Carleton College Comparisons

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Compare with Minnesota Public Colleges

Compare with Minnesota Public Colleges for Carleton College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	$51,678 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Duluth Duluth, MN	$54,282 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN	$58,647 lower in-state tuition	75% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Winona State University Winona, MN	$58,316 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Morris Morris, MN	$54,366 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Rochester Rochester, MN	$53,876 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN	$58,464 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Minnesota Private Colleges

Compare with Minnesota Private Colleges for Carleton College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
St Olaf College Northfield, MN	$9,132 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	$788 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$14,494 lower in-state tuition	65% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN	$23,440 lower in-state tuition	62% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamline University Saint Paul, MN	$18,888 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN	$37,722 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Carleton College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Wisconsin Madison Madison, WI	$57,289 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Iowa State University Ames, IA	$58,105 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Truman State University Kirksville, MO	$59,054 lower in-state tuition	64% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dakota State University Madison, SD	$59,238 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Carleton College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$1,770 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northwestern University Evanston, IL	$570 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	$15,182 lower in-state tuition	62% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$17,722 lower in-state tuition	61% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	$23,346 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Creighton University Omaha, NE	$20,036 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	$786 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$16,506 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI	$18,412 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Beloit College Beloit, WI	$8,006 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Luther College Decorah, IA	$16,772 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL	$12,490 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Augustana University Sioux Falls, SD	$28,732 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lawrence University Appleton, WI	$11,910 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Viterbo University La Crosse, WI	$34,642 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Knox College Galesburg, IL	$10,989 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell, SD	$35,102 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Carleton College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Davidson College Davidson, NC	$4,482 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$6,204 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	$2,994 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pomona College Claremont, CA	$3,472 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$2,138 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$1,588 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$2,618 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$3,398 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$332 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$1,526 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$847 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$1,796 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Reed College Portland, OR	$458 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	$279 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$708 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$1,716 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$1,292 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	$912 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fisk University Nashville, TN	$43,034 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Scripps College Claremont, CA	$2,942 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$68 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	$1,060 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	$30,164 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	$2,972 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Smith College Northampton, MA	$3,714 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA	$2,494 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	$1,874 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bates College Lewiston, ME	$2,302 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA	$1,114 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, VA	$24,972 lower in-state tuition	80% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, NY	$1,535 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Webb Institute Glen Cove, NY	$5,678 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=173258.

Last updated: August 2026