The statistics shown here are from Fall 2024, which is the most recent data set available. At that point, Carleton had 235 regular full-time faculty. These numbers do not include visiting faculty, post-doctoral fellows, or part-time faculty.

Distribution across Academic Divisions

  • Arts: 27 (11.5%)
  • Humanities: 31% (73)
  • Natural Sciences & Mathematics: 31.5% (74)
  • Physical Education: 6% (15)
  • Social Sciences 20% (46)

Gender

Gender* Distribution

Of Carleton’s 235 full-time faculty:

  • 123 (52%) identify as female
  • 112 (48%) as male.

Gender* by Division

  • Arts: 13 (48%) Female • 14 (52%) Male
  • Humanities: 42 (58%) Female • 31 (42%) Male
  • Natural Sciences: 35 (47%) Female • 39 (53%) Male
  • Physical Education: 6 (40%) Female • 9 (60%) Male
  • Social Sciences: 27 (59%) Female • 19 (41%) Male

*We recognize that both gender and biological sex are complex, non-binary, and have evolving definitions. These graphs refer to data that appear in employee records and nationally shared data sets.

Race/Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

Of Carleton’s 235 full-time faculty:

  • 37 (16%) are Asian
  • 15 (6%) are Black or African American
  • 24 (10%) are Hispanic/Latino
  • 5 (2%) are Other*
  • 154 (66%) are White

Race/Ethnicity by Division

  • Arts: 3 Asian • 1 Black • 2 Hispanic • 0 Other • 21 White
  • Humanities: 11 Asian • 5 Black • 12 Hispanic • 4 Other • 41 White
  • Natural Sciences & Mathematics: 9 Asian • 5 Black • 5 Hispanic • 1 Other • 54 White
  • Physical Education: 1 Asian • 2 Black • 1 Hispanic • 0 Other • 11 White
  • Social Sciences: 13 Asian • 2 Black • 4 Hispanic • 2 Other • 27 White

* Other = Multi-racial or not specified

Tenure Status & Rank

Faculty Tenure Status

Of Carleton’s 235 full-time faculty:

  • Tenured or Tenure-Track: 201 (85.5%)
  • Non-Tenure-Track: 34 (14.5%)

Academic Rank

Among our 201 tenured & tenure-track faculty:

  • Professors: 104 (52%)
  • Assistant Professors: 48 (24%)
  • Associate Professors: 49 (24%)

Tenure Status by Division

Arts

  • 18 (67%) Tenured
  • 6 (22%) Tenure-Track
  • 3 (11%) Non-Tenure-Track

Humanities:

  • 49 (67%) Tenured
  • 12 (13%) Tenure-Track
  • 12 (20%) Non-Tenure-Track

Natural Sciences & Mathematics:

  • 48 (65%) Tenured
  • 22 (30%) Tenure-Track
  • 4 (5%) Non-Tenure-Track

Physical Education:

  • 14 (100%) Regular Continuing Faculty on Appointment

Social Sciences:

  • 36 (78%) Tenured
  • 9 (20%) Tenure-Track
  • 1 (2%) Non-Tenure-Track

Residence

Faculty Residence

  • Northfield Area: 155 (66%)
  • Twin Cities: 67 (29%)
  • Greater Minnesota: 8 (3%)
  • Outside Minnesota: 5 (2%)