Carleton College

The Best Combination of The Best Combination of Football and Academics Football and Academics

in the Country!in the Country!

Carleton’s Storied Tradition9 Undefeated Seasons

61 Winning Seasons

457-404 Program Record

.531 Winning Percentage

23 Conference Championships

Carleton National Rankings:• #1 Fun Loving Campus (Newsweek/Kaplan 2004)

• #1 Alumni Giving (US News 2006)

• #2 Liberal Arts College in number of graduates receiving PhDs in all fields from 1991-2000

• #6 Liberal Arts College in the Nation (US News and World Report 2007)

• #5 Student Involvement in IM sports: All colleges and universities (The Princeton Review 2006)

• #6 Liberal Arts College for Asian-Americans (Asian Nation, 2006)

• #7 Best Overall Academic Experience for Undergraduates: All colleges and universities (The Princeton Review 2006)

• #9 School Runs Like Butter: All colleges and universities (The Princeton Review 2006)

• #9 Best Campus: All colleges and universities (CampusDirt.com 2007)

• #10 Best College Radio Station: All colleges and universities (The Princeton Review 2006)

• #13 Best Curriculum: All colleges and universities (CampusDirt.com 2007)

• #14 Clubs: All colleges and universities (CampusDirt.com 2007)

• #18 Race/Class Interaction: All colleges and universities (The Princeton Review 2006)

• #18 Professors Get High Marks (The Princeton Review 2007)

• #19 Best Quality of Life: All colleges and universities (The Princeton Review 2006)

The Facts About Carleton College•Total Enrollment: 1,958 (925 Men, 1033 Women)

•33 Majors, 16 Concentrations, 1000+ courses•Largest Majors: Biology, English, Economics, Political Science•95% of faculty hold PhD or most advanced degree in their field

•Remains a leading source of PhD recipients•Average Class Size: 17

•Teacher Student Ratio: 9:1•39% of classes have 13 or fewer students

•95% of freshman return for sophomore year•87% of all students graduate in four years

•Advanced Placement scores of 4 or 5 are awarded college credits•Gould Library, one of the largest undergraduate libraries in the US, open 8am to 1am

•All nine dorms are computer networked•17 networked computer labs (2 are open 24hrs.)•100-150 students study off-campus each term

•Typically, 10 Carleton-sponsored, off-campus study programs annually•Career Center offers interview preparation, resume writing, and graduate school applications

for the post-college job/graduate school search•Of 162 National Liberal Arts Colleges, Carleton is consistently ranked in the Top 6

•Ranked #1 in teaching/faculty in the nation by McGraw-Hill•Students hail from 49 states and 38 foreign countries

•Approximately 2/3 of the students participate in an off-campus studies program… Europe, Mexico China, Australia

•35 minutes south of Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area•80,000 square-foot Recreation Center opened in 2000

•New Language & Dining Center as well as 10 new Townhouses opened in 2001•Historic Laird Stadium; one of the Top Ten capacity stadiums in Division III

•One spring game in Europe every four years•#10 ranked student radio station (2006)

•America’s oldest student run pub (est. 1927)

2007 Carleton Football ScheduleDate Opponent/Event

Sat, September 8th University of Minnesota, Morris

Sat, September 15th Macalester College (Knowledge Bowl)

Sat, September 22nd Bethel University*

Sat, September 29th St, Johns University*

Sat, October 6th University of St. Thomas*

Sat, October 13th Hamline University*

Sat, October 20th Augsburg College*

Sat, October 27th Concordia College - Moorhead*

Sat, November 3rd St. Olaf College* (Battle for the Goat Trophy)

Sat, November 17th Gustavus Adolphus College*

Home Games in Bold

* - MIAC Contest

Ranks 1st among liberal arts colleges in number of students who are Merit Scholarship winners.McGraw-Hill ranked faculty #1 in the nation, having “an unusually strong commitment to undergraduate teaching.

Large list of distinguished speakers - former president Bill Clinton, poet Maya Angelou, and Time Warner CEO Gerald Levin, to name a few.

How Carleton is Regarded

REPUTATION OF CARLETON- Kiplinger’s - 11th “Best Value”

among American Private Colleges- US News & World Report - 6th

ranked National Liberal Arts College- ZD Net / Yahoo - 35th of 100 “Most

Wired” Colleges- Princeton Review - #7 “Best Overall

Academic Experience for Undergraduates”15th in Professor accessibility13th in classes based on discussion

CARLETON AND THE MIAC

MIAC COMPARISON_____________Rank (US World News) ________ Student-Teacher Ratio___

Carleton College 6th National Liberal Arts 9:1

Macalester 24th NLA 11:1

St Olaf 55th NLA 13:1

St Johns 69th NLA 12:1

Gustavus Adolphus 79th NLA 13:1

Hamline 3rd Tier (101-150) 13:1

Concordia-Moorhead 3rd Tier (101-150) 14:1

Augsburg Unranked 14:1

Bethel Unranked 14:1

St Thomas Unranked 13:1

__________Freshman Retention Rate ___ 4 Year Graduation Rate_ _

Carleton College 95% 87%

Macalester 93% 82%

St Olaf 92% 80%

St Johns 88% 76%

Gustavus Adolphus 89% 79%

Hamline 84% 63%

Concordia-Moorhead 80% 57%

Augsburg 80% 48%

Bethel 84% 62%

St Thomas 85% 62%

US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT

• National Liberal Arts College Rankings:– Williams: #1

– Amherst: #2

– Carleton: #6– Claremont-McKenna: #12

– Grinnell: #15

– Macalester: #25

– Colorado College: #27

KIPLINGER’S 2007 EVALUATION

• MIAC within top 100

– Carleton #11 (tied with Harvard and MIT)

– Macalester #28

– St. Olaf #42

• Criteria

– Cost

– Quality of students and faculty

2006 First Team All-MIAC 2006 Second Team All-MIACMatt Frank* - Wide Receiver Paul Klick – Offensive Line

R.J. Jackson* – Running Back2006 MIAC Sportsmanship Team Darren Caspers – QuarterbackRandy Foss – Inside Linebacker Mike Morrissey* – Defensive Line

James Colbenson* – Outside Linebacker2006 MIAC Academic All-Conference Mike Kootsikas – Defensive BackRandy FossJohn Hanks*Andrew RobertsWade Thompson

2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V TeamMatt Frank*

D3Football.com National Team of the WeekR.J. Jackson* - Week 2 – Running Back/ Return

“Jackson scored three different ways en route to Carleton’s 50-14 win against Minnesota-Morris. He scored his team’s first six touchdowns on four runs (11, 30, 2, and 1), a reception (46) and a kickoff return (93). He finished with 208 all-purpose yards, but only touched the ball 12 times.” – D3Football.com

* - Returning Player

Carleton Knight Accolades

Team National Rankings15th Ranked Passing Offense7th Ranked Turnover MarginScoring Offense – 24.1 Points per GameScoring Defense – 18.1 Points per Game

Individual National RankingsMatt Frank* – 2nd – Receiving Yards per GameMatt Frank* – 8th - Receptions per GameChris Gardner* – 21st – Punt ReturnsR.J. Jackson* – 23rd – ScoringDarren Caspers – 24th – Passing Yards per Game

Carleton College Records Broken in 2006Darren Capsers – Passing yards in a season (2,305)Darren Caspers – Completions in a season (183)Randy Foss – 4th All Time Career Tackles (336)Matt Frank* - Receptions in a Season (74)R.J. Jackson* - Touchdowns in a Season (13)

First Win over a ranked opponent in 20 yearsBeat Bethel 17-14 (18th in the final AFCA Poll)

* - Returning Player

TEAM ACCOLADES