Carleton University
Public university in Ottawa
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| 2025 | Maclean's annual university ranking placed Carleton fourth in the comprehensive category. |
| 2025 | Carleton ranked fourth in the comprehensive category in Maclean's annual university rankings. |
| 2024 | Carleton women's nordic ski team captured their second CCUNC Championship at the Nordique Canada Championships. |
| 2024 | Carleton Ravens women's basketball team wins the U SPORTS National Championship for the third time. |
| 2024 | Carleton was recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers for the third consecutive year, a Top Employer for Canadians Over 40 for the second consecutive year, and a Top Employer in the National Capital Region for the 10th consecutive year. |
| 2024 | 85 Carleton researchers were included on the Stanford-Elsevier list of the world's most-cited scholars, placing them in the top 2% most-cited scholars. |
| 2024 | The Faculty of Public Affairs officially changed its name to the Faculty of Public and Global Affairs to capture the global nature of its programs and work. |
| 2023 | QS World University Rankings placed Carleton in the 601–650 global range and 21st in Canada. Times Higher Education World University Rankings listed Carleton in the 601–800 global range. |
| 2023 | Carleton Ravens women's basketball team wins the U SPORTS National Championship. |
| 2023 | Fourth floor of MacOdrum Library, including the Discovery Centre, was transformed into the Future Learning Lab, featuring study spaces, event and workshop areas, and an XR (mixed-reality) equipped space. |
| 2023 | Carleton University reports a total student enrollment of 30,760, including 25,722 undergraduate and 5,038 graduate students, supported by 1,062 faculty members and 861 contract instructors. |
| 2023 | Carleton University proposed an annual budget of $525 million for the 2023-24 academic year, with tuition fees generating 50% of income ($336 million) and provincial government funding contributing 26% ($174 million). |
| 2023 | Carleton received $116 million in research funding for the 2023-24 academic year. |
| 2023 | The university's endowment fund increased by $54.4 million, reaching a total of $353 million. |
| 2022 | Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked Carleton in the 501–600 global range. |
| 2022 | Chancellor Professor Lenore Fahrig was awarded the Herzberg Prize for outstanding contributions in conservation biology, becoming the first Carleton faculty member to win this prestigious award. |
| 2022 | Carleton University awarded over 15,000 scholarships and bursaries totaling more than $31.9 million to undergraduate students during the 2022–23 academic year. |
| 2022 | The average undergraduate entrance grade at Carleton University was 87.3% for the 2022-2023 academic year. |
| June 2022 | University indefinitely paused its mask mandate while maintaining strong recommendations for mask wearing indoors. |
| May 2022 | Carleton suspended its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, following similar decisions made at other Ontario schools. |
| 2021 | Carleton men's soccer team won their third silver medal at the U SPORTS Men's Soccer Championship and completed their four-year streak of final-eight tournament appearances. |
| 2021 | Completed construction of the Nicol Building, the new home of the Sprott School of Business, which cost $65 million and was partially funded by a $10 million donation from the late Ottawa real estate developer Wes Nicol. |
| August 2021 | University mandated that all students, staff, and faculty must receive a complete series of a Health Canada or World Health Organization-approved COVID-19 vaccine to access campus and attend in-person classes. |
| 2020 | Carleton University receives 23,544 applications, creating a first-year cohort of 6,227 students for the 2020–21 academic year. |
| July 2020 | Carleton University announced that Fall 2020 semester classes would be held entirely online due to potential COVID-19 second wave risks and international student travel restrictions. |
| 2019 | Dave Smart resigns as head basketball coach and transitions to the role of Carleton University's director of basketball operations. |
| 2019 | The Charlatan reduced its print edition frequency from bi-weekly to monthly due to budgetary constraints. |
| 2019 | Carleton University introduced a new metro-style wayfinding system to help students, faculty, and visitors navigate the extensive underground tunnel network. |
| 2019 | Campus Avenue converted to a single-direction road to improve traffic congestion. |
| 2019 | Carleton ranked 101–150 in the world for politics and international studies, placing it within the top one percent of global universities in this field. |
| September 2019 | In the fall semester, the Faculty of Engineering and Design enrolls over 5,800 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students, highlighting the faculty's significant growth and student population. |
| 2018 | Carleton Ravens women's ice hockey team began participating in the annual Colonel By Classic at TD Place Arena. |
| 2018 | Carleton Ravens women's basketball team wins the U SPORTS National Championship. |
| 2018 | Carleton University admitted 5,988 first-year undergraduate students for the 2018-2019 academic year. |
| 2018 | Health Sciences Building was constructed and Carleton purchased the Dominion-Chalmers United Church in Ottawa's Centretown to serve as a community and cultural hub. |
| December 2018 | Yaprak Baltacioğlu, former Secretary of Treasury Board Secretariat, was appointed as the 12th Chancellor of Carleton University. |
| 2017 | Paul Denham Austerberry won the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Production Design for 'The Shape of Water'. |
| 2017 | Carleton men's soccer team began a streak of reaching the final-eight tournament for four consecutive years. |
| 2017 | Carleton Ravens complete their second consecutive seven-year championship streak in national basketball. |
| 2017 | Carleton University reports a graduation rate of approximately 70.4% within seven years for the 2017–18 academic year. |
| 2017 | Roseann Runte resigned as President and Vice Chancellor to become president and CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation. |
| 2016 | Carleton Ravens men's ice hockey team initiated the annual Colonel By Classic at TD Place Arena against the University of Ottawa. |
| 2016 | Carleton Ravens win their 12th national basketball championship, surpassing UCLA Bruins as the college with the most national basketball titles, achieved in just 14 years. |
| 2016 | Continued demographic tracking revealed graduate student demographics of 51.5% male, 48.5% female, with 21.2% international students at the graduate level. |
| 2016 | River Building was renamed to Richcraft Hall. |
| January 2016 | A Carleton sorority caused a campus-wide controversy by popping 80 balloons during a meeting in the Tory Building, which led to a false active shooter lockdown and subsequent student advocacy for the sorority's potential ban. |
| 2015 | Carleton men's fencing team won their most recent championship. |
| 2015 | Demographic data collected showing student body composition, with 52.7% male and 47.3% female undergraduate students, and 11.4% international students at the undergraduate level. |
| 2015 | Maclean's began publishing program rankings, with Carleton ranking 7th in engineering, 10th in computer science, 10th in mathematics, and 14th in psychology. |
| 2015 | A domestic survey of International Relations academics recommended Carleton as the best choice for students seeking a career in policy. |
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