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Carleton College
Private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, U.S.
This article is about the college in Minnesota, United States. For the university in Ontario, Canada, see Carleton University.
Carleton College (KARL-tin) is a privateliberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota.[7] Founded in 1866, the 200-acre (81 ha) main campus is between Northfield and the approximately 800-acre (320 ha) Cowling Arboretum, which became part of the campus in the 1920s.[8]
The college offers courses from 33 major programs and 38 minor programs, and has the option for students to design their own majors.[9] Carleton's varsity sports compete at the NCAA Division III level in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
History
The school was founded in 1866, when the Minnesota Conference of Congregational Churches unanimously accepted a resolution to locate a college in Northfield. Two Northfield businessmen, Charles Augustus Wh