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Carleton College

Total
Students
Full-Time
Undergrads
Percent Accepted Percent Women Resident Tuition & Fees Non-Res. Tuition & Fees Room & Board
1,9801,96631%52%$34,272$34,272$8,592
Year last surveyed2007
AddressOne North College Street
Northfield MN 55057-4001
Phone(507) 646-4000
Admissionsin-state: (800) 995-2275
out-of-state: (800) 995-2275
fax: (507) 646-4526
Carnegie ClassificationBaccalaureate Colleges – Liberal Arts
Typefour-year college [awards bachelor's and possibly associate degrees, but no graduate degrees]
Student BodyCoeducational
Established1866
Institutional ControlPrivate – Nonprofit
Academic CalendarOther

Admissions Details: Carleton College

Currency type for cost data.US dollars
Number of applicants as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students.4,450
Number of applicants admitted as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students.1,405
Number of men applicants as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students.1,922
Number of women applicants as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students.2,528
Number of men applicants admitted as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students.681
Number of women applicants admitted as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students.724
Does institution have policy of placing students on a waiting list?yes
Does institution have an open admissions policy?no
Does institution have a preferential admission policy?no
Does the institution have Early Admission?yes
Does the institution accept an International Baccalaureate.yes
Does the institution have an Early Action plan.no
Does the institution have an Early Decision plan.yes
Does the institution has a Deferred Admission option?yes
High school completion requirement degree seeking entering students.required, GED accepted.
Fall freshmen application deadline.January 15
Fall freshmen application deadline type indicator.specific deadline date.
Fall freshmen notification deadline.April 15
Fall freshmen notification deadline type indicator (may be continuous up to a specific date).specific deadline date.
Other Early Decision plan application deadline.January 15
Other Early Decision plan application deadline type indicator.specific deadline date.
Other Early Decision plan notification deadline.February 15
Other Early Decision plan notification deadline type indicator.specific deadline date.
Early Decision application deadline.November 15
Early Decision application deadline type indicator.specific deadline date.
Fall transfers application deadline.March 31
Fall transfers application deadline type indicator.specific deadline date.
Early Decision notification deadline.December 15
Early Decision notification deadline type indicator.specific deadline date.
Fall transfers notification deadline.May 15
Fall transfers notification deadline type indicator (may be continuous up to a specific date).specific deadline date.
Application fee.$30
Number of Early Decision applicants.459
Number of Early Decision applicants who were admitted.200
Does the institution accept electronic applications.yes
Does the institution have an admission video available to prospective students.yes
Does the institution have an electronic viewbook available to prospective students.no
Entrance difficulty level for all or most students.very difficult
Entrance difficulty level for transfer students.most difficult
Latest date by which SATI or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission.February 1
Latest date by which SATII scores must be received for fall-term admission.February 1
Credit for military service.no
Accepts ACE recommendations for credit.no

Data Source: Peterson's Undergraduate Dataset, © 2007. All rights reserved.

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