Carleton College The Best Combination of Football and Academics in the Country!

1. CarletonCollege The Best Combination of Football and Academics in the Country!

2. Carleton’s Storied Tradition 9 Undefeated Seasons 61 Winning Seasons 457-404 Program Record .531 Winning Percentage 23 Conference Championships

3. 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)

4. 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)

6. How Carleton is Regarded • 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.

7. Kiplinger’s - 11th “Best Value” among American Private Colleges USNews & 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 accessibility 13th in classes based on discussion REPUTATION OF CARLETON

8. CARLETON AND THE MIAC

9. MIAC COMPARISON

10. National Liberal Arts College Rankings: Williams: #1 Amherst: #2 Carleton: #6 Claremont-McKenna: #12 Grinnell: #15 Macalester: #25 Colorado College: #27 US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT

11. MIAC within top 100 Carleton #11 (tied with Harvard and MIT) Macalester #28 St. Olaf #42 Criteria Cost Quality of students and faculty KIPLINGER’S 2007 EVALUATION

12. Carleton Knight Accolades 2006 First Team All-MIAC 2006 Second Team All-MIAC Matt Frank* - Wide Receiver Paul Klick – Offensive Line R.J. Jackson* – Running Back 2006 MIAC Sportsmanship Team Darren Caspers – Quarterback Randy Foss – Inside Linebacker Mike Morrissey* – Defensive Line James Colbenson* – Outside Linebacker2006 MIAC Academic All-Conference Mike Kootsikas – Defensive Back Randy Foss John Hanks* Andrew Roberts Wade Thompson 2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V Team Matt Frank* D3Football.com National Team of the Week R.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

15. TEAM ACCOLADES Team National Rankings 15th Ranked Passing Offense 7th Ranked Turnover Margin Scoring Offense – 24.1 Points per Game Scoring Defense – 18.1 Points per Game Individual National Rankings Matt Frank* – 2nd – Receiving Yards per Game Matt Frank* – 8th - Receptions per Game Chris Gardner* – 21st – Punt Returns R.J. Jackson* – 23rd – Scoring Darren Caspers – 24th – Passing Yards per Game Carleton College Records Broken in 2006 Darren 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 years Beat Bethel 17-14 (18th in the final AFCA Poll) * - Returning Player