Dean of the College, Beverly Nagel, is also the Winifred and Atherton Bean Professor of Sociology, Science, Technology, and Society. The Dean oversees the academic programs of the College. She is responsible for faculty recruitment, review, and promotion as well as the review of academic departments and programs. The Dean is Chair of the Budget, Faculty Curricular Planning, Faculty Personnel, and Faculty Grants Committees, as well as co-chair of the Education and Curriculum, and a member of College Council.

Associate Dean of the College, Arjendu K. Pattanayak, is also a professor of Physics.  Dean Pattanayak oversees the offices of Off Campus Studies, the Registrar, Academic Civic Engagement (ACE), and Acting in the Community Together (ACT).  Responsibilities include academic advising, academic honesty cases, language exemptions, and student academic concerns.  As a standing member of the college’s Education and Curriculum Committee (ECC), and Academic Standing Committees (ASC), he is deeply involved in academic policy, and in students’ academic progress.  Dean Pattanayak also oversees the Parents Advisory Council, Pandemic and Emergency planning, non-tenure track hiring, and CFD and Post-doc hiring.  He also is involved with diversity initiatives such as the Posse program, the Consortium for Faculty Diversity (CFD), and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Project.  Arjendu has oversight responsibilities for the Headley House Distinguished Visitors Program, and the initiatives "Global Engagement in the Liberal Arts" and "Middle East Studies."

Associate Dean of the College, Nathan Grawe, is also an associate professor of Economics. Dean Grawe oversees the Animal Care Facility, Art Gallery and Collections, Curriculum and Research Support Committee (CARS), Science and Math Steering Committee, the Writing Program, the Language Center, Science Education Resource Center (SERC), Summer Academic Programs, the Pearlman Center for Learning and Teaching (LTC), faculty development, and the Cowling Arboretum. He is responsible for assessment, department budgets, classroom improvement, new faculty orientation, junior faculty mentoring (with the LTC), faculty development, interdepartmental endowments (Chesley lecture series), and faculty office assignments.  Dean Grawe also oversees the academic initiative "Visualizing the Liberal Arts" (VIZ), and sits on the Budget Committee, Capital Finance and Planning Committee (CF&PC), Technology Planning and Priorities Committee (TP&PC), Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (non-voting), and the Institutional Review Board for Research on Human Subjects.

Vice President for Student Development/Dean of Students, Hudlin Wagner, oversees the Division of Student Life consisting of the Dean of Students Office and Class Deans, Academic Support Center, Acting in the Community Together (ACT), Campus Activities Office, Career Center, Gender & Sexuality Center, Office of Intercultural Life, TRIO/Student Support Services, Residential Life, The Student Health and Counseling Center and Dacie Moses House program. The Dean of Students is available to all students and groups for advice and counsel; is a sexual harassment/assault adjudicator; oversees all student life programs and services; and is responsible for development and implementation of all student life policies. The VP/DOS is a member of the Administrative Council (the President's administrative Cabinet), College Council, the Board of Trustees Student Life Committee; the Diversity Initiative Group (DIG); the Capital Funding and Priorities Committee (CF&PC), Strategic Housing and Dining services. She represents the College on CHAS (Consortium on High Achievement and Success) and AAUW. Division departmental reports: Office of Intercultural Life, Residential Life. Please see the Dean of Students web site for additional information.

Associate Dean of Students, Joseph Baggot, is the Class Dean and Adviser to the first-year students and has oversight of the Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC), Disability Services for Students, and TRIO Student Support Services in the Division of Student Life. Joe joined the Carleton staff in 2005. He is the coordinator and convener of the Academic Standing Committee. Joe is involved with student-related sexual misconduct advising as well as student conduct issues involving first-year students.

Associate Dean of Students, Cathy Carlson, is the Class Dean and Adviser to the junior and senior class students and has oversight of Student Health and Counseling and The Academic Support Center within the Division of Student Life. Cathy joined the Carleton staff in 1993. She is the administrative liaison for the Parents Advisory Council, serves on the Academic Standing Committee, and is the chair of the Alcohol Review Team. Cathy is the adviser to Mortar Board and is involved with student-related sexual misconduct advising as well as student conduct issues involving juniors and seniors. Please see the Dean of Students web site for additional information.

Associate Dean of Students, Julie Thornton, is the Class Dean and Adviser to the sophomore class students and has oversight of the Residential Life and Student Activities Office within the Division of Student Life. Julie joined the Carleton staff in January of 2009. Julie has been involved with the Community Equity and Diversity Initiative (CEDI), is a member of the Assessment Committee, the Capital Funding and Priorities Committee, and serves on the Academic Standing Committee. Julie is the administrative adviser to the Carleton Student Association (CSA) and is on the lead team for Healthy Communities and Relationships/Sexual Misconduct Support and Response, and deals with student conduct issues involving sophomores. Please see the Dean of Students web site for additional information.

Associate Dean of Admissions and Director of Student Financial Services, Rodney Oto, primarily oversees the Student Financial Services Office and the financial aid budget. His is also a senior member of the admissions staff. He and his staff are available to respond to questions and concerns about the cost of attending Carleton, how to apply for assistance, calculating a family's contribution to pay for expenses, different types of aid available, off-campus study assistance, and eligibility for federal and state sources of aid. He is responsible for the development of the aid budget and the implementation and adherence to it. He will also review appeals and decide any exceptions to current aid policies and procedures.

Registrar, Roger Lasley, is responsible for all academic records. He and his staff in the Registrar's Office are available to answer students' questions and concerns about academic regulations and procedures, including transfer of credit, major declaration, course registration, enrollment verifications, and progress toward the degree.