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Carleton

Carleton is a small, incredibly well-regarded liberal arts school in Northfield, Minnesota, an hour outside of Minneapolis.

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  • Full name: Carleton College
  • Location: Northfield, MN
  • Founded: 1866
  • Tuition: $42,942
  • Setting: Rural
  • Public/Private: Private
  • Selectivity: Most Selective
  • % Applications Admitted: 31%
  • Undergraduates: 2,018
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Carleton students seem almost universally happy with both the academics and their student body at large. Classes are small and very challenging, and professors are always accessible to students in the off-hours. Intellectual discussions permeate social conversations in the dorms and at parties, yet the student body remains wholly uncompetitive with one another. Carleton’s remarkable academic reputation is one of its major attractions. Students are almost unanimously pleased with the breadth and depth of classes available in all fields and emphatically praise the faculty. Kendra, a Physics major from Arizona, says, “Professors here are incredibly wonderful and down to earth - they have high expectations, but encourage and help students to meet them. As students we're welcomed into their offices and even their homes, usually

with a plate of brownies to satiate us.”

The surrounding town of Northfield is quaint, cute, rural, and basically dead by 8 p.m., turning campus into something of a bubble. But there’s plenty to do – from dances and other events in the Sayles-Hill Campus Center to strolling the 800-acre arboretum or attending a student performance at the Cave. “I didn't drink almost all of my freshman year and never had trouble finding things to do, proffered Robert, a History Junior. There's a play up almost any weekend, lots of dance parties, student movies, the cookie house (stocked with cookie ingredients to bake your own 24/7), and other happenings.” The school preserves traditions ranging from the “God is a DJ” dance party to the infamous Rotblatt 24-hour softball game in the springtime. And, of course, there’s always Frisbee.

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