Welcome to Carleton!
Carls are creative collaborators. They prefer good questions over answers. They value laughter as part of the learning process.
Are you ready to join your Carleton classmates?
Visit Campus for Carl Days
We’re hosting open houses for undecided admitted students April 13 and April 20. Attend classes, connect with current students, and take one last walk through campus before making your decision to attend Carleton!
Registration Opens mid-March!
Visit Campus
Schedule a campus visit between March 23–April 30. We’ll continue to offer class visits, lunch options, and admitted student info sessions until it’s time to make your decision!
Check back in February to schedule a visit!
Virtual Events for Admitted Students
Can’t make it to campus? Have specific areas of interest? We have a broad range of virtual programming to help answer your questions and connect you to our community via Zoom.
Virtual events begin in February!
Welcome to your Academic Home
Our faculty are so excited to work with you. Read notes from academic department chairs to get a sense of the shared intellectual discoveries that await you, within our classrooms and beyond.
Visit the Parent & Family Forum
Get information and advice from current parents about how their students are finding their place on campus and how they really feel about life at Carleton.
Connect with your Admissions Officer
Just looking for someone to talk to? Our admissions officers are happy to help. Search by geography at the bottom of our staff page and reach out via email or phone.
Join the official class Instagram!
Connect with your future Carleton classmates and share photos and stories before seeing each other on campus in the fall.
Ready? Set. Learn!
The best professors in the country are ready to guide you through four years of excitement and discovery. They will be your mentors, research partners, and biggest academic champions.
The Best Classmates
Carleton students are curious, intelligent, engaged, funny, hardworking, and inclusive. Whatever your passion, they’ll inspire you to achieve your dreams.
Home Away from Home
Northfield is consistently ranked among the best college towns because of its charming downtown, friendly residents, and abundance of bike and hiking trails.
Represent Carleton!
Our online Campus Spirit Store has a variety of merch options to share your Carleton pride.
Connect with a Current Student
Want to get to know students who are already on campus? We offer one-on-one virtual student hosting so that you can get your questions answered.
Complete the Class of 2030 Crossword!
Put your word skills and Carleton knowledge to the test with this crossword puzzle designed by Billy Bratton ’25 just for you.
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