Carleton College

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service, health insurance

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious, other

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 90% of students live in school housing.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• 31% of housing units are Singles.
• 53% of housing units are Doubles.
• 11% of housing units are Triples.
• 3% of housing units are Apartments.
• 2% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 46 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 80% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 87% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 97% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Halloween costume Concert, Mid-winter Ball, Winter Carnival, Mai Fete, Spring Carnival, Late Night Breakfast (once a term), Primal Scream
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, yearbook
• In total, there are about 132 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Motor Board, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Carleton Bible Study Fellowship, Newman Club, Carleton Islamic Association, Jewish Students of Carleton, Sola Scriptura, Carleton Unitarian Universalists, Zen Meditation, Carleton Bahai Club, Carleton Christian Fellowship, Centering Prayer, Compline, Council for Religious Understanding, Hindu, Quakers, Reformed Druids of North America, Canterbury Fellowship, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Mustard Seed, Navigator’s Women’s Bible Study
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Asian American Students in America, Black Student Alliance, Barkada – Filipino Student Association, Korean Students in America, Coalition of Hmong Students, Dedicated to the Exploration of South-Asian Interests, Latin American Student Organization, Coalition of Women of Color, American Native Peoples Organization, Men of Color, Phase 2, Carleton African Student Association, Tim Viet (Vietnamese student organization), International Students Club, Club Caribe’
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) http: //www. carleton. edu/student/tostudent/orgs/
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Carletonian (weekly during each term), Noon News Bulletin (Daily)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Minneapolis, MN (32)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Red Wing, MN (40)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Northfield, MN (7)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• Not all students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 15% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 56% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 2,505
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

• There are 0 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• 0% of students are fraternity members
• There are 0 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 0% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Not offered
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited