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Northfield, MN · Art, music & theater

Art, music & theater at Carleton College

Carleton College graduates about 45 art, music & theater majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 9th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a standout program at 93 out of 100.

93/100Standout#9 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year459% of the class
Research in the field$237Ka year, NSF
Admit rate20%whole school
SAT middle 50%1430–1550whole school

Around Carleton College

Built in 1949. Designed by Magney, Tusler and Setter.
International Style - Northfield, MN - Carleton College (Boliou Art Hall)Photo: Bmzuckerman · CC BY 4.0 · source
Bridge 8096, Minnesota Highway 19 over Spring Creek, Northfield, Minnesota, USA.
Bridge 8096Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Creek at entrance to Arb, with ducks
Creek with ducks ArbPhoto: Theodore Christopher · CC0 · source
Slightly different angle of the West Gym. Deceptively small, due to Yamasaki's e
West Gym Carleton 2Photo: Theodore Christopher · CC0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 16 · Athletics 6 · Academic 3 · Chapel 1 · Dining 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 93
  2. Wesleyan University 93
  3. University of Notre Dame 93
  4. Brown University 93
  5. Washington University in St. Louis 92
  6. Yale University 92
  7. Hamilton College 92
  8. Amherst College 92

Other strong majors at Carleton College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Carleton College with every school we score in art, music & theater. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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