<p>You’re right looking at Carleton. It does seem like a great fit for you. Some more info FYI:</p>
<p>Carleton supplies about 2,000 of the 5,000 students in a lovely, historic college town sporting a total population of around 20,000. The school has easy access to Minneapolis and St. Paul, each less than an hour away. Its 15 miles of running/skiing/hiking trails criss-cross more than 800 acres of adjacent arboretum which also serve as as an outdoor laboratory for the geology, biology and environmental science programs. The wind turbine on campus provides more than 50% of the school’s energy needs and the college has been repeatedly cited as one of the most “green” in the country. The strong enviromental science program is a natural reflection of this commitment by the administration.
[In</a> Pictures: America’s Greenest Colleges - Forbes.com](<a href=“In Pictures: America's Greenest Colleges”>In Pictures: America's Greenest Colleges)<br>
[Carleton</a> College - Green Report Card 2009](<a href=“http://www.greenreportcard.org/report-card-2009/schools/carleton-college]Carleton”>http://www.greenreportcard.org/report-card-2009/schools/carleton-college) </p>
<p>The campus is also one of the most cohesive around with the highest alumni giving rate (for many years now) of ANY college in the country. Despite the school’s academic rigor, it’s known for having an incredibly happy student body that refuses to take itself too seriously. It even earned a Newsweek “Hottest” school listing for “Most Fun Loving.”</p>