Carthage College

5/10 Overall Rating
4 Year
Kenosha, WI
4.5 4 reviews

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Overview

Total enrollment

2,844

Location Kenosha, Wisconsin
Website carthage.edu
Type Private 4 Year
Setting Midsize Suburban
Religious Affiliation Evangelical Lutheran Church

Size Small
Status Non-profit
Housing Yes
Level of Study Undergrad/Graduate

Carthage College occupies a scenic 80-acre campus along the shore of Lake Michigan in Kenosha, Wisconsin, approximately 55 miles north of Chicago and 35 miles south of Milwaukee. The private liberal arts college, founded in 1847 by Lutheran pioneers in Hillsboro, Illinois, relocated to its present location in 1962, where its modern campus features distinctive limestone buildings and waterfront views. As a selective private institution, Carthage maintains a liberal arts foundation while offering notable programs in nursing, business, and natural sciences, with particular recognition for its astronomy and physics departments that frequently collaborate with NASA. The college provides traditional undergraduate housing in several lakeside residence halls, where most students live on campus all four years, and competes in NCAA Division III athletics as the Firebirds.

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Ratings

Carthage is rated within the lower 46% of four-year colleges nationally and earns a CollegeSimply grade of 5 out of 10.

Overall Rating

5 out of 10
Academics

5 out of 10
Resources

5 out of 10
Outcomes

5 out of 10
Value

3 out of 10

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Rankings

Rankings for Carthage College within the 2027 CollegeSimply Best Colleges Lists.

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Admissions

Admission Standards

Moderate

SAT (enrolled mid-50) 1000/1205
ACT (enrolled mid-50) 19/26
GPA 3.36

Acceptance Rate

87.1%

Applications Due -
Enrollment Rate 11.3%
Application Fee $35

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Annual Cost to Attend

Tuition

$38,750

Costs for Carthage College
Fee		Cost
Tuition		$38,750
Books and Supplies		$500
Other Fees		$0
Room and Board		$13,450
Budget for Other Expenses		$2,600
Total One Year Cost		$55,300

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Student Outcomes

Average Salary After 10 Years

$48,800 per year

Bachelor's Degree Graduation Rate

59% within 6 years

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Popular Areas of Study

Popular majors at Carthage College are Business, Education, and Visual and Performing Arts. 28% of students major in Business, 14% in Education, and 10% in Visual and Performing Arts.