unitid 173258 · Northfield, MN · private nonprofit 4-year · town (distant)
Carleton College
- enrollment 2023
- 2,106
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
20%
6th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
2,086
76th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
17%
undergrads on Pell grants
14th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
90%
finish within 150% time
94th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$84,893
95th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$25,407
after aid, aided students
65th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$75,525
after entry, Title IV students
88th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$16,750
12th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $7,881 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $78,779
- First-generation students
- 16%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $68,892
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.5× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 80 | $121,569 | $18,233 |
| Biology, General. | 65 | $61,887 | $17,929 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | 40 | — | — |
| Mathematics. | 39 | — | $11,000 |
| Chemistry. | 38 | — | $17,000 |
| Economics. | 37 | $107,997 | $19,500 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | 29 | — | $16,700 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 25 | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 23 | — | $21,167 |
| Sociology and Anthropology. | 23 | — | — |
| Statistics. | 21 | — | — |
| Area Studies. | 18 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.