by our College Data Analytics TeamIs Carthage really diverse? College Factual’s diversity report reveals the truth and stats about diversity at Carthage. We reviewed racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
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Carthage total enrollment is approximately 2,771 students. 2,663 are undergraduates and 108 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Carthage undergraduate population is made up of 55.5% women, and 44.5% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Carthage Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,782 | 67.2% |
| Hispanic | 428 | 16.1% |
| Black or African American | 178 | 6.7% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 111 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 59 | 2.2% |
| Unknown | 53 | 2.0% |
| International | 38 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.2% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 57.4% of full-time grad students are women, and 42.6% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Carthage Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 48 | 44.4% |
| International | 27 | 25.0% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 13.0% |
| Hispanic | 11 | 10.2% |
| Asian | 4 | 3.7% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 2 | 1.9% |
| Unknown | 2 | 1.9% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,830 | 66.3% |
| Hispanic | 439 | 15.9% |
| Black or African American | 192 | 7.0% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 113 | 4.1% |
| International | 65 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 63 | 2.3% |
| Unknown | 55 | 2.0% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.1% |
Carthage College faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 84.4% |
| Asian | 5.7% |
| Unknown | 5.0% |
| Black or African American | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 1.4% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 0.7% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 1,539 female students and 1,232 male students at Carthage.
Carthage College faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
The undergraduate student body is split among 23 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 386 | 50.9% |
| Wisconsin | 275 | 36.3% |
| Minnesota | 34 | 4.5% |
| Indiana | 15 | 2.0% |
| Michigan | 9 | 1.2% |
Carthage hosts about 2.3% international (nonresident) students, adding to the multicultural environment of the campus.
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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