Overview
About Carleton College
Carleton College has men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field and cross country, competing in NCAA Division III (D3) as a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC). Head coach Dave Ricks leads the Knights, who train at Laird Stadium (400m outdoor track) and Recreation Center Field House (200m indoor track). Carleton College is in Northfield, Minnesota, with 2,097 undergraduates, and 2025–26 tuition and fees start at $72,069 USD.
Teams
Knights track and field and cross country
Recruiting standards
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Coaching staff
- Dave RicksMen's Cross Country/Track & Field Head Coach
- Donna RicksWomen's Cross Country/Track & Field Head Coach
- Josh SchoenMen's Cross Country/Track & Field Assistant Coach
- Jesse SchoenMen's Cross Country/Track & Field Assistant Coach
- Laura AlbaresWomen's Cross Country/Track & Field Assistant Coach
- Karissa RicksMen's and Women's Track & Field Assistant Coach
- Kurt HasensteinWomen's Track & Field Assistant Coach
Academics
Language
English is the language of instruction at CC
Fields of study
Learn more about academic programs at Carleton College →
- Department of Africana Studies
- Department of American Music
- Department of American Studies
- Department of Archaeology
- Department of Art and Art History
- Department of Asian Languages and Literatures
- Department of Asian Studies
- Department of Biochemistry
- Department of Biology
- Department of Center for Global and Regional Studies
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Cinema and Media Studies
- Department of Classics
- Department of Cognitive Science
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Cross-Cultural Studies
- Department of Digital Arts and Humanities
- Department of Economics
- Department of Educational Studies
- Department of English
- Department of Environmental Studies
- Department of European Studies
- Department of French and Francophone Studies
- Department of Geology
- Department of German and Russian
- Department of History
- Department of Judaic Studies
- Department of Latin American Studies
- Department of Linguistics
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics
- Department of Medieval and Renaissance Studies
- Department of Middle East Studies
- Department of Middle Eastern Languages
- Department of Music
- Department of Neuroscience
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Physical Education, Athletics, and Recreation
- Department of Physics and Astronomy
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Psychology
Admissions and graduation
- Graduated within six years
- 89%
Graduation rate for full-time students who started in fall 2019. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Cost
Tuition and fees, 2025–26
- In-state and out-of-state
- $72,069 USD
- International (same as out-of-state)
- $72,069 USD
Full cost for a first-year student
- Cost of attendance, 2024–25
- $89,204 USD
- Average net price, 2024–25
- $25,295 USD
Cost of attendance is tuition, fees, books, housing and food for a year. Net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average after grants and scholarships.
- $0 to $30,000
- $12,275 USD
- $30,001 to $48,000
- $11,313 USD
- $48,001 to $75,000
- $18,924 USD
- $75,001 to $110,000
- $18,309 USD
- Over $110,000
- $37,770 USD