NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTSAVERAGE FINANCIAL AID AWARD BY INCOMECLASS OF 2017

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Carleton was ranked second

in undergraduate teaching

among liberal arts colleges by

U.S. News & World Report in 2012.

Carleton is one of 12 liberal arts colleges nationwide to

receive a five-star rating in

LGBT-friendliness from the

Campus Pride Climate Index.

Carleton is the first U.S. college

to own and operate a utility-grade

wind turbine. Carleton’s second

wind turbine came online in 2011;

combined, the two turbines

generate the equivalent of more

than 50% of Carleton’s annual

energy usage.

College Confidential ranks Carleton #1 in Frisbees per capita. Carleton’s ultimate

squads are perennial contenders

in national competion, winning a

total of seven national titles since

2000.

Carleton is the only top-ranked liberal arts school to appear in the top 10 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2012 list of colleges with

the most students studying

abroad. Nearly 75% of our

students embark on one of

Carleton’s off campus programs

or one of dozens of consortia

programs that qualify for full

academic credit.

Semaphore Repertory Dance Company, Carleton’s modern

dance troupe, is regularily

selected to perform at the

National College Dance Festival.

The company has also been

honored with a performance at

the Kennedy Center.

A private, residential liberal arts

college in Northfield, Minnesota

Bachelor of arts degree in

33 majors in the humanities,

social sciences, arts, and natural

sciences and mathematics

2,035 students from

50 states and 34 countries

(8% international)

53% female, 47% male

22% of students identify

themselves as people of color

211 full-time faculty members;

93% hold the highest degree

in their field

Average class size: 18

9:1 student/faculty ratio

HIGH HONORS Carleton graduates earn many

honors and awards. In 2012–13

they earned:

7 National Science Foundation

Graduate Fellowships

6 Fulbright Fellowships

2 Goldwater Scholarships

2 Watson Fellowships

1 Beinecke Scholarship

1 Carnegie Junior Fellowship

1 Davis Projects for Peace

Initiative Award

1 Udall Scholarship

CLASS RANKFirst decile 80.2%

Second decile 15.9%

(Based on students with class rank)

2017CLASS PROFILE

ACADEMICALLY SOUND

Carleton students are

enthusiastic about learning.

The Class of 2017 includes:

A third-place finisher in the 2012

World Robofest Championship

A student who designed a water

filtration system based on a salad

spinner

A student who has competed in

Connecticut, Bangkok, and

Beijing as a team captain in the

World Scholar’s Cup

A student who has participated

in both the Team America

Rocketry Challenge and NASA’s

Student Launch Initiative

A member of a student research

team that built an X-ray

spectrometer

IN SERVICECarleton students

volunteer regularly. The

Class of 2017 includes:

A student who raised $5,200 for

the St. Baldrick’s Foundation for

childhood cancer research by

shaving her head

A piano instructor for blind

students

A member of No Ivy League, a

task-force dedicated to ridding

Portland’s Forest Park of

English Ivy

The founder of the Bean Sprout

Plan organization, which works to

acquire parenting information for

those with autistic children

11 Eagle Scouts, 5 Girl Scout Gold

Medal recipients, and 6 4-H Club

leaders

OFF THE BEATEN PATHCarleton students are smart,

independent thinkers who aren’t

afraid to do their own thing. The

Class of 2017 includes:

A student who helped design a

shoe that displays digital images

via a bluetooth transceiver

The first-ever female captain of

the men’s Varsity basketball

team at her high school

A certified labor and birth doula

with her own doula business

A student who performs the

traditional Chinese art of Sichuan

Opera face-changing

An apprentice chimney sweep

A student who designed a

hovercraft that can be ridden by

an adult

AN ACTIVE BUNCHCarleton students participate

in varied activities and

athletic endeavors. The

Class of 2017 includes:

A two-time World Irish Dance

Championship qualifier

A second-degree black belt who

has medaled in 22 martial arts

tournaments

A student who boxed 13,000

pounds of carrots in one day with

his youth group, earning them a

Northwest Harvest State Record

A student who participated in

Ultimate Peace, a program that

promotes peace between Israelis

and Palestinians through Frisbee

A paid caretaker of more than 60

elite sled dogs

WELL SPOKENThe Class of 2017 includes students who speak American Sign Language, Arabic, Assyrian, Burmese,

Chinese, Dutch, Éwé, French, German, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hawaiian, Hindi, Hmong, Igbo, Italian,

Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malayalam, Norwegian, Oromo, Panjabi (Eastern), Persian, Portuguese, Russian,

Shona, Spanish, Swahili, Urdu, and Vietnamese.

2013–2014 COSTSTuition: $45,900

Activity fee: $267

Room: $6,279

Board: $5,703

*Total: $58,149

*Does not include books, supplies,

transportation, or personal expenses

THE CLASS IN NUMBERS529 students selected from

7,045 applicants

268 female, 261 male

From 45 states and 23 countries

(9% international)

27% identify themselves

as people of color

10% are among the first

generation of their families

to attend college

80% graduated in the

top 10% of their class

71 are National Merit Scholars, 1

is a National Achievement

Semifinalist, and 7 are National

Hispanic Recognition Scholars

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THIS IS CARLETON

FINANCIAL AID FACTS

Carleton met the full financial

need of all admitted students

311 students (57% of the

class) are receiving more than

$9.9 million in need-based

Carleton grants

The average need-based

Carleton grant is $31,848

The average need-based

financial aid award is

$40,569, including grants,

scholarships, work study,

and loans

GRANT AVG. LOAN AVG. WORK AVG.

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100% AID APPLICANTS AWARDED

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Academic calendar: three

10-week terms

Nearly 75% of students study off

campus in places from Chicago

to New Zealand to China

95% of students live in

campus housing

98% of first-year students who

entered in fall 2011 returned for

their sophomore year in fall 2012

91% of students graduate

within four years

65% to 75% of students attend

graduate or professional school

within five years of graduation

100% of demonstrated

financial need is met for all

admitted students

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for application deadlines,

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Office of Admissions100 South College Street

Northfield, Minnesota 55057

800-995-2275

Beyond the NumbersGet to know a few Carleton

students by reading their blogs

at go.carleton.edu/blogs.

Note: Carleton College accepts either ACT or

SAT scores. All reported test scores are shown.

TIME WELL SPENTHow members of the Class of 2017

stayed busy in high school:

Community service 78%

Academic clubs 68%

Varsity athletics 57%

Music 51%

Paid job 44%

Theater/art/dance 43%

Student government 25%

Research or internship 21%

Note: These figures do not include

scholarships for international

students. The chart reflects averages

by parent-adjusted income as

reported on federal tax forms.

CHINA

20

TEXAS

10

ALASKA

2

HAWAII

4

DOUBLE DUTYStudents claim dual

citizenship with the

United States and:

Australia

Belgium

Brazil

Canada

Czech Republic

Denmark

France

Germany

India

Ireland

Jamaica

Japan

Netherlands

Russia

South Korea

Spain

United Kingdom

10 or more students

4 to 9 students

3 or fewer students

NEW MEXICO

3

ARIZONA

3

NEVADA

1

OREGON

12

WASHINGTON

23

IDAHO

2

MONTANA

0

WYOMING

0

NORTH DAKOTA

3MINNESOTA

92MICHIGAN

11SOUTH DAKOTA

1

IOWA

6ILLINOIS

54

KENTUCKY

2TENNESSEE

6

MISSISSIPPI

1

ALABAMA

1GEORGIA

2

SOUTH CAROLINA

1

NORTH CAROLINA

9

VIRGINIA

2

WEST VIRGINIA

0

PENNSYLVANIA

12

NEW YORK

22

VERMONT

4NEW HAMPSHIRE

2

CANADA

3

TAIWAN

3VIETNAM

2BURMA

2SINGAPORE

4

HONG KONG (SAR)

1

PERU

1

MASSACHUSETTS

21 RHODE ISLAND

1CONNECTICUT

7 NEW JERSEY

4 DELAWARE

0 MARYLAND

11 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

2

MAINE

2

FLORIDA

5

OHIO

5INDIANA

8

MISSOURI

2

ARKANSAS

0

WISCONSIN

28

LOUISIANA

1

NEBRASKA

4

KANSAS

2

OKLAHOMA

1

UTAH

1 COLORADO

11CALIFORNIA

62

CARLETON CLASS OF 2017

PORTUGAL

1

PAKISTAN

1

BELGIUM

2

ECUADOR

1

EL SALVADOR

1

UNITED KINGDOM

2FRANCE

2

GERMANY

1NORWAY

1

GHANA

1SAUDI ARABIA

1

ZIMBABWE

1 INDIA

4

JAMAICA

1

SOUTH KOREA

4

RYAN TORRIE • Palm Harbor, Florida Palm Harbor University High School Author, triathlete, musicianAn avid writer, Ryan wrote, edited, and published a novel to the Amazon

marketplace. His senior year, he used his love of writing to help others as a

composition tutor and peer mentor at St. Petersburg College. Outside the

classroom, Ryan is a competitive triathlete and was recently invited to the USA

Triathlon National Championships. In his spare time, he is the lead guitarist and

vocalist in his progressive metal band Alembic, which has played multiple shows

in the Tampa area and been professionally recorded.

JEREMY KEANE• New York, New YorkRegis High SchoolBoard game creator, company founder, orphanage volunteerJeremy has a love for board games and has already designed five of his own,

including one based on the 1920’s Prohibition era. But board games aren’t the

only thing that Jeremy has invented; he recently founded his own company,

“Jergab”, which operates as a tutoring referral business. When he has free

time, Jeremy is committed to helping others. In addition to his work with the

YMCA and Habitat for Humanity, he has spent the past three spring breaks

volunteering at an orphanage in Jamaica.

EMILY ROSS • Niwot, Colorado Niwot High School

Jump roper, club founder, yearbook editor Emily has been a competitive jump roper for nine years. She has performed in

national competitions, as well as NBA and NCAA halftime shows. In an effort to

share this passion with others, Emily worked as a jump rope instructor for

elementary school students in her area. In addition, Emily volunteered at a

therapeutic riding center and helped found the Random Acts of Kindness Club.

She was also an active member of her high school orchestra and theater troupe,

as well as the editor for her high school yearbook.

ALLISON WARREN • Seattle, Washington Garfield High School

Rock climber, club president, tutor An avid rock climber, Allison has been crowned both a regional and divisional

champion and has been ranked as high as top 10 nationally. In addition to rock

climbing, Allison is dedicated to volunteer work. She has tutored other

students, volunteered with the Seattle Aquarium, and for the past three years

has interned with the Village Bicycle Project where she helped ship more than

550 bikes to Ghana and Sierra Leone. Allison was also the co-president of the

Women in Technology club.

KENNYI AOUAD • Terre Haute, Indiana Choate Rosemary HallExpert speller, tour guide, promoter of cultural awarenessHours of daily studying brought Kennyi to the National Scripps Spelling Bee

three times as a middle schooler, where he took fifth place in 2009. When he

reached high school, Kennyi shifted his focus from word mastery to promoting

cultural awareness. He was the president of AfriClub and a member of both

the Latino Forum and the Afro-Latino Student Alliance. He also volunteered

his time as a school tour guide, gathered supplies for the less fortunate

through Master’s Manna, and assisted with Habitat for Humanity efforts in

his area.

ABHA LADDHA • Kolkata, IndiaModern High School for GirlsHead girl, MUN member, rowing captainAbha spent her senior year serving as her school’s Head Girl. Outside of those

responsibilities, she worked as the Nature Club president, captained the varsity

rowing team, volunteered as a teacher at the Child in Need Institute, and

competed as a member of both the debate and Model United Nations teams.

She also received the President Guide Award, the highest honor for a Girl Guide

(similar to Girl Scouts) in India. Abha rounded out her schedule by studying

Kathak and Bharatnatum dancing at the Sugandha Institute of Music.

The 529 members of the Class of 2017 come from 45 states and 23 countries. The 10 highlighted students

provide a glimpse into the varied talents and interests the class will bring to Carleton’s student body.

SIMON ORLOVSKY • San jose, CaliforniaBranham High School

Competitive dancer, pianist, class representative Trained in both ballroom dance and classical ballet, Simon boasts an impressive

dance resume. In addition to winning several dance competitions, Simon

appeared in a showcase performance on the TV show Dancing with the Stars. He

also is a private dance instructor and volunteers with Dance4Health, which fights

childhood obesity through ballroom dance. Away from the dance floor, Simon

found time to play the piano, volunteer at a hospital, and serve as a class

representative during his final two years in high school.

KATHRYN PENEYRA • Hillsborough, North CarolinaChapel Hill High SchoolWorld record setter, radio show host, expert baristaMost would look at a pumpkin and think of Halloween; not Kathryn. She

worked to construct a trebuchet and compete in a “punkin’ chunkin’”

competition. Not only did her team win, they also set a world record by

launching a pumpkin 1,526 feet. Kathryn’s non-gourd related activities include

stage acting, contra dancing, hosting a radio show, and serving as a four-year

class council member. Additionally, she worked as a barista for the entirety of

her high school career.

ETHAN CLAUDIO DAYTON • Honolulu, Hawaii Damien Memorial School

Figure skater, paper columnist, NHS president Ethan is a man of many talents, both academic and extracurricular. He was a

competitive wrestler for the entirety of his high school career and has been a

figure skater since age six. He has been actively involved in a variety of

community service activities through both his church and his high school. Ethan

also co-captained his speech and debate team, served as a political columnist

for the school newspaper, acted as National Honor Society president, and served

as the senior class representative to the student government.

JENNIFER LOR • St. Paul, MinnesotaOpen World Learning Community

History buff, GSA leader, thespian To say that Jennifer is a history buff would be an understatement; not only has

she won the National History Day Competition, she has qualified for Nationals

more than any other person in Minnesota history. She has been the recipient of

not one, but two History Channel Awards. She also worked for two years as a

paid research intern with the Minnesota Historical Society. In addition to her

research, Jennifer acted in school plays, led her school’s Gay Straight Alliance,

and served as the editor of a teen magazine.