by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Carthage College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
According to College Factual’s 2026 analysis, Carthage is ranked #656 out of 3,449 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Carthage also holds the #19 spot on the Best Colleges in Wisconsin ranking.
With an acceptance rate of 87%, Carthage College is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn’t mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
Carthage received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 20 and 25.
The student to faculty ratio at Carthage College is about average at 14 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Carthage College is 50%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 82% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Carthage College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That’s certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor’s degree is typically four years. This rate at Carthage for first-time, full-time students is 61%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Carthage College.
The current enrollment includes 2,628 undergraduates at Carthage.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at Carthage College.
The overall average net price of Carthage is $16,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.### Net Price by Income Group for Carthage
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $18,307 | $20,228 | $22,692 | $25,465 | $27,527 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid. Note that the net price is typically less than the published price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Carthage, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 86% of students took out student loans averaging $8,872 a year. That adds up to $35,488 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 5.5%. 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. Get more details about paying for Carthage College.
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor’s degree recipients from Carthage College make around $56,950 per year during the early years of their employment. This is good news for future Carthage College graduates since it is 16% more than the average college graduate’s salary of $49,219 per year.
Carthage College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life. Get more details about the location of Carthage College.
Contact information for Carthage College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2001 Alford Park Dr, Kenosha, WI 53140-1994 |
| Phone: | 2625518500 |
| Website: | www.carthage.edu |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/carthagecollege |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/carthagecollege |
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 24 majors graduated from Carthage College. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 716 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 72 | $46,987 |
| Marketing | 63 | $43,583 |
| Nursing | 62 | NA |
| General Psychology | 36 | $29,294 |
| Health & Physical Education | 35 | $27,848 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 31 | $51,296 |
| Educational Administration | 30 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 28 | $28,823 |
| General Biology | 25 | $24,906 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
32 students took at least one online class at Carthage College.
Footnotes
*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.
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