Introduction
Driving down rural Highway 19 in southeast Minnesota amidst farms and cornfields, it
Carleton College
Information Summary
| Overall Score (about) | 99.0 |
| Total Cost On-Campus Attendance | $71,325 |
| Admission Success rate | N/A |
| ACT / SAT 75%ile scores | 34 / 1530 |
| Student Ratio Students-to-Faculty | 8 : 1 |
| Retention (full-time / part-time) | 97% / N/A |
| Enrollment Total (all students) | 2,097 |
Academics
Academics are at the heart of students
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Admissions
For a small private college in the Midwest, Carleton has boasted acceptance rates in the past few years that are as selective as those of its East Coast counterparts. Getting into the college is not an easy feat and there are certain qualities in any application that admissions officers do look for, and aspects about an accepted student that will set him or her apart from less qualified applicants. In order to select a group of students for an incoming class who will take full advantage of all that the school offers, admissions officers will review applicants
Financial Aid
There is a need-based financial aid policy in place, meaning there is an expectation that the family will contribute as much as they can toward the cost of education. Of course, this contribution varies with each family.
The school awards grants and scholarships, which do not have to be repaid. Outside aid comes from federal and state grants and national, regional, and local scholarships. In each class, Carleton sponsors seventy-five or more National Merit and National Achievement Scholarships. The college also participates in the Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (SEOG), Federal Pell Grant, Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG Grant), and National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) Grant programs, as well as the Perkins Loan Program, the Stafford Student Loan program, SELF Loans, and a number of other loan programs.
Most of the financial aid packages consist of grants from the school and outside sources, a loan, and a work contract. Almost 82% of all students work on campus, most as a part of the work-study program through their financial aid. First-year students don
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Students
Residence Halls
All first-year students and the majority of all students live in the nine residence halls (or dorms) on campus. Every dorm is coed and mixed by class year. Freshmen will live in one of seven dorms (they don
Student Enrollment Demographics
Student Graduation Demographics
Athletics
A good majority of students will play varsity, club, or intramural sports during their time at here. There are twenty-one NCAA Division III varsity teams at this school who compete in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, one of the strongest Division III sports conferences in the country. Men
Alumni
More than half of all alumni earn advanced degrees, with approximately seventy percent going on to graduate schools within five years of getting their diplomas. Many grads do not go straight to grad school and instead decide to enlist in programs like the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, and Teach for America. They also might work for a few years to gain some practical experience before considering more school.
Prominent Grads
- Thorstein Vehlen, 1884, Economist
- Pierce Butler, 1887, U.S. Supreme Court Justice
- Michael Armacost,
- Barrie Osborne,
- Dr. Mary-Claire King,
- Jane Hamilton,
- Jonathan Capehart,
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