
- Number
- Total Graduate Students: women
- Number
- Total Graduate Students: another gender
- GeNumber
- Total Graduate Students: unknown
- Number
- Total All Students: men
- Number
- Total All Students: women
- Number
- Total All Students: another gender
- GeNumber
- Total All Students: unknown
- Number
- Total all undergraduates
- All
- Total all graduate
- Number
- Grand Total All Students
- Number
All
- Total graduate Full-Time Students: men
- Number
- Total graduate Full-Time Students: women
- Number
- Total graduate Full-Time Students: another gender
- GeNumber
- Total graduate Full-Time Students: unknown
- Number
Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category
- Nonresidents
- Number
- Hispanic/Latino
- Number
- Black or African American, non-Hispanic
- Number
- White, non-Hispanic
- Number
- American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
- Number
- Asian, non-Hispanic
- Number
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
- Number
- Two or more races, non-Hispanic
- Number
- Race and/or ethnicity unknown
- Number
- TOTAL
- Number
- Nonresidents
- Number
- Hispanic/Latino
- Number
- Black or African American, non-Hispanic
- Number
- White, non-Hispanic
- Number
- American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
- Number
- Asian, non-Hispanic
- Number
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
- Number
- Two or more races, non-Hispanic
- Number
- Race and/or ethnicity unknown
- Number
- TOTAL
- Number
- Nonresidents
- Number
- Hispanic/Latino
- Number
- Black or African American, non-Hispanic
- Number
- White, non-Hispanic
- Number
- American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
- Number
- Asian, non-Hispanic
- Number
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
- Number
- Two or more races, non-Hispanic
- Number
- Race and/or ethnicity unknown
- Number
- TOTAL
- Number
Persistence
- Certificate/diploma
- Number
- Associate degrees
- Number
- Bachelor's degrees
- Number
- Postbachelor's certificates
- Number
- Master's degrees
- Number
- Post-Master's certificates
- Number
- Doctoral degrees – research/scholarship
- Number
- Doctoral degrees – professional practice
- Number
- Doctoral degrees – other
- Number
Graduation Rates
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- Number
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- Number
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- Number
- Total
- 2,018
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- All All
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- Number
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- Number
- Total
- 2,018
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- Number
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- Number
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- Number
- Total
- 2,018
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- Number
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- Number
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- Number
- Total
- 2,018
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- Number
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- Number
- Total
- 2,018
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 2,023
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 2,024
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- Number
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- Number
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- All
- Total
- 59
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Total
- 2,018
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- Number
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- Number
- Total
- 2,017
- Total
- 2,017
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- Number
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- Number
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 0 Enrollment GraduationFour Year Did Not PePrevious CAll
- Total
- 2,017
- Total
- 2,017
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- All
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- Number
- Total
- 2,017
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- Number
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- All
- Total
- 2,017
- Total
- 0
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest Tenths
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- Whole Number or Round to Nearest
- Total
- 2,017
- 2021 Cohort
- 150
Instructional Faculty And Class Size46
Instructional Faculty
- A. Total number of instructional faculty
- Number
- B. Total number who are members of minority groups
- Number
- C. Total number who are women
- Number
- D. Total number who are men
- Number
- E. Total number who are nonresidents (international)
- Number
- F. Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree
- Number
- G. Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal master’s
- Number
- H. Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s
- Number
- I. Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other (Note: Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.)
- Number
- J. Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional programs in which faculty teach virtually only graduate-level students
- Number
- A. Total number of instructional faculty
- Number
- B. Total number who are members of minority groups
- Number
- C. Total number who are women
- Number
- D. Total number who are men
- Number
- E. Total number who are nonresidents (international)
- Number
- F. Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree
- Number
- G. Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal master’s
- Number
- H. Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s
- Number
- I. Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other (Note: Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.)
- Number
- J. Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional programs in which faculty teach virtually only graduate-level students
- Number
- A. Total number of instructional faculty
- Number
- B. Total number who are members of minority groups
- Number
- C. Total number who are women
- Number
- D. Total number who are men
- Number
- E. Total number who are nonresidents (international)
- Number
- F. Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree
- Number
- G. Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal master’s
- Number
- H. Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s
- Number
- I. Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other (Note: Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.)
- Number
- J. Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional programs in which faculty teach virtually only graduate-level students
- Number
Student to Faculty Ratio
- Fall 2024 Student to Faculty ratio
- 9
Undergraduate Class Size
- 2-9
- Number
- 10-19
- Number
- 20-29
- Number
- 30-39
- Number
- 40-49
- Number
- 50-99
- Number
- 100+
- Number
- 2-9
- Number
- 10-19
- Number
- 20-29
- Number
- 30-39
- Number
- 40-49
- Number
- 50-99
- Number
- 100+
- Number
- Total
- Number
About Carleton College
Carleton College is a very small private university in Northfield, MN, in a city setting.
What Carleton College looks for
With an acceptance rate around 20%, the application readers spend less time per file than they do at the most selective schools, but they still read. A solid GPA, strong letters, and an essay that sounds like you wrote it yourself go a long way here. The biggest unforced error: a generic supplement essay. Even moderately selective schools notice when you have not bothered to learn anything about them.
Frequently asked
What SAT score do I need for Carleton College?
Carleton College's middle 50% SAT range is 1450 to 1560. A score in or above that band keeps you in the conversation; below it, the rest of your application has to do more work.
What ACT score do I need for Carleton College?
Middle 50% ACT range is 32 to 34. The top of that range or above is what most admitted students submit when they choose to send a score.
What is the acceptance rate at Carleton College?
Carleton College admits roughly 20% of applicants. Selective, but stats inside the middle 50% put you in real contention.
What does Carleton College actually cost after financial aid?
Average net cost (after institutional aid) is about $25,407 per year. Net cost varies enormously by family income; run the school's net price calculator for an estimate that reflects your situation.
Is Carleton College a reach, match, or safety for me?
Compare your stats to the middle 50% above. If you are at or below the 25th percentile, treat Carleton College as a reach. If you are in the middle 50%, it is a match. Above the 75th percentile and the school accepts above 25% overall, it is closer to a safety. Selectivity below 20% should be treated as a reach for everyone, period.
