The statistics shown here are from Fall 2023, which is the most recent data set available. At that point, Carleton had 247 regular full-time faculty. These numbers do not include visiting faculty, post-doctoral fellows, or part-time faculty.

Distribution across Academic Divisions

  • Arts: 32 (13%)
  • Humanities: 34% (85)
  • Natural Sciences & Mathematics: 27% (67)
  • Physical Education: 6% (15)
  • Social Sciences 19% (48)

Gender

Gender* Distribution

Of Carleton’s 247 full-time faculty:

  • 128 (52%) identify as female
  • 119 (48%) as male.

Gender* by Division

  • Arts: 18 (56%) Female • 14 (44%) Male
  • Humanities: 46 (54%) Female • 39 (46%) Male
  • Natural Sciences: 31 (46%) Female • 36 (54%) Male
  • Physical Education: 6 (40%) Female • 9 (60%) Male
  • Social Sciences: 27 (56%) Female • 21 (44%) 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 247 full-time faculty:

  • 31 (13%) are Asian
  • 13 (5%) are Black or African American
  • 25 (10%) are Hispanic/Latino
  • 10 (4%) are Other*
  • 168 (68%) are White

Race/Ethnicity by Division

  • Arts: 1 Asian • 1 Black • 3 Hispanic • 1 Other • 26 White
  • Humanities: 11 Asian • 4 Black • 13 Hispanic • 6 Other • 51 White
  • Natural Sciences & Mathematics: 6 Asian • 5 Black • 4 Hispanic • 1 Other • 51 White
  • Physical Education: 1 Asian • 2 Black • 1 Hispanic • 0 Other • 11 White
  • Social Sciences: 12 Asian • 1 Black • 4 Hispanic • 2 Other • 29 White

* Other = Multi-racial or not specified

Tenure Status & Rank

Faculty Tenure Status

Of Carleton’s 247 full-time faculty:

  • Tenured or Tenure-Track: 199 (81%)
  • Non-Tenure-Track: 48 (19%)

Academic Rank

Among our 199 tenured & tenure-track faculty:

  • Professors: 108 (54%)
  • Assistant Professors: 45 (23%)
  • Associate Professors: 46 (23%)

Tenure Status by Division

Arts

  • 17 (53%) Tenured
  • 5 (16%) Tenure-Track
  • 10 (31%) Non-Tenure-Track

Humanities:

  • 57 (67%) Tenured
  • 11 (13%) Tenure-Track
  • 17 (20%) Non-Tenure-Track

Natural Sciences & Mathematics:

  • 41 (61%) Tenured
  • 21 (31%) Tenure-Track
  • 5 (7%) Non-Tenure-Track

Physical Education:

  • 15 (100%) Regular Continuing Faculty on Appointment

Social Sciences:

  • 37 (77%) Tenured
  • 9 (19%) Tenure-Track
  • 2 (4%) Non-Tenure-Track

Residence

Faculty Residence

  • Northfield Area: 163 (66%)
  • Twin Cities: 75 (30%)
  • Greater Minnesota: 4 (2%)
  • Outside Minnesota: 5 (2%)