Enrollment Trends at Carleton

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,065 where 2,128 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 2,128 students in 2025 and was lowest at 1,940 in 2021. Overall, enrollment rose from 2,014 to 2,128 students, a net gain of 114 (5.7%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Carleton College since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,014	971	1,043
2016-17	2,105 91	1,031 60	1,074 31
2017-18	2,078 -27	1,008 -23	1,070 -4
2018-19	2,097 19	1,039 31	1,058 -12
2019-20	2,115 18	1,027 -12	1,088 30
2020-21	1,940 -175	927 -100	1,013 -75
2021-22	2,044 104	996 69	1,048 35
2022-23	2,059 15	1,021 25	1,038 -10
2023-24	2,069 10	1,018 -3	1,051 13
2024-25	2,128 59	1,046 28	1,082 31
Average	2,065	1,008	1,057

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 51.03%. The percentage was 63.21% 10 years ago and Carleton still has a high percentage of white students. 10.34% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.78% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 10.10% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 63.21% to 51.03%. Asian enrollment grew from 8.44% to 10.34%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.72% to 5.78%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.05% to 10.10%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7078 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.5846 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Carleton College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	3	170	75	142	2	1,273	98
2016-17	3	178	92	156	2	1,296	117
2017-18	1	156	97	167	0	1,251	126
2018-19	2	170	100	166	0	1,250	142
2019-20	2	190	101	179	0	1,217	155
2020-21	1	190	113	173	0	1,077	150
2021-22	2	202	128	182	0	1,103	164
2022-23	2	202	135	193	1	1,061	177
2023-24	2	214	141	205	1	1,066	186
2024-25	2	220	123	215	1	1,086	184
Average	2	189	111	178	1	1,168	150

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Carleton College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.