Housing
Residential life at Carleton is the heart of campus life. 90% of our students live in college housing, and they spend more time there than anywhere else on campus.
Dining
On campus, enjoy full meals in our two dining halls, or grab a quick bite at the Sayles-Hill snack bar & grill. Off-campus, explore a full menu of restaurant options in Northfield and the Twin Cities.
Varsity Athletics
Interested in competitive sports? Carleton offers 19 varsity athletic teams competing in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC), one of NCAA Division III’s best conferences.
Rec Sports & Fitness
Make fitness fun with Carleton's 50 student-organized Club Sports and an Intramural Sports league open to all...or work up a sweat with the training facilities and classes at the gyms and Rec Center.
Arts - Visual & Performing
Whether you want to create it, study it, or just sit back and enjoy it, you'll find the arts everywhere you look at Carleton.
Student Organizations
You'll find every student organization you could imagine—and probably a few you never dreamed of—at Carleton, and plenty of media outlets for them all.
Volunteering
Carleton students collectively log around 4,000 hours of volunteer work each term, to the great benefit of the campus and surrounding community.
Sustainability
With a wind turbine, a green roof, locally-grown food and even compostable utensils, we're doing all we can to keep our campus green.
Spiritual Life
Carleton's student body is represented by virtually every religion in the world, and 75% of our students say that the primary goal in their education is to “develop a meaningful philosophy of life.”
Beyond the Campus
Discover the small-town charm of Northfield, Carleton's historic home town--or venture a little further to the bright lights of the nearby Twin Cities, Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Students Say...
What's it really like to live at Carleton? We asked current students to describe it in their own words.
Campus Life pages maintained by Doug Bratland
This page was last updated on 5 June 2008