Carleton College

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higher education institution private liberal arts college

Carleton College is a private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, known for its rigorous academics, close-knit residential community, and strong emphasis on undergraduate education.

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Observed surface forms (3)

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Carleton College administration 1
Carleton College campus 1
Carleton College campus natural lands 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf higher education institution ⓘ
private liberal arts college ⓘ
academicCalendar trimester system ⓘ
academicLevel undergraduate-focused ⓘ
accreditation Higher Learning Commission ⓘ
admissionsSelectivity highly selective ⓘ
athleticAssociation NCAA Division III ⓘ
athleticConference Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ⓘ
campusSize about 200 acres ⓘ
campusType residential campus ⓘ
city Northfield, Minnesota ⓘ
surface form: Northfield
colors maize and blue ⓘ
controlType private ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
emphasis undergraduate education ⓘ
facultyStudentInteraction high ⓘ
focusesOn liberal arts and sciences ⓘ
founder Charles M. Goodsell ⓘ
Northfield citizens ⓘ
foundingDate 1866 ⓘ
governanceType nonprofit ⓘ
governedBy Board of Trustees ⓘ
hasAthleticNickname Knights ⓘ
hasFacility Cowling Arboretum ⓘ
Goodsell Observatory ⓘ
Gould Library ⓘ
Weitz Center for Creativity ⓘ
hasHonorCode yes ⓘ
hasRadioStation KRLX ⓘ
hasResidentialRequirement yes ⓘ
hasSemesterAbroadPrograms yes ⓘ
hasStudentNewspaper The Carletonian ⓘ
knownFor close-knit community ⓘ
rigorous academics ⓘ
strong undergraduate focus ⓘ
languageOfInstruction English ⓘ
locatedIn Minnesota ⓘ
Northfield, Minnesota ⓘ
Rice County, Minnesota ⓘ
motto “The pursuit of truth” ⓘ
namedAfter William Carleton ⓘ
offersDegree Bachelor of Arts ⓘ
originalName Northfield College ⓘ
region Midwestern United States ⓘ
religiousAffiliation historically Congregational ⓘ
state Minnesota ⓘ
studentBodyType primarily residential ⓘ
website https://www.carleton.edu/ ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cowling Arboretum → affiliatedWith → Carleton College ⓘ
Gould Library → affiliatedWith → Carleton College ⓘ
The Carletonian → affiliatedWith → Carleton College ⓘ
Charles M. Goodsell → affiliation → Carleton College ⓘ
Gould Library → campus → Carleton College ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carleton College campus
James S. Langer → educatedAt → Carleton College ⓘ
Kai Bird → educatedAt → Carleton College ⓘ
Justice Pierce Butler → educatedAt → Carleton College ⓘ
subject surface form: Pierce Butler
Pierce Butler → educatedAt → Carleton College ⓘ
Charles M. Goodsell → employer → Carleton College ⓘ
Carleton University → formerName → Carleton College ⓘ
Board of Trustees → governs → Carleton College ⓘ
subject surface form: Board of Trustees of Carleton College
Northfield, Minnesota → hasCollege → Carleton College ⓘ
COFHE → hasMember → Carleton College ⓘ
Goodsell Observatory → locatedIn → Carleton College ⓘ
Gould Library → locatedIn → Carleton College ⓘ
Weitz Center for Creativity → locatedIn → Carleton College ⓘ
Cowling Arboretum → operatedBy → Carleton College ⓘ
Goodsell Observatory → operator → Carleton College ⓘ
Northfield College → originalNameOf → Carleton College ⓘ
Cowling Arboretum → ownedBy → Carleton College ⓘ
Goodsell Observatory → ownedBy → Carleton College ⓘ
KRLX → ownedBy → Carleton College ⓘ
Cowling Arboretum → partOf → Carleton College ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carleton College campus natural lands
Board of Trustees → worksWith → Carleton College ⓘ
subject surface form: Board of Trustees of Carleton College
this entity surface form: Carleton College administration