Carthage College

Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location: Midwest
Setting: Small Town Setting
Type: Private
Affiliation: Evangelical Lutheran Church
Size: Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Mascots: Redmen (men), Lady Reds (women)
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Carthage College is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Situated in Kenosha, Wisconsin midway between Chicago, Illinois and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the campus is on the shore of Lake Michigan and is home to 2,180 full-time and 750 part-time students.

Carthage awards the Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in more than 30 subject areas, and the Master of Education degree. Carthage also hosts the joint Executive MBA and Master of Social Work degrees awarded by Loyola University Chicago.

The Carthage faculty comprises more than 120 scholars, 90 percent of whom hold the doctorate or other terminal degree.

History

German Lutherans founded Carthage in 1847 in Hillsboro, Illinois as The Literary and Theological Institute of the Lutheran Church of the Far West. In 1852 the college moved to Springfield, Illinois and operated under the name Illinois State University. However, the college closed in 1869 due to budgetary reasons. In 1870 the college was reopened as Carthage College in Carthage, Illinois. Due to dwindling enrollment numbers during the 1950s, Carthage decided to open another campus in Kenosha, Wisconsin in 1962, intending to eventually relocate the college there. The Wisconsin and Illinois campuses ran simultaneously until 1964, when the Illinois campus closed its doors and the college and its old traditions were moved to Wisconsin. This was the cause of much discontent among students at the Illinois campus who were long under the impression that the Illinois and Wisconsin campuses would both be operated by Carthage. In the last five years, a new state of the art library (Hedberg Library) and athletic center (Tarble Athletic and Recreation Center) have been opened, and the campus welcomed a renovation of the old library which turned it into the Clausen Center for World Business. In the new student village overlooking Lake Michigan, The Oaks, one new residence hall was completed in 2006, another will be complete in May 2007. Construction on a third will commence in June 2007. The new residences feature semi-private suites, cooking facilities, and media lounges on each floor.

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Students & Campus Life
Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,953
On Campus Housing: Available
Full Time Students: 98%
Athletic Programs: Available
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Expenses
Average Tuition: $ 22,500
Students Receiving Aid: 99%
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Admissions
Application Fee: $ 25
Selectivity: Selective
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 98%
Part-Time 2%
Men vs. Women
Women 54%
Men 46%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 79%
Other 13%
African-American 4%
Hispanic 3%
Asian 1%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
Out-of-State 74%
In-State 26%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Illinois 62%
Wisconsin 26%
Indiana 3%
Michigan 2%
Minnesota 2%
Percent of Students International: 1%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 59%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: Yes

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NCAA
Sports Include: Football (College Conference of Illinois and Wisc)
Basketball (College Conference of Illinois and Wisc)
Baseball (College Conference of Illinois and Wisc)
Track (College Conference of Illinois and Wisc)
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 22,500    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 2,241 30%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 2,395 15%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 8,452 99%  
Student Loans:
$ 4,985 78%  
Any Aid:
  99%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 76% (Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 8%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 500, Math: 500
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 630, Math: 620
ACT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting ACT Scores: 97%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Composite: 21, Verbal: 19, Math: 19
Top 75th Percentile: Composite: 27, Verbal: 26, Math: 27

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 25.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Recommended
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Recommended
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Not Required
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Required

Degree Programs at Carthage College

Bachelor's Level Majors