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The acceptance rate of Carleton College is 16.6%. Total 8,583 students have applied to and 1,427 have accepted to admit. Eventually, 532 students enrolled in Carleton College (Admission Yield: 37.3%). The average SAT score is 1,490 and the average ACT score is 33.
  • Acceptance Rate: 16.6%
  • Yield: 37.3%
  • SAT Score: 1,490

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Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For academic year 2022-2023, total 8,583 students have applied to Carleton College. By gender, 4,092 male and 4,491 female students have applied to the school. Among them, 1,427 (679 male and 748 female) students have accepted and 532(268 male and 264 female) have enrolled into Carleton College for academic year 2022-2023. The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield, also known as enrolment rate at Carleton College.
2022-2023 Admission Stats at Carleton College
TotalMenWomen
Applicants8,5834,0924,491
Admitted1,427679748
Enrolled532268264
Acceptance Rate 16.63% 16.59% 16.66%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 37.28% 39.47% 35.29%

SAT/ACT Scores

At Carleton College, 197 applicants (37% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 149 applicants (28%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,550 and 25th percentile score is 1,430. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 104 and 25th percentile score is 94. The SAT and ACT scores are considered but not required to submit when applying to Carleton College. The next table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Carleton College.
2022-2023 Submitted SAT and ACT Scores at Carleton College
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing710770
SAT Math720780
ACT Composite3235
ACT Math2934
ACT English3335

Offered Degrees at Carleton

Carleton College only offers Bachelor's with 2,059 students. Below table summarizes the offered degrees at Carleton College.
Offered Degrees at Carleton College
DegreeOffered
1 Year Certificate
2 Year Certificate
Associate
2-4 Year Certificate
Bachelor's
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Master's
Post-Master Certificate
Doctorate (Research)
Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Doctorate (Other)

Accepted Credits at Carleton

Carleton College accepts Dual Credit, Advanced placement (AP) credits, . Below table summarizes the accepted credits at Carleton College.
Accepted Credits at Carleton College
Credit TypeAccepted
Dual Credit
Credit for life experiences
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Credit for military training

Application Checklist

For applying to Carleton College, 4 items are required to submit. High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations and TOEFL are rquired to submit to apply for Carleton. The next figure shows the application requirement to apply for Carleton.

High School GPA

Considered But Not Required

High School Rank

Considered But Not Required

High School Record (or Transcript)

Required

Completion of College Preparatory Program

Required

Recommendations

Required

Formal Demonstration of Competencies

Considered But Not Required

Admission Test Scores

Considered But Not Required

TOEFL

Required

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All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2022-2023