90%
Graduation Rate
96%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Carleton College, the graduation rate is 90 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 96 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 66.54% (private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 474 students out of 529 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Carleton College.
By gender, 232 male and 242 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 529 | 474 | 89.60% |
|---|
| Men | 264 | 232 | 87.88% |
|---|
| Women | 265 | 242 | 91.32% |
|---|
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Carleton College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 100.00%
- Asian: 90.91%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 75.00%
- Hispanic: 94.00%
- White: 88.49%
- Two or More Race: 95.00%
- Unknown: 100.00%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 100.00%(2/2) |
100.00%(1/1) |
100.00%(1/1) |
|---|
| Asian | 90.91%(50/55) |
100.00%(20/20) |
85.71%(30/35) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 75.00%(15/20) |
60.00%(6/10) |
90.00%(9/10) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 94.00%(47/50) |
95.65%(22/23) |
92.59%(25/27) |
|---|
| White | 88.49%(269/304) |
85.54%(142/166) |
92.03%(127/138) |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 95.00%(38/40) |
95.00%(19/20) |
95.00%(19/20) |
|---|
| Unknown | 100.00%(1/1) |
- |
100.00%(1/1) |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Carleton College, 52 of 57 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 91.23%.