In the historic river town of Northfield, Minnesota, Carleton College is a small, private college with a high focus on providing a quality liberal arts education. Ranked #5 in National Liberal Arts Colleges by US News and #2 by Washington Monthly, Carleton’s students experience an award-winning education with rigorous graduation requirements, including Argument and Inquiry seminars, a writing portfolio, global citizenship requirement, quantitative reasoning encounters, as well as physical education. On top of promoting cross-disciplinary studies, Carleton encourages study abroad, which more than 70% of students take advantage of. Many students also take part in undergraduate research opportunities, including those at the Cowling Arboretum, an 880-acre game refuge adjacent to the Carleton campus.