Carthage College Business Programs

Located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Carthage College is a private not-for-profit institution. Kenosha is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Carthage College Rankings

We have ranked Carthage as #293 out of 1,477 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Carthage has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#6	Highest Paid Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Graduates	College Factual
#27	Highest Paid Public Relations & Advertising Graduates	College Factual
#121	Highest Paid Master’s Degree General Business Administration and Management Graduates	College Factual
#134	Highest Paid Master’s Degree Business Administration & Management Graduates	College Factual
#152	Highest Paid Accounting Graduates	College Factual
#185	Highest Paid Accounting Graduates	College Factual

Where Is Carthage College?

Contact details for Carthage are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2001 Alford Park Dr, Kenosha, WI 53140-1994
Phone:	262-551-8500
Website:	www.carthage.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/carthagecollege
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/carthagecollege

How Do I Get Into Carthage?

You can apply to Carthage online at: www.carthage.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Carthage

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Carthage?

The acceptance rate at Carthage College is 77%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 77%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Average Test Scores

About 44% of students accepted to Carthage submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 610. Math scores were between 500 and 620.

Carthage received ACT scores from 67% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 28. Math scores were between 18 and 26. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

Can I Afford Carthage College?

The overall average net price of Carthage is $20,823. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Carthage, approximately 78% of students took out student loans averaging $9,245 a year. That adds up to $36,980 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Carthage is 4.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Carthage College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,637 undergraduate students at Carthage, with 2,554 being full-time and 83 being part-time.

There are also 126 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,554 full-time undergraduates at Carthage, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Carthage College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	48
Black or African American	138
Hispanic or Latino	372
White	1,780
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	195

Geographic Diversity

Wisconsin students aren't the only ones who study at Carthage College. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 21 countries are represented at Carthage. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Kenya, and Japan.

Online Learning at Carthage College

In 2019-2020, 2,142 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Carthage has changed over the last few years.

Carthage College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	52	18	70
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	50	0	50
Finance	24	0	24
Accounting	23	0	23
General Economics	10	0	10
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	8	0	8
International Economics	5	0	5
Entrepreneurship	0	0	0
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0
TOTAL	172	18	190

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Richie Diesterheft under License

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