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Carleton College

Northfield, MN · CDS 20252026 · Town: Distant · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
21.8%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
35.0%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
100.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$94,986
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
8:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$15,376

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates1,974
Total all graduate0
Grand total all students1,974

Admissions

Total applicants6,796
Total admitted1,480
Total enrolled518
Overall admit rate21.8%
Admit rate — women24.4%
Admit rate — men19.2%
Yield rate35.0%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/15
ED notification date12/15
# admitted under ED plan263
Offers Early Action plan?
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT39.4%
% submitting ACT24.7%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile730
SAT EBRW 75th %ile770
SAT Math 25th %ile720
SAT Math 75th %ile780
ACT Comp 25th %ile32
ACT Comp 75th %ile35
% in top 10% of HS class77.0%
% in top 25% of HS class94.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$75,186
Tuition — out-of-state
Required fees$486
Room and board$19,314
Total cost — in-state$94,986
Total cost — out-of-state$94,986

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$65,579
Avg % of need met100.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$3,197
Avg loan debt at graduation$15,376

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist675
# admitted from waitlist33
Waitlist admit rate9.8%
Transfer applicants (total)132
Transfer admit rate21.2%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio8:1
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)20.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$25,407Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)91.3%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)88.3%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate96.2%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$66,841Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant15.7%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan44.5%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full33.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress35.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress8.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white51.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino10.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian10.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races8.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international10.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women52.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men48.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white67.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino10.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian12.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races3.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services18.0%
Physical Sciences16.1%
Social Sciences14.5%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences10.8%
Mathematics And Statistics7.7%
Psychology7.2%
Philosophy And Religious Studies4.5%
Visual And Performing Arts4.5%