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Carleton Class of 2025 comes from 47 states and 29 countries.
➜C arleton met the full financial need of all admitted students in the Class of 2025. ➜3 15 members of the class (56% of the class) are receiving more than $15.3 million in need-based Carleton grants.
WA 23 MT 3 OR 15
ID 3 WY 0 NV 1
CA 61
ME 6
ND 0
MN 87 WI 15
SD 1
CO 11
AZ 4
IL 37
KS 3
TX 27
AK 4
IN 1
LA 3
SC 1
AL 2
GA 3
HI 2
12%
VA 9 NC 7
TN 1 MS 2
PA 12 WV 0
KY 2
AR 1
FL 2
50
INTERNATIONAL
Global Reach BARBADOS 1
K E N YA 1
BRAZ I L 1
M YA N M A R 1
B URUN DI 1
N ORWAY 1
CAMERO ON 1
PA K I STA N 2
CHINA 29
PA L E ST I N E 2
COLOMBI A 1
RWA N DA 1
ECUADOR 1
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
Racial Diversity
Extracurricular Activities
32% people of color (students who are U.S. citizens)
Community service 87% Internship/research 29%
23% report two or more races
Music 44%
SOUT H A F RI C A 1
Asian 16%
ETHIOP I A 1
SOUT H KORE A 1
Paid job 45%
GHANA 1
TAIWAN 1
Black or African American 7%
Social activism 30%
GUATEM A L A 1
T HA I L A N D 3
HONG KON G 1
UG A N DA 1
Hispanic or Latino 9%
STEM 40%
INDIA 3
UK RA I N E 1
Theater 18%
IS RAEL 1
V E N E Z UE L A 1
American Indian or Alaska Native 1%
JAMAI C A 1
VIETNAM 1
JAPA N 1
Data as of June 18, 2021
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%
➜T he Class of 2021’s average student’s debt at graduation was $17,065, well below the national average of $33,700. MA 17
OH 11
MO 7 OK 4
NM 1
MI 9
IA 8
NE 2
UT 3
VT 3 NH 5 NY 29
➜ The average need-based grant is $48,692.
➜T he student loan default rate among Carleton alumni is 0.8%.
RI 1 CT 3 NJ 12 DE 3 MD 16 DC 1
Generous Support Makes It Possible Once students subtract their grants, scholarships, loans, and student employment earnings, they’re left with yearly net cost*—the amount their family is expected to contribute. Every case is different, but here are examples of average net cost for members of the Class of 2025 who qualified for financial aid: Average Financial Aid Award
Average Net Cost
Less than $40,000
$77,602
$1,253
$40,000–$80,000
$71,485
$7,009
$80,000–$120,000
$60,845
$17,447
$120,000–$160,000
$55,387
$22,858
Family Income
Carleton is committed to meeting 100 percent of each family’s demonstrated need for all four years. To get an approximation of how much financial aid your family might qualify for, use our financial aid estimators.
C R E AT E A P L A N :
go.carleton.edu/estimator
Varsity athletics 67%
*Based on average cost of attendance, which differs for each student
Financial Snapshot
$75,600
The 2021–2022 comprehensive fee, including tuition, room and board, and an activity fee
100%
We meet the full demonstrated need of every student. We don’t assume students will need to take out private loans or find outside scholarships.
$57,000 The average 2021 need-based financial aid award, including grants, scholarships, student employment, and loans.
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We limit first-year students’ jobs to 8 hours per week, so they have plenty of time for academics and extracurricular activities.
Class Profile 7,915 applicants 567 enrolled 32% identify as Black, Indigenous, or people of color (U.S. citizens only) 12% international 13% are among the first generation in their families to attend college 12% are eligible for Federal Pell Grants 71% graduated in the top 10% of their class 34 are National Merit Scholars and 2 are National Hispanic Recognition Scholars 50 languages spoken