Carthage College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Lutheran (ELCA)
Population 1,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,370 (24%)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (43%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,725
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 36%
From Region 57%
Athletes 840 (31.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 63%
Hispanic 18%
Black 6%
Mixed 6%
Asian 3%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Carthage College 548 42% 74% 2% 3% 14% 1% $72,876 52 +0.18 70 98%
Engineering Science 8 — 88% 75% 0% 0% 12% 0% $93,400 34 -0.39 90 — — — — —
Computer Science 13 +1 85% 85% 8% 8% 0% 0% $106,661 32 -0.53 96 100% — — — —
Data Science 9 +5 78% 67% 11% 0% 22% 0% $99,601 22 -0.52 93 — — — — —
Data Science — — — — — — — — $99,288 22 -0.54 93 — — — — —
Chemistry 10 +1 50% 50% 10% 0% 30% 0% $66,981 29 -0.44 59 100% — — — —
Mathematics 8 +5 62% 62% 12% 0% 25% 0% $75,769 46 -0.36 75 94% — — — —
Physics 19 +1 53% 58% 0% 5% 16% 16% $83,412 52 -0.01 83 — — — — —
Biology 34 +2 56% 71% 9% 0% 12% 0% $65,793 46 -0.08 56 100% — — — —
Neuroscience 17 +2 12% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% $85,016 94 +1.58 84 100% — — — —
Environmental Science 14 +1 21% 86% 0% 7% 7% 0% $62,074 71 +0.43 47 100% — — — —
Athletic Training — — — — — — — — $70,234 51 -0.01 65 — — — — —
Exercise Science 20 — 85% 90% 0% 5% 5% 0% $59,116 41 -0.31 39 98% — — — —
Health Sciences 13 — 8% 85% 0% 0% 8% 0% $69,388 56 +0.06 64 — — — — —
Nursing 56 — 18% 86% 4% 2% 5% 0% $110,603 97 +1.83 97 100% — — — —
Accounting 17 +1 59% 76% 6% 0% 6% 6% $94,267 69 +0.47 90 100% — — — —
Advertising and Public Relations 7 +5 29% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $79,033 58 +0.11 79 100% — — — —
Business Administration 32 +12 72% 72% 0% 0% 16% 0% $74,945 60 -0.14 73 97% — — — —
Economics 3 +2 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $67,681 5 -1.14 61 94% — — — —
Finance 25 +11 76% 68% 4% 0% 24% 4% $86,092 35 -0.45 85 100% — — — —
International Economics 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,681 5 -1.14 61 94% — — — —
Marketing 39 +13 74% 69% 0% 3% 23% 3% $77,003 53 -0.04 76 99% — — — —
Asian Studies 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $55,334 42 -0.31 28 — — — — —
Chinese 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,200 54 +0.01 36 — — — — —
Classics — — — — — — — — $57,049 60 +0.01 33 — — — — —
English 9 +1 11% 78% 0% 22% 0% 0% $53,428 58 +0.12 24 93% — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $58,257 54 +0.02 36 — — — — —
General Studies 2 +2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,075 59 -0.02 33 — — — — —
History 16 +2 44% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $53,393 39 -0.34 23 87% — — — —
Japanese 4 +1 25% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $58,056 54 +0.00 36 — — — — —
Religious Studies — +1 — — — — — — $56,158 83 +0.66 31 — — — — —
Spanish 4 +3 0% 25% 0% 0% 75% 0% $57,706 53 -0.03 35 94% — — — —
Communication 14 — 29% 29% 0% 21% 43% 0% $66,913 71 +0.47 59 90% — — — —
Geography 3 +4 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,800 29 -0.50 35 — — — — —
Journalism — — — — — — — — $62,533 58 +0.03 48 — — — — —
Political Science 7 +1 43% 57% 0% 14% 0% 0% $35,882 0 -2.67 3 100% — — — —
Psychology 23 +4 9% 87% 0% 0% 9% 0% $56,885 64 +0.28 33 98% — — — —
Social Sciences 4 — 0% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $53,570 43 -0.30 24 — — — — —
Social Work 13 — 0% 69% 8% 0% 23% 0% $57,504 76 +0.50 34 89% — — — —
Sociology 3 +7 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $53,767 43 -0.28 24 — — — — —
Elementary Education 27 +5 4% 78% 0% 0% 19% 0% $56,897 84 +0.69 33 100% — — — —
Special Education 5 +14 20% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $57,352 61 +0.22 34 100% — — — —
Art Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,907 92 +1.19 35 — — — — —
Art History 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,399 31 -0.50 9 — — — — —
Costume Design 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,362 2 -2.30 3 100% — — — —
Drama and Theatre Arts — — — — — — — — $38,362 21 -0.63 3 100% — — — —
Graphic Design 13 +1 38% 77% 0% 8% 0% 0% $54,264 32 -0.45 26 97% — — — —
Music 7 +4 71% 71% 0% 0% 14% 14% $46,322 47 -0.05 10 96% — — — —
Music Education 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,988 94 +1.21 36 — — — — —
Music Performance — — — — — — — — $46,322 47 -0.05 10 96% — — — —
Studio Art 7 +2 14% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $45,721 44 -0.12 9 — — — — —
Theatre Arts 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,362 21 -0.63 3 100% — — — —
Theatre Design and Technology 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,362 21 -0.63 3 100% — — — —
Voice and Opera 8 — 12% 88% 0% 12% 0% 0% $46,322 47 -0.05 10 96% — — — —
Criminal Justice 18 +3 33% 67% 0% 6% 28% 0% $61,505 65 +0.22 45 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $41,462
ROI Percentile 70th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 56%
6-Year Graduation Rate 64%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 23.2% 127 68% 71% 2% 1% 18% 3% $80,183 53 -0.13 80 99% —
Health Sciences 16.2% 89 31% 87% 2% 2% 6% 0% $93,013 90 +1.09 90 99% —
Social Sciences 12.2% 67 16% 66% 1% 7% 18% 0% $56,610 42 -0.04 32 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 9.3% 51 41% 78% 6% 0% 8% 0% $72,201 73 +0.48 69 100% —
Arts 8.0% 44 32% 84% 0% 5% 5% 2% $49,333 40 -0.12 15 97% —
Humanities 7.1% 39 31% 69% 3% 5% 21% 0% $54,857 50 -0.13 27 90% —
Physical Sciences & Math 6.8% 37 54% 57% 5% 3% 22% 8% $77,319 46 -0.20 77 98% —
Education 5.8% 32 6% 78% 0% 0% 19% 0% $56,968 72 +0.61 33 100% —
Computer Science 4.0% 22 82% 77% 9% 5% 9% 0% $103,773 39 -0.53 95 100% —
Professional 3.3% 18 33% 67% 0% 6% 28% 0% $61,505 33 +0.22 45 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.6% 14 21% 86% 0% 7% 7% 0% $62,074 59 +0.43 47 100% —
Engineering 1.5% 8 88% 75% 0% 0% 12% 0% $93,400 13 -0.39 90 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 163 $352K $272K $80K
Football 97 $822K $692K $130K
Baseball 72 $683K $415K $268K
Other Sports 46 $96K $78K $17K
Lacrosse 37 $264K $145K $118K
Soccer 37 $266K $225K $40K
Swimming & Diving 33 $226K $145K $80K
Golf 31 $244K $142K $101K
Basketball 29 $249K $174K $74K
Wrestling 25 $131K $121K $9K
Volleyball 22 $213K $164K $49K
Tennis 18 $134K $112K $21K
Total 526 $3.7M $2.7M $992K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 139 $330K $335K -$5K
Swimming & Diving 33 $237K $173K $64K
Soccer 31 $173K $123K $50K
Softball 23 $205K $162K $43K
Basketball 22 $245K $159K $85K
Volleyball 21 $297K $206K $90K
Lacrosse 20 $203K $109K $94K
Golf 19 $184K $84K $100K
Tennis 19 $197K $106K $91K
Water Polo 18 $135K $168K -$33K
Wrestling 17 $140K $112K $27K
Other Sports 10 $20K $17K $3K
Bowling 7 $60K $23K $36K
Total 314 $2.4M $1.8M $649K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 302 $682K $607K $74K
Football 97 $822K $692K $130K
Baseball 72 $683K $415K $268K
Soccer 68 $439K $348K $90K
Swimming & Diving 66 $463K $319K $144K
Lacrosse 57 $468K $255K $212K
Other Sports 56 $117K $95K $21K
Basketball 51 $494K $334K $159K
Golf 50 $428K $226K $201K
Volleyball 43 $510K $371K $139K
Wrestling 42 $271K $234K $37K
Tennis 37 $332K $219K $113K
Softball 23 $205K $162K $43K
Water Polo 18 $135K $168K -$33K
Bowling 7 $60K $23K $36K
Total 840 $7.2M $5.4M $1.9M

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 58%
Yield (non-ED) 11%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 58% 58% 58%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional