Carthage College Overview

Carthage College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The suburban atmosphere of Kenosha makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is Carthage College Known For?

• Students at Carthage have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 5%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Carthage.
• In 2017-2018, 55% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Carthage bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $44,700 a year. That's about 10% more than their peers at other schools.
• The average Carthage student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Carthage College Rankings

Carthage is ranked #474 out of 2,587 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2022 Best Colleges list.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Carthage.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#11	Best Value East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Carthage has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#5	Highest Paid Japanese Language & Literature Graduates	College Factual
#7	Best Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Schools	College Factual
#12	Highest Paid East Asian Languages Graduates	College Factual
#19	Highest Paid Germanic Languages Graduates	College Factual
#34	Highest Paid Romance Languages Graduates	College Factual
#44	Highest Paid Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduates	College Factual

Where Is Carthage College?

Contact details for Carthage are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2001 Alford Park Dr, Kenosha, WI 53140-1994
Phone:	262-551-8500
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/carthagecollege
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/carthagecollege

How Do I Get Into Carthage?

You can apply to Carthage online at: www.carthage.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Carthage

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Carthage?

With an acceptance rate of 77%, Carthage may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 77%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Average Test Scores

About 44% of students accepted to Carthage submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 610. Math scores were between 500 and 620.

Carthage received ACT scores from 67% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 28. Math scores were between 18 and 26. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

Can I Afford Carthage College?

The overall average net price of Carthage is $20,823. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Carthage, approximately 78% of students took out student loans averaging $9,245 a year. That adds up to $36,980 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Carthage is 4.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Carthage College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,637 undergraduate students at Carthage, with 2,554 being full-time and 83 being part-time.

There are also 126 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,554 full-time undergraduates at Carthage, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Carthage College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	48
Black or African American	138
Hispanic or Latino	372
White	1,780
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	195

Geographic Diversity

Wisconsin students aren't the only ones who study at Carthage College. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 21 countries are represented at Carthage. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Kenya, and Japan.

Online Learning at Carthage College

In 2019-2020, 2,142 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Carthage has changed over the last few years.

Carthage College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	70	11	81
Marketing	65	0	65
Finance & Financial Management	44	0	44
Nursing	43	0	43
General Biology	41	0	41
Teacher Education Grade Specific	41	0	41
Health & Physical Education	36	0	36
General Psychology	27	0	27
Accounting	26	0	26
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	25	0	25
Communication & Media Studies	24	0	24
Criminal Justice & Corrections	24	0	24
Educational Administration	0	20	20
General English Literature	20	0	20
Design & Applied Arts	20	0	20
Music	20	0	20
Political Science & Government	16	0	16
Fine & Studio Arts	15	0	15
Special Education	14	0	14
Drama & Theater Arts	14	0	14
Teacher Education Subject Specific	11	1	12
Natural Resources Conservation	12	0	12
Chemistry	12	0	12
Physics	12	0	12
History	11	0	11
Economics	11	0	11
Romance Languages	10	0	10
Mathematics	9	0	9
Social Work	9	0	9
Geography & Cartography	8	0	8
Computer Information Systems	7	0	7
East Asian Languages	7	0	7
Sociology	6	0	6
Public Relations & Advertising	5	0	5
Area Studies	5	0	5
Allied Health Professions	5	0	5
Classical Languages & Literature	3	0	3
Germanic Languages	2	0	2
Religious Studies	2	0	2
General Social Sciences	2	0	2
Information Science	1	0	1
Liberal Arts General Studies	1	0	1
Philosophy	1	0	1
Other Physical Science	1	0	1
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0
General Education	0	0	0
Student Counseling	0	0	0
Ethnic Studies	0	0	0
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	0	0
TOTAL	738	32	770

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Richie Diesterheft under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.