Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Carleton College is slightly skewed towards women students, with 51.3% of undergraduate students being women and 48.7% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 2,044, with 1,048 women and 996 men.
- men 48.7% 996 students
- women 51.3% 1,048 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 54.0% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,103 students.
Following behind are Asian students, constituting 9.9% of the student body, with 202 students. Hispanic students represent 8.9% of the population, with 182 students, while Mixed race students account for 8.0%, with 164 students. African American students account for 6.3% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 128 students.
International students make up 10.2% of the undergraduate population, totaling 209 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.6% of the population, totaling 54 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Carleton College.
Undergraduate Students
- White 54.0% 1,103 students
- International students 10.2% 209 students
- Asian 9.9% 202 students
- Hispanic 8.9% 182 students
- Mixed race 8.0% 164 students
- African American 6.3% 128 students
- Unknown race 2.6% 54 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 50.0% 6 students
- Asian 33.3% 4 students
- African American 8.3% 1 students
- Hispanic 8.3% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Mixed race 0.0% 0 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
- International students 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 47% 948 students
- 18-19 44% 883 students
- 22-24 7% 148 students
- 25-29 0% 5 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Carleton College in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 89 | 19.10% | |
| California | 59 | 12.66% | |
| Illinois | 37 | 7.94% | |
| New York | 27 | 5.79% | |
| Texas | 24 | 5.15% | |
| Washington | 22 | 4.72% | |
| Maryland | 16 | 3.43% | |
| Oregon | 15 | 3.22% | |
| Wisconsin | 15 | 3.22% | |
| New Jersey | 12 | 2.58% | |
| Pennsylvania | 12 | 2.58% | |
| Colorado | 11 | 2.36% | |
| Ohio | 11 | 2.36% | |
| Michigan | 9 | 1.93% | |
| Iowa | 8 | 1.72% | |
| Virginia | 8 | 1.72% | |
| Missouri | 7 | 1.50% | |
| Arizona | 6 | 1.29% | |
| Maine | 6 | 1.29% | |
| North Carolina | 6 | 1.29% | |
| New Hampshire | 6 | 1.29% | |
| Alaska | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 2 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 1 | less than 1% |
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