Carleton College Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

Carleton College's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is 20.4%, with 7,133 applicants and 1,456 admissions. This continues a trend from 2023, where the acceptance rate was slightly higher at 22.2% with 6,464 applicants. Notably, the acceptance rate has decreased from 22.2% in 2023 to 20.4% in 2024 and has seen significant fluctuations over the years, including a low of 16.6% in 2022 and a high of 21.1% in 2020. Historically, Early Action (EA) rates have been more competitive, with a notable 38.8% acceptance for EA applicants in 2022 compared to overall acceptance rates.

Year	Total Applicants	Total Admits	RD Acceptance Rate	EA Acceptance Rate	Overall Acceptance Rate
2024	7,133	1,456	20.4%	-	20.4%
2023	6,464	1,440	20.4%	38.7%	22.2%
2022	8,583	1,427	15.6%	38.8%	16.6%
2021	7,915	1,389	16.8%	22.1%	17.5%
2020	6,892	1,460	18.8%	59.7%	21.1%
2019	7,382	1,400	17.9%	25.7%	18.9%
2018	7,092	1,407	18.9%	26.4%	19.8%
2017	6,499	1,378	20.1%	29.6%	21.2%

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