- The Inkwell
- Minnesota
- Carleton College
Northfield, MNTown: distantZIP 55057Founded 1866
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1866
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.carleton.edu
MinnesotaPrivate nonprofit
Carleton College
Carleton College is a private nonprofit college in Northfield, Minnesota, with 2,086 undergraduates. It admits 20% of applicants, graduates 89% within six years and costs $25,295 a year after aid.
89%graduate
Admission rate20%
Retention96%
4-year graduation81%
Pell Grant share20%
Federal loans28%
$25,295net price / year
20%admission rate
1517average SAT
89%graduate in 6 years
$82,742median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,000median debt
#173 of 1,704 for earnings#1,245 of 1,739 for lowest net price#79 of 1,738 for graduation rate#75 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $89,204tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $72,069
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $72,069
- Average net price
- $25,295national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,275
$30,001–48,000$11,313
$48,001–75,000$18,924
$75,001–110,000$18,309
$110,001+$37,770
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 20%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1517
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 720–770
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 730–790
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 32–34
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college20%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college96%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college89%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college20%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 89%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 81%
- First-year retention
- 96%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 92%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $60,458
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $82,742middle 50%: $56,234–$127,591
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$127,591
Median, Carleton College$82,742
Lower quarter$56,234
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,086
- Part-time
- 0%
- Women / men
- 50% / 50%
- Average age at entry
- 19.4
- First-generation students
- 16%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 20%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 87%
- Average faculty salary
- $13,960 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $40,626
- Endowment, end of year
- $1,255,379,173
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White51%
Hispanic10%
Black5.9%
Asian10%
Two or more races8.8%
U.S. nonresident10%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.5%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Computer & information sciences18%
Physical sciences16%
Social sciences14%
Biological & biomedical sciences11%
Mathematics & statistics7.7%
Psychology7.2%
Philosophy & religious studies4.5%
Visual & performing arts4.5%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 173258. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1041671.