Former names | Northfield College (1866–1871) |
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Motto | Declaratio Sermonum Tuorum Illuminat (Latin) |
Motto in English | The Revelation / Announcement of Your Words Illuminates |
Type | Private liberal arts college |
Established | December 1866 |
Academic affiliations | |
Endowment | $1.1 billion (2022)[2] |
Budget | $190.4 million (2019)[3] |
President | Alison Byerly[4] |
Academic staff | 269 (2016)[5] |
Undergraduates | 2,105 (2016)[5] |
Location | , , United States 44°27′43″N 93°9′13″W / 44.46194°N 93.15361°W |
Campus | Small town, 1,040 acres (420 ha) |
Colors | Blue and Maize[6] |
Nickname | Knights |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division III – MIAC |
Website | www |
Carleton College (/ˈkɑːrltɪn/ KARL-tin) is a private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota.[7] Founded in 1866, the 200-acre (81 ha) main campus is between Northfield and the approximately 800-acre (320 ha) Cowling Arboretum, which became part of the campus in the 1920s.[8]
The college offers courses from 33 major programs and 38 minor programs, and has the option for students to design their own majors.[9] Carleton's varsity sports compete at the NCAA Division III level in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.