MN
Carleton College
13.16 incidents / 1,000 students
Northfield, MN · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Carleton College
Across 2022–2024, Carleton College reported 58 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, with no net change between the first and last filed year; largest filed category is Fondling.
- 13.16
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,991
- Rank of 2,072
- #66
- MN rank
- 2,128
- Enrolled students
13.16 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Carleton College reports 13.16 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 420% above Ohio University-Lancaster Campus. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Ohio University-Lancaster Campus (0.00/1k); Southwest University at El Paso (0.00/1k); Madonna University (3.30/1k); Macalester College (9.35/1k); Central Alabama Community College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Macalester College (9.35/1k); Concordia College at Moorhead (5.17/1k); Gustavus Adolphus College (5.77/1k); Crown College (0.00/1k); Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (0.56/1k); Hamline University (7.02/1k); University of Minnesota-Crookston (1.15/1k); Saint Johns University (3.82/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Fondling.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 13.16
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,991
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 96%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 18
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 173258 · Carleton College 13.16/1k score rate · #1,991/2,072
RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-HOT 13.16/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,991/2,072
- ST-MID #66 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Macalester College · +3.80
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-FLAT Flat
- CAT-LEAD Fondling
- ENR-SMALL 2,128
- FIRE-REPORT 7 fires
Nearest enrollment peer: Macalester College (-3.80/1k)
Carleton College sheet RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT · peer Macalester College. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Macalester College (-3.80/1k). National rank #1,991 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Carleton College reports 13.16 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 420% above Ohio University-Lancaster Campus. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Ohio University-Lancaster Campus (0.00/1k); Southwest University at El Paso (0.00/1k); Madonna University (3.30/1k); Macalester College (9.35/1k); Central Alabama Community College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Macalester College (9.35/1k); Concordia College at Moorhead (5.17/1k); Gustavus Adolphus College (5.77/1k); Crown College (0.00/1k); Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (0.56/1k); Hamline University (7.02/1k); University of Minnesota-Crookston (1.15/1k); Saint Johns University (3.82/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Fondling.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Carleton College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Carleton on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Ohio University-Lancaster Campus · lowest peer 0
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Madonna University · near 3.3
Madonna University — near
3.3 per 1,000 students
- Macalester College · near
Macalester College — near
9.35 per 1,000 students
- Carleton College · this campus · highest
Carleton College — this campus · highest
13.16 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Carleton College's 13.16/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Carleton College decreased from 22 to 18 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 MN 4-year peers in this comparison, Carleton College is larger than 67% and safer-reporting than 6% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
Read the chart as text
- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Carleton College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
Read the chart as a table
| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Academy of Health and Wellness | 29 | 0.00 | 0 | 69 |
| Academy College | 56 | 0.00 | 3 | 69 |
| Oak Hills Christian College | 95 | 0.00 | 6 | 69 |
| Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School | 192 | 0.00 | 8 | 69 |
| United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities | 226 | 0.00 | 11 | 69 |
| Adler Graduate School | 275 | 0.00 | 14 | 69 |
| Luther Seminary | 371 | 0.00 | 17 | 69 |
| University of Minnesota-Rochester | 578 | 6.92 | 19 | 19 |
| Herzing University-Minneapolis | 748 | 0.00 | 22 | 69 |
| Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 831 | 7.22 | 25 | 14 |
| North Central University | 852 | 28.17 | 28 | 3 |
| Carleton College (this campus) | 2,128 | 13.16 | 67 | 6 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Carleton College fell from 22 to 18 (-18%). The increase shows up in Arson (1 to 5) and Aggravated Assault (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Rape (13 to 4).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Carleton College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 5 Clery Act categories here: Fondling, Rape, Arson, Motor Vehicle Theft and Aggravated Assault.
The remaining 6 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Burglary, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyCarleton College: Criminal Offenses by year
Stable 0% (18 → 18 incidents)
Read the chart as text
| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 18 |
| 2023 | 22 |
| 2024 | 18 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fondling | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| Rape | 4 | 13 | 5 |
| Arson | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aggravated Assault | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Burglary | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 4 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 21 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 47 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 15 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 22 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Carleton College vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
OH
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
TX
Southwest University at El Paso
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Carleton College sits on price and outcomes
At $25,407, Carleton College's reported average net price is cheaper than 81% among 80 Minnesota colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $16,863.
- $25,407
- average net price
- $16,863
- Minnesota median
- 3.2×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $36,201
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $7,881, while those above $110,000 record $44,082 - roughly 5.6 times as much. A published average of $25,407 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six-year median earnings of $53,989 run about 2.1 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $68,892
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $68,892
- Avg Net Price
- $25,407
- Median Debt
- $16,750
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 17%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- SAT Average
- 1517
- SAT Math Range
- 730-790
- ACT Average
- 33
- ACT Range
- 32-34
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 90%
- Retention Rate
- 96%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $53,989
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $75,525
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,318 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus
Lancaster, OH · 2,127 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Southwest University at El Paso
El Paso, TX · 2,130 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Madonna University
Livonia, MI · 2,124 enrolled
Safety Score 3.30
Macalester College
Saint Paul, MN · 2,138 enrolled
Safety Score 9.35
Central Alabama Community College
Alexander City, AL · 2,140 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Closest by National Rank
Carleton College (national rank #1991) sits near Rollins College (#1990) and Spokane Falls Community College (#1992) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Carleton College, both outside MN so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus
Lancaster, OH · 2,127 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Southwest University at El Paso
El Paso, TX · 2,130 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Madonna University
Livonia, MI · 2,124 enrolled
Safety score 3.30
University of Evansville
Evansville, IN · 2,114 enrolled
Safety score 6.62
California Institute of Arts & Technology
San Diego, CA · 2,112 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Saint Anselm College
Manchester, NH · 2,111 enrolled
Safety score 6.16
Lebanon Valley College
Annville, PA · 2,146 enrolled
Safety score 2.33
Strayer University-South Carolina
Greenville, SC · 2,110 enrolled
Safety score 1.42
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Rollins College
Winter Park, FL · 3,046 enrolled
Safety score 13.13
Spokane Falls Community College
Spokane, WA · 4,319 enrolled
Safety score 13.20
Wittenberg University
Springfield, OH · 1,285 enrolled
Safety score 13.23
Spring Hill College
Mobile, AL · 919 enrolled
Safety score 13.06
Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, WA · 2,261 enrolled
Safety score 13.27
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon, WV · 1,055 enrolled
Safety score 13.27
Haskell Indian Nations University
Lawrence, KS · 978 enrolled
Safety score 13.29
Chowan University
Murfreesboro, NC · 675 enrolled
Safety score 13.33
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Carleton College safe?
Carleton College has a safety score of 13.16 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,991 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Ohio University-Lancaster Campus (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Macalester College (9.35/1k); Concordia College at Moorhead (5.17/1k); Gustavus Adolphus College (5.77/1k); Crown College (0.00/1k); Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (0.56/1k); Hamline University (7.02/1k); University of Minnesota-Crookston (1.15/1k); Saint Johns University (3.82/1k).
What crimes are reported at Carleton College?
For calendar year 2024, Carleton College reported Fondling (8), Arson (5), Rape (4) and Aggravated Assault (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Carleton College compare to similar schools?
Carleton College reports 420% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Ohio University-Lancaster Campus. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Ohio University-Lancaster Campus (0.00/1k); Southwest University at El Paso (0.00/1k); Madonna University (3.30/1k); Macalester College (9.35/1k); Central Alabama Community College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Macalester College (9.35/1k); Concordia College at Moorhead (5.17/1k); Gustavus Adolphus College (5.77/1k); Crown College (0.00/1k); Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (0.56/1k); Hamline University (7.02/1k); University of Minnesota-Crookston (1.15/1k); Saint Johns University (3.82/1k).
Does Carleton College have fire safety data?
Yes. Carleton College reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 7 fires were reported in the most recent year.
Every figure on PlainCampus is rendered directly from federal Clery Act source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on federal Clery Act source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.
PlainCampus is for informational purposes only and does not constitute safety, security, legal, or enrollment advice; the data describes reported on-campus activity, it is not a complete picture of safety at any campus and cannot predict any individual student's experience. See our appropriate use guidance.
PlainCampus is for informational purposes only and does not constitute safety, security, legal, or enrollment advice.