Private nonprofit · Northfield, Minnesota
Carleton College: cost, debt and earnings by major
6 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $25,295
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 89%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 20%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 2,086
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $18,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- ≤ 5%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $12,275 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $11,313 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $18,924 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $18,309 |
| $110,000+ | $37,770 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (6)
- Computer Science$88,594 (1 yr)
- Economics$87,193
- Mathematics$82,760 (1 yr)
- Political Science and Government$53,975
- Research and Experimental Psychology$39,527 (1 yr)
- Biology, General$38,867 (1 yr)