Carleton College Admissions

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 Carleton College has an acceptance rate of 17% . Of those admitted, 37% go on to enroll. The application fee is $- .

Undergraduate Admissions

  • Application Fee: $-
  • Number of Applicants: 8,583
  • Percent Admitted: 17%
  • Percent Admitted who Enrolled: 37%
 TotalMaleFemale
Number of applicants 8,583 4,092 4,491
Percent admitted17%17%17%
Percent admitted who enrolled37%39%35%

Admissions Selectivity: Most Selective

This institution admits less than 25% of its applicants.

Carleton College Admissions Considerations

 RequiredRecommendedConsidered but not Required
Secondary School GPA  ✔ 
Secondary School Record✔   
Recommendations✔   
Admissions Test Scores (SAT/ACT)✔   
TOEFL (if applicable)✔   

Carleton College Test Scores

Carleton College SAT Scores

SAT Range1430 – 1550
SAT Average1490
SAT 25th Percentile1430
SAT 75th Percentile1550

Carleton College ACT Scores

ACT Range32 – 35
ACT Average34
ACT 25th Percentile32
ACT 75th Percentile35

*The test score range represents the median 50% of reported scores (between the 25th and 75th percentile) of admitted students.

Test Score Competitiveness: Most Competitive

This institution’s average test score of admitted students is between the 75th and 100th percentile nationally.

The data on this website is sourced as public domain data from the most recent survey year of the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool. That tool can be found at this link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. MyCollegeSelection encourages students to explore multiple resources as part of the research process in selecting the college of their dreams.