Carleton College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Carleton College is a non-sectarian, coeducational college located in Northfield, United States. It was established in the year 1866. It offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study. U.S. News and World Report rankings (2008) ranked Carleton College the 8th liberal arts college in the United States.

Carleton College offers more than 150 active student clubs. There are special international clubs for foreign students. The college operates a student-run radio station called KRLX radio. The college's athletic teams are nickname the “Carls” or “Knights.” The major sports teams are men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s track and field, women’s swimming and diving, and men’s swimming and diving.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in mathematics, science, fine arts, and liberal arts.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High faculty salary.
• Selective admissions.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Trimester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,983 in 2009-2010 (1,948 full-time equivalent).

About 48% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 52% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 100% of the student body.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Carleton provides on-campus housing for 1,808 of its 1,948 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Midwest Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (20 awarded)

• Computer Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

FINE ARTS (25 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (239 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Area Studies
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Chinese Language and Literature
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• International/Global Studies
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Latin American Studies
• Latin Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Linguistic/Comparative/Related Language Studies & Services
• Linguistics
• Political Science and Government
• Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Russian Language and Literature
• Social Sciences
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (18 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Neuroscience

MUSIC (2 awarded)

• Music
• Musicology and Ethnomusicology

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (5 awarded)

• Film/Cinema Studies
• Film/Video and Photographic Arts

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (29 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (135 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biomathematics and Bioinformatics
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (34 awarded)

• Cognitive Science
• Psychology