Carthage College
Kenosha, WI · Private · Small city · Carthage
Private institution in Kenosha, WI · 2,628 undergraduates · 84% acceptance rate · $56,950 median earnings 10 years after entry.
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $24,8131,459th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $36,5001,527th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $36,5001,481st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $47,9801,415th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,0001,436th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,950687th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,116788th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 60.5%756th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 81.6%581st highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 84.2%1,036th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1113652nd highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 24420th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,628775th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 25.8%1,424th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 45 mi (ORD)
On 1 of our 111 lists
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Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $35
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 48 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $69,338 | $60,094 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $56,234 | $52,524 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $54,359 | $53,537 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $47,455 | $49,615 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $44,102 | $46,357 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $42,458 | $43,798 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languages | bachelors | $41,937 | $36,848 |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $40,792 | $38,153 |
| PhysicsPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $39,729 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $39,618 | $38,072 |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $39,369 | — |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $39,369 | $36,134 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Evangelical Lutheran Churchsource
- Founded in 1847source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Red and Blacksource
- Athletic nickname: "Firebirds"source
- Mascot: Embersource
- Motto: "Seeking truth. Building strength. Inspiring service. Together."source
- Campus size: about 80 acressource
- Formerly known as "The Literary and Theological Institute of the Lutheran Church in the Far West"source
- Formerly known as "Lutheran College"source
- Formerly known as "Hillsboro College"source
- Formerly known as "Illinois State University" (1852–1870)source
- Athletic conference: CCIWsource
- A [[Space grant colleges institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Fight song: ""Carthage Fight Song""source
- Notable alum: John Haysource
Athletics — 15 sports
NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0 · Coed $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Carthage College’s 2,628 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In WI
- Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, WI · 2,607 undergrads
- Carroll UniversityWaukesha, WI · 2,525 undergrads
- Concordia University-WisconsinMequon, WI · 2,310 undergrads
- University of Wisconsin-ParksideKenosha, WI · 2,951 undergrads
- Herzing University-MadisonMadison, WI · 2,105 undergrads
- University of Wisconsin-SuperiorSuperior, WI · 1,899 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Bismarck State CollegeBismarck, ND · 2,629 undergrads
- University of Houston-VictoriaVictoria, TX · 2,630 undergrads
- Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, SC · 2,624 undergrads
- Pima Medical Institute-TucsonTucson, AZ · 2,619 undergrads
- Point UniversityWest Point, GA · 2,617 undergrads
- Francis Marion UniversityFlorence, SC · 2,640 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitecarthage.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 238476)
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