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Colleges similar to Carleton College

15 schools closest to Carleton College (Trajecta Score 74) — neighbors in Minnesota first, then the closest schools nationally by Trajecta Score, a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data.

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Colleges similar to Carleton College, compared
# College Location Admit rate SAT range Avg net price Earnings (10yr) Score
— Carleton College (this school) Northfield, MN 20% 1450–1560 $25,407 $76k 74
1 Macalester College Selective Saint Paul, MN 29% 1350–1510 $32,149 $64k 66
2 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Open Minneapolis, MN 80% 1300–1500 $16,778 $69k 64
3 St Olaf College Moderate Northfield, MN 48% 1300–1470 $23,874 $66k 62
4 Gustavus Adolphus College Moderate Saint Peter, MN 61% — $22,900 $66k 57
5 University of St Thomas Open Saint Paul, MN 85% 1260–1423 $29,155 $74k 56
6 University of Minnesota-Rochester Open Rochester, MN 71% 950–1380 $13,744 $69k 53
7 Grinnell College Highly Selective Grinnell, IA 15% 1410–1540 $17,648 $63k 75
8 University of Maryland-College Park Moderate College Park, MD 45% 1400–1530 $15,678 $83k 75
9 The University of Texas at Austin Selective Austin, TX 27% 1250–1510 $19,857 $75k 74
10 United States Merchant Marine Academy Selective Kings Point, NY 34% 1110–1300 $6,174 $91k 74
11 University of California-Davis Moderate Davis, CA 42% — $14,741 $81k 74
12 Wake Forest University Selective Winston-Salem, NC 22% 1410–1520 $28,719 $78k 74
13 Lehigh University Selective Bethlehem, PA 26% 1370–1500 $36,931 $106k 73
14 Bates College Highly Selective Lewiston, ME 13% 1420–1530 $29,351 $69k 76
15 Wesleyan University Highly Selective Middletown, CT 16% 1415–1540 $30,177 $74k 76

How these are picked: schools in Minnesota with the closest Trajecta Score come first, then the closest schools nationally — deterministic, from College Scorecard / IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. SAT ranges are 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled students; net price is the average across aid recipients. How the ranking works →

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