Carleton College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 300,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,710 (68%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (62%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,105
Men / Women 50% / 50%
From State 20%
From Region 6%
Athletes 398 (19.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 51%
Asian 10%
Hispanic 10%
International 10%
Mixed 9%
Black 6%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Carleton College 517 50% 55% 8% 6% 8% 11% $81,852 77 +0.05 63 97%
Computer Science 93 +8 80% 34% 11% 11% 6% 20% $127,263 64 +0.07 98 100% — — — —
Chemistry 40 +3 45% 57% 5% 8% 10% 8% $71,266 53 -0.03 36 — — — — —
Geosciences 21 — 38% 76% 0% 0% 5% 10% $57,368 20 -0.69 7 100% — — — —
Mathematics 22 +19 41% 32% 18% 0% 9% 27% $115,054 87 +1.12 94 — — — — —
Physics 22 +1 82% 55% 5% 5% 5% 14% $89,648 73 +0.44 76 — — — — —
Statistics 18 +9 50% 78% 0% 0% 0% 17% $116,532 70 +0.25 95 — — — — —
Biology 56 +6 27% 55% 18% 4% 11% 5% $68,026 59 +0.18 27 91% — — — —
Environmental Studies 15 +2 27% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,474 33 -0.40 6 — — — — —
Public Health 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,411 79 +0.77 42 — — — — —
Economics 27 +3 56% 33% 30% 0% 11% 11% $94,330 58 -0.14 81 94% — — — —
American Studies 8 +1 25% 62% 0% 0% 25% 0% $58,598 54 -0.05 9 — — — — —
Area Studies — — — — — — — — $59,351 55 +0.01 10 — — — — —
Asian Studies — +1 — — — — — — $59,138 55 -0.01 9 — — — — —
Chinese — +1 — — — — — — $59,954 59 +0.17 11 — — — — —
Classical Languages 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $60,292 61 +0.20 11 — — — — —
English 15 +1 33% 67% 0% 7% 20% 0% $29,726 0 -2.77 1 95% — — — —
Ethnic Studies — — — — — — — — $59,294 55 +0.00 10 — — — — —
German 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,862 59 +0.16 10 — — — — —
History 23 +2 61% 87% 0% 0% 4% 0% $64,399 86 +0.73 19 — — — — —
Japanese — — — — — — — — $60,480 61 +0.22 11 — — — — —
Korean Studies — — — — — — — — $59,406 55 +0.01 10 — — — — —
Latin American Studies 1 +2 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $59,238 55 +0.00 10 — — — — —
Linguistics 5 +1 60% 40% 0% 20% 0% 0% $59,734 59 +0.15 10 — — — — —
Philosophy 15 +2 67% 53% 13% 7% 7% 13% $63,426 62 +0.15 17 — — — — —
Religious Studies 8 +1 25% 88% 0% 0% 0% 12% $55,550 82 +0.58 6 — — — — —
Russian 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,945 59 +0.17 11 — — — — —
Spanish — +1 — — — — — — $60,022 59 +0.18 11 — — — — —
Women's Studies — +1 — — — — — — $54,307 46 -0.24 5 — — — — —
Cognitive Science 15 +2 40% 47% 7% 7% 13% 13% $78,010 69 -0.19 54 — — — — —
International Affairs 37 +3 57% 57% 5% 5% 11% 11% $80,923 74 +0.43 61 — — — — —
Psychology 37 +2 24% 57% 3% 19% 8% 14% $56,263 26 -0.56 6 96% — — — —
Sociology and Anthropology 11 +2 45% 64% 9% 9% 0% 0% $65,174 90 +0.75 20 — — — — —
Art History 2 +1 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $51,821 61 -0.00 4 — — — — —
Drama and Theatre Arts 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,287 86 +0.83 3 — — — — —
Film Studies 8 +3 50% 62% 0% 0% 0% 25% $54,996 84 +0.87 5 100% — — — —
Music 4 +3 100% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,362 68 +0.50 3 — — — — —
Studio Art 8 +6 12% 75% 0% 0% 12% 0% $51,592 76 +0.51 3 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $77,500
ROI Percentile 63th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 96%
4-Year Graduation Rate 82%
6-Year Graduation Rate 90%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Physical Sciences & Math 23.8% 123 50% 59% 6% 3% 7% 14% $86,637 69 +0.19 71 100% —
Social Sciences 19.3% 100 41% 56% 5% 11% 9% 11% $69,629 86 +0.00 32 96% —
Computer Science 18.0% 93 80% 34% 11% 11% 6% 20% $127,263 71 +0.07 98 100% —
Humanities 15.3% 79 46% 70% 3% 5% 10% 4% $55,569 54 -0.21 6 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 10.8% 56 27% 55% 18% 4% 11% 5% $68,026 51 +0.18 27 91% —
Business & Economics 5.2% 27 56% 33% 30% 0% 11% 11% $94,330 80 -0.14 81 94% —
Arts 4.4% 23 39% 65% 0% 0% 4% 13% $52,656 56 +0.60 4 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.9% 15 27% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,474 30 -0.40 6 — —
Health Sciences 0.2% 1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,411 33 +0.77 42 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $2.8M #264 83% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.5M #286 38% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.4M #295 35% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.3M #452 55% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #263 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #439 0% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.0M #443 100% $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $5.0M #386 63% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 87 $308K $295K $13K
Football 76 $494K $492K $1K
Baseball 35 $127K $127K -$1
Soccer 31 $140K $141K -$949
Swimming & Diving 27 $171K $172K -$1K
Basketball 14 $134K $130K $3K
Tennis 9 $144K $144K $331
Golf 8 $77K $77K $685
Total 237 $1.6M $1.6M $17K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 56 $338K $339K -$857
Soccer 34 $150K $151K -$718
Swimming & Diving 34 $193K $191K $2K
Softball 19 $149K $149K -$355
Volleyball 15 $99K $107K -$7K
Basketball 13 $145K $128K $17K
Tennis 11 $103K $115K -$12K
Golf 7 $75K $76K -$1K
Total 161 $1.3M $1.3M -$3K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 143 $647K $634K $12K
Football 76 $494K $492K $1K
Soccer 65 $291K $292K -$1K
Swimming & Diving 61 $365K $363K $1K
Baseball 35 $127K $127K -$1
Basketball 27 $280K $259K $20K
Tennis 20 $247K $259K -$11K
Softball 19 $149K $149K -$355
Golf 15 $152K $153K -$1K
Volleyball 15 $99K $107K -$7K
Total 398 $3.7M $3.7M $31K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 22%
Yield (non-ED) 21%
Early Decision 1 Nov 15
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 32% 36% 4%
Early Decision 55% 62% 6%
Unhooked Early Decision 48% 54% —

Hooked: recruited athletes, faculty-related, and Questbridge

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 64%
SAT Range 1460 – 1530
SAT Math Range 720 – 780
SAT RW Range 730 – 770