Carleton College
Common Data Set 2018-19
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Acceptance Rate
19.8%
Applications
7,092
Admitted
1,407
Enrolled
529
Federal outcomes
Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.
$75,525
10 yrs after enrollment
90%
6-year completion
$25,407
sticker minus grants
$16,750
federal loans only
All Extracted Fields
207fields parsed from this CDS.
General Information
4 TABLESTitle:Assoc. Dir. of Institutional Research and Assessment
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/ira/basic_carleton_data/CDS1
Source of institutional control (Check only one):Private (nonprofit)
Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college
Academic year calendar:Trimester
Enrollment And Persistence
4 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
5 TABLESTotal academic units4
Mathematics3
Science3
Of these, units that must be lab1
Foreign language3
Social studies3
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class96
Percent in top half of high school graduating class100
Total0
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?Yes
Transfer Admission
4 TABLESDoes your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes
High school transcriptRequired of Some
College transcript(s)Required of All
Essay or personal statementNot Required
Standardized test scoresNot Required
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required
If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):2.00
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:D9 List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column.
Fall Closing Date: Month31
Fall Closing Date:Day15
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:108
American Council on Education (ACE)No
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)No
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)No
Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:CDS-D Page 15 Carleton College - Common Data Set 2018-2019
Student Life
2 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)85%
Percent of males who join fraternities0%
Percent of females who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing100%
Percent who live off campus or commute0%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)84%
Percent of males who join fraternities0%
Percent of females who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing96%
Percent who live off campus or commute4%
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18
Average age of full-time students20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)20
Annual Expenses
4 TABLESMinimum2
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No
Financial Aid
6 TABLESAcademic Year2017-2018 estimated
Federal$1,347,147
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$41,237,725
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$1,736,730
Total Scholarships/Grants$44,758,106
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$5,279,891
Federal Work-Study$1,026,513
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$2,016,999
Total Self-Help$8,323,403
Parent Loans$895,023
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0
Athletic Awards$0
Federal$0
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$496,365
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$1,117,352
Total Scholarships/Grants$1,613,717
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$240,963
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$1,646,068
Total Self-Help$1,887,031
Parent Loans$163,195
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0
Athletic Awards$0
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.488
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:66
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:CDS-H Page 26 Carleton College - Common Data Set 2018-2019
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
1 TABLEbased on ____ students2,046
and ____ faculty227