Carthage College
Kenosha, Wisconsin · Also known as Carthage · Website
$56,950
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$56,950
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Carthage College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Kenosha, Wisconsin with 2,660 undergraduates and 169 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $26,565 a year (tuition and fees $38,750). It admits 87% of applicants and 64% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $56,950 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$26,565
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$38,750
US median $11,837
Admission rate
87%
US median 78%
Completion rate
64%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,000
About $276 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$56,950
Rank 962 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $26,565
- Tuition and fees
- $38,750
- Cost of attendance
- $50,822
- Students with a need-based grant
- 27%
- Students with federal loans
- 86%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $23,293
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $23,630
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $22,427
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $24,995
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $29,176
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $38,375 in 2015-16 to $38,750 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1,150
- SAT reading, middle
- 550
- SAT math, middle
- 540
- ACT, middle
- 24
- Undergraduates
- 2,660
- Graduate students
- 169
- Part-time students
- 0.8%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 64%
- Retention rate
- 73%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 62
- Endowment
- $164.8M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 962 of 5,094 US colleges and 12 of 78 in Wisconsin (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | WI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $26,565 | $16,210 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $38,750 | $9,856 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 87% | 82% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 64% | 58% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 73% | 76% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,000 | $20,492 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,116 | $41,210 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $56,950 | $45,358 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 68% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 74% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
62 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | $26,697 | $50,175 | $69,045 | $69,303 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 58 | $27,000 | $53,555 | $72,468 | $68,257 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | $26,320 | $74,265 | Withheld | $88,910 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $25,709 | $58,543 | $86,952 | $83,343 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 38 | Withheld | $55,601 | $71,094 | $71,685 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $23,250 | $37,903 | $55,576 | $57,214 |
| MusicMaster's | Master's | 34 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $27,000 | $29,454 | $65,733 | $62,451 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $23,250 | $27,741 | $54,636 | $50,706 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $27,000 | $24,273 | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $25,000 | $47,185 | $48,349 | $47,382 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $26,949 | $36,638 | $54,832 | $54,562 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $27,000 | $39,551 | $60,633 | $55,378 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | $106,611 | $92,374 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $19,500 | $36,493 | $67,703 | $82,686 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $22,250 | $61,887 | $86,561 | $76,194 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $26,318 | $45,188 | Withheld | $65,120 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $25,500 | Withheld | $54,975 | $51,790 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 16 | $20,500 | $44,287 | $71,099 | $103,485 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $27,000 | $25,553 | $48,562 | $55,012 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $25,125 | $33,580 | $55,654 | $56,359 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $26,000 | $52,593 | $72,160 | $69,562 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's | Master's | 12 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Kenosha and Wisconsin on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Carthage College cost?
$26,565 a year is the average net price at Carthage College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $38,750, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $50,822. Families earning under $30,000 pay $23,293 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Carthage College?
87% of applicants are admitted to Carthage College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,150 and the middle ACT score is 24. The median admission rate of colleges in Wisconsin is 82%.
How much do Carthage College graduates earn?
$56,950 a year is the median pay of former Carthage College students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,116 after 6 years). That ranks 962 of 5,094 US colleges and 12 of 78 in Wisconsin. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $74,265.
How much student debt do Carthage College graduates have?
$26,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Carthage College graduates, about $276 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 86% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Carthage College?
64% of first-time, full-time students at Carthage College finish within 6 years. 73% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Carthage College?
Marketing (62 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (58 bachelor's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (55 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 62 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.