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Carleton College

Northfield, MN · Private · Town (distant)

Private institution in Northfield, MN · 2,019 undergraduates · 22% acceptance rate · $75,525 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$27,3201,600th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$65,4571,995th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$65,4571,995th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$81,3501,913th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$16,750394th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$75,525195th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$53,989381st highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
91.2%74th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
95.9%113th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
22.3%84th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
149145th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3334th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,019939th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
8.0:1212th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
14.0%1,955th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 29 mi (MSP)

On 3 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 39 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$74,576$76,460
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$58,943—
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$42,188$37,568
International Relations and National Security StudiesSocial Sciencesbachelors$39,927—
Historybachelors$31,839—
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$30,771$33,993
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$29,685$33,719
Social Sciences, OtherSocial Sciencesbachelors$29,685$26,353
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$25,194$23,034
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors$24,035—
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$23,456$21,964
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$22,667$22,329

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Carleton College’s 2,019 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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