The women's basketball team is 152-43 over the last seven seasons, making the Knights one of the most dominant programs in the conference. The Knights own three MIAC regular-season titles and four MIAC Playoff titles during that time span. The four straight MIAC Playoff titles marked the first time in conference history one program won four consecutive conference tournament titles in any sport.

The Knights have enjoyed great success in the conference, winning back-to-back titles in 2004, 2005 and earning top-three finishes in 10 of the last 14 seasons. The Knights have been nationally ranked the last five seasons and earned team berths to the NCAA Championships in 2004, 2005 and 2006.

Women's golf has been a varsity sport at Carleton since 1998-99. The Knights play a split fall-spring schedule. Carleton has been ranked in the top 25 in the country in team grade point average the last two seasons, one of only four programs nation-wide to earn that distinction.

The Knights won the 1982 conference title in its first year in the conference. The Knights advanced to the MIAC Playoff title match in 2006 in their first conference tournament appearance since the format changed to a four-team, single elimination format.

Carleton improved its record in each of head coach Amy Tenute's first three seasons, won a school-record 21 games in 2000 and 19 games in 2002, the second-most in school history. Tenute is the school's all-time winningest coach. The Knights finished at .500 or better in MIAC play from 2000-03, the longest such streak in school history.

Carleton finished in the top two at the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Championships from 1999 to 2003, 2005 and 2006 and captured titles in 2000, 2001, and last year 2009. The Knights placed sixth at the NCAA Championships in 2005, highlighted by Marie Marsman's two individual national titles and the team's two relay national titles. Carleton finished in the top 10 in three of the past eight national championship meets. Since 1995 the Knights have produced 263 all-conference performances (finishing in the top three) and 80 individual conference titles.

In 1998 Carleton became the first Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) school to offer synchronized swimming as a varsity sport. Nine other schools across the nation, ranging from Division I institutions to schools closer to Carleton in enrollment size currently have varsity synchronized swimming programs. The Knights finished a program-best 10th at the 2007 U.S. Collegiate Championships.

The Knights have enjoyed a great deal of success over the years, including national top 10 rankings in 1995 and 1996 and a team regional ranking for the past five seasons. Carleton has finished in the top three of the MIAC standings 15 times since joining the conference in 1983 and qualified for the NCAA Championships in 2004-2005.

In the past 15 years, head coach Donna Ricks has guided the Knights to strong MIAC finishes, coached two national champions and numerous All-Americans. Aminah Ricks '94 captured the 100-meter national title in 1994 and Sandra Helquist '00 raced to victory in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1999 NCAA Division Championships. Carleton athletes have earned numerous All-America citations; six athletes in the past seven seasons have earned nine All-America honors. In 2004 Kristi Colbenson '05 (heptathlon) earned All-American honors. In 2003 Laura Bloedorn '03 (10,000 meters), Kim Davis '03 (heptathalon), and Colbenson (javelin) were All-Americans. Carrie Stuart '02 was a three-time All-American in the 400-meter hurdles.

The volleyball team finished in the top four of the conference standings each season from 2003-06 and won the 2004 regular-season title. Under head coach Heidi Jaynes, the Knights have enjoyed unparalleled success, qualifying for the MIAC Playoffs five times and advancing to the 2005 and 2007 NCAA Tournaments.