Carleton College

Declaratio Sermonum Tuorum Illuminat (Latin)
(The revelation of your words illuminates)


Carleton College is a premier liberal arts college in the Midwest. Located in a small town of Northfield, MN, Carleton is nationally renowned for its academic excellence and welcoming campus community. Carleton is committed to providing a true liberal arts education, in which students learn broadly, think deeply, and most importantly, they learn how to learn for a lifetime. Most of the departments are strong, especially math, computer science, chemistry, physics, biology, history and economics. Within five years here, 65-70 percent of Carleton students go on to top graduate and professional schools across the nation. Carleton leads all undergraduate colleges in the number of students awarded prestigious National Science Foundation Fellowships for graduate study. Carleton students work hard, play hard. Besides parties, the college supports nearly 150 student organizations, has one of the best student radio stations, boosts several traditions including screaming before finals and capturing a bust of Schiller, and owns an 800-acre arboretum, serving as an outdoor classroom, a conservation, and a resort for walking, running, fishing and skiing. It is said that the main reason why people usually end up choosing Carleton is its academics, but the main reason they stay is because of the people who are passionate about everything and friendly to everyone.

Carleton College是美国中西部最好的学院之一，虽然拒绝参与大学排名，但始终被美国新闻报评为全美前十的文理学院。
拥有上万片湖泊的明尼苏达州，赋予了卡尔顿田园诗一般的景色与生活气息；这偏僻的地理位置又使Carleton College的录取难度较同类学院稍低——然而这并不影响卡尔顿一流的学术声望和教育水平，尤其是在它所见长的数、理、化、生、计算机等科学领域。经过四至五年的学习，65%-70%的毕业生都进入顶尖研究院继续深造，其获得美国科学基金会所颁发的研究生奖学金人数在美国所有本科院校中都是最高的。
卡尔顿的学生不仅学得出色，“玩”得也同样出色。学校有近一百五十个社团，美国前十的学生电台，和奔跑者世界杂志评选出全美十佳奔跑去处之一的柯灵植物园。然而卡尔顿还有一笔无价的财富，那就是待人出其友好、对知识永远渴望的卡尔顿人。