Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O.FOUNDED IN 1866, CARLETON COLLEGE IS A PRIVATE, COEDUCATIONAL LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE OF 2,007 STUDENTS LOCATED IN THE HISTORIC RIVER TOWN OF NORTHFIELD, MINNESOTA. NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS THE NATION'S TOP COLLEGE FOR UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING, CARLETON IS KNOWN FOR ITS ACADEMIC RIGOR, INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY, AND SENSE OF HUMOR. CARLETON OFFERS 33 MAJORS AND 40 MINORS IN THE ARTS, HUMANITIES, NATURAL SCIENCES, MATHEMATICS, AND SOCIAL SCIENCESTHE CARLETON COLLEGE MISSION IS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTIONAL UNDERGRADUATE LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION. THE COLLEGE IS DEVOTED TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, DISTINGUISHED BY THE CREATIVE INTERPLAY OF TEACHING, LEARNING, AND SCHOLARSHIP AND IS DEDICATED TO A DIVERSE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY AND EXTENSIVE INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENTS.