- The Inkwell
- Wisconsin
- Carthage College
Kenosha, WICity: smallZIP 53140Founded 1847
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1847
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.carthage.edu
WisconsinReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Carthage College
Carthage College is a private nonprofit college in Kenosha, Wisconsin, with 2,660 undergraduates. It admits 87% of applicants, graduates 66% within six years and costs $26,444 a year after aid.
66%graduate
Admission rate87%
Retention73%
4-year graduation60%
Pell Grant share31%
Federal loans88%
$26,444net price / year
87%admission rate
1150average SAT
66%graduate in 6 years
$59,594median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,250median debt
#796 of 1,704 for earnings#1,315 of 1,739 for lowest net price#502 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,086 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $52,599tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $41,000
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $41,000
- Average net price
- $26,444national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,941
$30,001–48,000$22,395
$48,001–75,000$22,411
$75,001–110,000$25,748
$110,001+$28,731
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 87%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 20–25
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college87%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college73%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college66%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college31%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 66%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 60%
- First-year retention
- 73%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 60%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,464
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,594middle 50%: $42,212–$83,571
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$83,571
Median, Carthage College$59,594
Lower quarter$42,212
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,660
- Part-time
- 0.8%
- Women / men
- 57% / 43%
- Average age at entry
- 20.2
- First-generation students
- 26%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 31%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 47%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,981 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,242
- Endowment, end of year
- $164,823,037
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White64%
Hispanic18%
Black5.5%
Asian2.7%
Two or more races5.9%
U.S. nonresident1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.7%
22 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions24%
Business & management18%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.1%
Visual & performing arts6.2%
Education5.9%
Physical sciences4.6%
Social sciences3.8%
Psychology3.6%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 238476. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3298369.