by our College Data Analytics TeamCarthage earned 9 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 4 in the top 10% and 3 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #10 of 1,078 in Top Ranked for Nursing & Nursing Assistants, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
Carthage College holds 9 ranking badges across 7 fields of study, 2 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s online-program rankings. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. The current ranking cycle is 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Read about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 1 |
| Top 5% | 1 |
| Top 10% | 4 |
| Top 15% | 3 |
| Total | 9 |
Carthage College is best known for Health Professions: 1 of its 9 traditional-student awards is in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Nursing & Nursing Assistants, Public Relations & Advertising and Physics.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Best | ✓ | |||
| Overall Best (Great Lakes) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marketing | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Relations & Advertising | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing & Nursing Assistants | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physics | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
Carthage College earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #16 of 47 in Wrestling (D3) (top 35%).
Carthage College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,269 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 46%).
These rankings are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. Carthage College appears in 188 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
More about our data sources and methodologies.