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
35.3%
Racial/Ethnic
White
63%
Hispanic
18%
Black
6%
Mixed
6%
Asian
3%
International
2%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 47.6% 47.6%
2012 Men: 51.6% 51.6%
2013 Men: 50.4% 50.4%
2014 Men: 49.8% 49.8%
2015 Men: 49.2% 49.2%
2016 Men: 45.4% 45.4%
2017 Men: 44.7% 44.7%
2018 Men: 45.2% 45.2%
2019 Men: 42.8% 42.8%
2020 Men: 47.9% 47.9%
2021 Men: 42.9% 42.9%
2022 Men: 45.8% 45.8%
2023 Men: 45.0% 45.0%
2024 Men: 41.3% 41.3%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2013 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2014 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2015 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2018 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2019 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2020 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2022 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2023 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2011 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2012 Asian: 2.5% 2.5%
2013 Asian: 2.6% 2.6%
2014 Asian: 2.3% 2.3%
2015 Asian: 3.6% 3.6%
2016 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2017 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2018 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2019 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2020 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2021 Asian: 2.7% 2.7%
2022 Asian: 2.6% 2.6%
2023 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2024 Asian: 2.4% 2.4%
2011 Black: 2.0% 2.0%
2012 Black: 2.8% 2.8%
2013 Black: 4.0% 4.0%
2014 Black: 3.1% 3.1%
2015 Black: 3.6% 3.6%
2016 Black: 2.7% 2.7%
2017 Black: 4.3% 4.3%
2018 Black: 4.6% 4.6%
2019 Black: 5.0% 5.0%
2020 Black: 7.7% 7.7%
2021 Black: 5.5% 5.5%
2022 Black: 6.4% 6.4%
2023 Black: 8.9% 8.9%
2024 Black: 6.2% 6.2%
2011 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7%
2012 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5%
2013 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0%
2014 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4%
2015 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2%
2016 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9%
2017 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9%
2018 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4%
2019 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8%
2020 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2%
2021 Hispanic: 9.7% 9.7%
2022 Hispanic: 16.1% 16.1%
2023 Hispanic: 16.2% 16.2%
2024 Hispanic: 13.4% 13.4%
2011 White: 85.5% 85.5%
2012 White: 82.4% 82.4%
2013 White: 84.2% 84.2%
2014 White: 82.3% 82.3%
2015 White: 82.8% 82.8%
2016 White: 86.0% 86.0%
2017 White: 64.7% 64.7%
2018 White: 78.6% 78.6%
2019 White: 83.2% 83.2%
2020 White: 76.6% 76.6%
2021 White: 73.6% 73.6%
2022 White: 63.3% 63.3%
2023 White: 66.9% 66.9%
2024 White: 71.2% 71.2%
2011 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2013 International: 0.3% 0.3%
2014 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2015 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 International: 0.3% 0.3%
2017 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 International: 0.3% 0.3%
2020 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2021 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2022 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2023 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2024 International: 0.7% 0.7%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2025 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2020 Asian: 2.1% 2.1%
2021 Asian: 1.9% 1.9%
2022 Asian: 2.1% 2.1%
2023 Asian: 2.1% 2.1%
2024 Asian: 2.2% 2.2%
2025 Asian: 2.7% 2.7%
2020 Black: 5.6% 5.6%
2021 Black: 5.5% 5.5%
2022 Black: 5.7% 5.7%
2023 Black: 5.6% 5.6%
2024 Black: 6.7% 6.7%
2025 Black: 5.8% 5.8%
2020 Hispanic: 14.2% 14.2%
2021 Hispanic: 14.8% 14.8%
2022 Hispanic: 15.2% 15.2%
2023 Hispanic: 15.5% 15.5%
2024 Hispanic: 16.1% 16.1%
2025 Hispanic: 18.3% 18.3%
2020 White: 68.6% 68.6%
2021 White: 69.5% 69.5%
2022 White: 69.1% 69.1%
2023 White: 68.7% 68.7%
2024 White: 66.9% 66.9%
2025 White: 63.4% 63.4%
2020 International: 1.3% 1.3%
2021 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2022 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2023 International: 1.2% 1.2%
2024 International: 1.4% 1.4%
2025 International: 1.8% 1.8%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Carthage College
548
42% / 58%
1%
$69,045
71
97%
Engineering Science
8 —
88% / 12%
0%
$88,239
90
—
Computer Science
13 +1
85% / 15%
0%
$106,663
98
100%
Data Science
— —
—
—
$84,169
87
—
Data Science
9 +5
78% / 22%
0%
$84,842
88
—
Chemistry
10 +1
50% / 50%
0%
$66,983
67
100%
Mathematics
8 +5
62% / 38%
0%
$72,133
76
100%
Physics
19 +1
53% / 47%
16%
$76,372
81
—
Biology
34 +2
56% / 44%
0%
$67,762
69
95%
Neuroscience
17 +2
12% / 88%
0%
$72,464
76
96%
Environmental Science
14 +1
21% / 79%
0%
$48,693
19
100%
Athletic Training
— —
—
—
$68,199
70
—
Exercise Science
20 —
85% / 15%
0%
$58,280
47
97%
Health Sciences
13 —
8% / 92%
0%
$69,136
71
—
Nursing
56 —
18% / 82%
0%
$110,605
98
100%
Accounting
17 +1
59% / 41%
6%
$81,297
85
100%
Advertising and Public Relations
7 +5
29% / 71%
0%
$67,594
68
100%
Business Administration
32 +12
72% / 28%
0%
$74,303
79
94%
Economics
3 +2
67% / 33%
33%
$67,683
69
94%
Finance
25 +11
76% / 24%
4%
$83,634
87
98%
International Economics
4 —
25% / 75%
0%
$67,683
69
94%
Marketing
39 +13
74% / 26%
3%
$69,988
73
99%
Asian Studies
2 +1
50% / 50%
0%
$54,436
35
—
Chinese
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$56,805
42
—
Classics
— —
—
—
$55,188
37
—
Communication
14 —
29% / 71%
0%
$59,924
51
97%
English
9 +1
11% / 89%
0%
$36,449
4
100%
French
— —
—
—
$57,707
45
—
General Studies
2 +2
50% / 50%
0%
$54,094
34
—
Geography
3 +4
67% / 33%
0%
$53,179
31
—
History
16 +2
44% / 56%
0%
$51,093
25
94%
Japanese
4 +1
25% / 75%
0%
$56,557
42
—
Journalism
— —
—
—
$58,291
47
—
Political Science
7 +1
43% / 57%
0%
$35,883
4
100%
Psychology
23 +4
9% / 91%
0%
$57,088
43
100%
Religious Studies
— +1
—
—
$51,565
27
—
Social Sciences
4 —
0% / 100%
0%
$49,090
20
—
Social Work
13 —
0% / 100%
0%
$54,049
34
92%
Sociology
3 +7
0% / 100%
0%
$48,732
19
—
Spanish
4 +3
0% / 100%
0%
$57,707
45
94%
Elementary Education
27 +5
4% / 96%
0%
$48,403
18
87%
Special Education
5 +14
20% / 80%
0%
$48,593
19
96%
Art Education
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$49,692
21
—
Art History
1 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$44,212
11
—
Costume Design
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$42,634
9
100%
Drama and Theatre Arts
— —
—
—
$48,746
19
—
Graphic Design
13 +1
38% / 62%
0%
$56,657
42
100%
Music
7 +4
71% / 29%
14%
$46,323
14
96%
Music Education
4 —
25% / 75%
0%
$50,417
23
—
Music Performance
— —
—
—
$46,323
14
96%
Studio Art
7 +2
14% / 86%
0%
$44,309
11
—
Theatre Arts
1 +1
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Theatre Design and Technology
1 +1
100% / 0%
0%
$42,634
9
100%
Voice and Opera
8 —
12% / 88%
0%
$46,323
14
96%
Criminal Justice
18 +3
33% / 67%
0%
$55,414
38
97%
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$41,462
ROI Percentile
71th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
73%
4-Year Graduation Rate
56%
6-Year Graduation Rate
64%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 58.7% 58.7%
2012 Graduated: 60.2% 60.2%
2013 Graduated: 65.0% 65.0%
2014 Graduated: 60.7% 60.7%
2015 Graduated: 58.8% 58.8%
2016 Graduated: 62.9% 62.9%
2017 Graduated: 59.8% 59.8%
2018 Graduated: 64.5% 64.5%
2019 Graduated: 65.8% 65.8%
2020 Graduated: 62.4% 62.4%
2021 Graduated: 68.0% 68.0%
2022 Graduated: 64.7% 64.7%
2023 Graduated: 60.5% 60.5%
2024 Graduated: 64.3% 64.3%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 54.3% 54.3%
2012 Men: 57.5% 57.5%
2013 Men: 55.6% 55.6%
2014 Men: 57.1% 57.1%
2015 Men: 53.5% 53.5%
2016 Men: 58.7% 58.7%
2017 Men: 52.5% 52.5%
2018 Men: 59.8% 59.8%
2019 Men: 58.5% 58.5%
2020 Men: 54.2% 54.2%
2021 Men: 59.2% 59.2%
2022 Men: 57.2% 57.2%
2023 Men: 54.1% 54.1%
2024 Men: 55.5% 55.5%
2011 Women: 62.5% 62.5%
2012 Women: 62.2% 62.2%
2013 Women: 74.0% 74.0%
2014 Women: 64.6% 64.6%
2015 Women: 64.4% 64.4%
2016 Women: 66.7% 66.7%
2017 Women: 66.5% 66.5%
2018 Women: 69.5% 69.5%
2019 Women: 73.4% 73.4%
2020 Women: 70.4% 70.4%
2021 Women: 76.6% 76.6%
2022 Women: 70.9% 70.9%
2023 Women: 65.6% 65.6%
2024 Women: 71.5% 71.5%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 33.3% 33.3%
2012 Black: 33.3% 33.3%
2013 Black: 48.1% 48.1%
2014 Black: 43.5% 43.5%
2015 Black: 34.6% 34.6%
2016 Black: 45.0% 45.0%
2017 Black: 51.7% 51.7%
2018 Black: 60.6% 60.6%
2019 Black: 52.8% 52.8%
2020 Black: 37.0% 37.0%
2021 Black: 43.9% 43.9%
2022 Black: 45.7% 45.7%
2023 Black: 31.7% 31.7%
2024 Black: 51.1% 51.1%
2011 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2012 Hispanic: 56.5% 56.5%
2013 Hispanic: 51.9% 51.9%
2014 Hispanic: 54.5% 54.5%
2015 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2016 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2017 Hispanic: 61.5% 61.5%
2018 Hispanic: 47.8% 47.8%
2019 Hispanic: 46.3% 46.3%
2020 Hispanic: 39.2% 39.2%
2021 Hispanic: 60.3% 60.3%
2022 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2023 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2024 Hispanic: 52.9% 52.9%
2011 White: 61.1% 61.1%
2012 White: 61.7% 61.7%
2013 White: 67.8% 67.8%
2014 White: 63.9% 63.9%
2015 White: 60.8% 60.8%
2016 White: 64.5% 64.5%
2017 White: 63.8% 63.8%
2018 White: 67.6% 67.6%
2019 White: 69.5% 69.5%
2020 White: 68.1% 68.1%
2021 White: 71.8% 71.8%
2022 White: 70.7% 70.7%
2023 White: 66.9% 66.9%
2024 White: 68.5% 68.5%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
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
⇅
Business & Economics
23.2%
127
68% / 32%
3%
$75,016
79
97%
Humanities & Social Sciences
19.3%
106
22% / 78%
0%
$52,275
29
97%
Health Sciences
16.2%
89
31% / 69%
0%
$92,789
93
99%
Life & Natural Sciences
9.3%
51
41% / 59%
0%
$69,329
72
96%
Arts
8.0%
44
32% / 68%
2%
$49,358
21
98%
Physical Sciences & Math
6.8%
37
54% / 46%
8%
$72,918
77
100%
Education
5.8%
32
6% / 94%
0%
$48,433
18
88%
Computer Science
4.0%
22
82% / 18%
0%
$97,736
95
100%
Professional
3.3%
18
33% / 67%
0%
$55,414
38
97%
Agriculture & Food Science
2.6%
14
21% / 79%
0%
$48,693
19
100%
Engineering
1.5%
8
88% / 12%
0%
$88,239
90
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
58%
Yield (Unbound)
11%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
58%
58%
58%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 69.5% 69.5%
2012 Acceptance: 70.1% 70.1%
2013 Acceptance: 70.2% 70.2%
2014 Acceptance: 71.6% 71.6%
2015 Acceptance: 70.2% 70.2%
2016 Acceptance: 69.7% 69.7%
2017 Acceptance: 67.9% 67.9%
2018 Acceptance: 67.8% 67.8%
2019 Acceptance: 68.0% 68.0%
2020 Acceptance: 76.6% 76.6%
2021 Acceptance: 75.7% 75.7%
2022 Acceptance: 81.8% 81.8%
2023 Acceptance: 84.1% 84.1%
2024 Acceptance: 87.1% 87.1%
2011 Yield: 14.3% 14.3%
2012 Yield: 14.3% 14.3%
2013 Yield: 14.4% 14.4%
2014 Yield: 13.7% 13.7%
2015 Yield: 14.9% 14.9%
2016 Yield: 15.6% 15.6%
2017 Yield: 13.6% 13.6%
2018 Yield: 13.9% 13.9%
2019 Yield: 14.4% 14.4%
2020 Yield: 13.3% 13.3%
2021 Yield: 11.7% 11.7%
2022 Yield: 11.0% 11.0%
2023 Yield: 11.5% 11.5%
2024 Yield: 11.3% 11.3%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
2,500
5,000
7,500
10,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 6,919 6,919
2012 Applicants: 7,274 7,274
2013 Applicants: 7,174 7,174
2014 Applicants: 7,167 7,167
2015 Applicants: 7,168 7,168
2016 Applicants: 6,640 6,640
2017 Applicants: 7,678 7,678
2018 Applicants: 8,109 8,109
2019 Applicants: 7,018 7,018
2020 Applicants: 7,099 7,099
2021 Applicants: 8,639 8,639
2022 Applicants: 8,112 8,112
2023 Applicants: 8,044 8,044
2024 Applicants: 7,777 7,777
2011 Admitted: 4,806 4,806
2012 Admitted: 5,099 5,099
2013 Admitted: 5,035 5,035
2014 Admitted: 5,135 5,135
2015 Admitted: 5,035 5,035
2016 Admitted: 4,630 4,630
2017 Admitted: 5,211 5,211
2018 Admitted: 5,500 5,500
2019 Admitted: 4,772 4,772
2020 Admitted: 5,440 5,440
2021 Admitted: 6,539 6,539
2022 Admitted: 6,638 6,638
2023 Admitted: 6,769 6,769
2024 Admitted: 6,771 6,771
2011 Enrolled: 685 685
2012 Enrolled: 727 727
2013 Enrolled: 726 726
2014 Enrolled: 705 705
2015 Enrolled: 752 752
2016 Enrolled: 723 723
2017 Enrolled: 709 709
2018 Enrolled: 763 763
2019 Enrolled: 687 687
2020 Enrolled: 724 724
2021 Enrolled: 763 763
2022 Enrolled: 732 732
2023 Enrolled: 778 778
2024 Enrolled: 762 762
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
900
1000
1100
1200
1300
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2012 25th: 1050 1050
2013 25th: 1010 1010
2014 25th: 980 980
2015 25th: 1010 1010
2016 25th: 920 920
2017 25th: 1040 1040
2018 25th: 1020 1020
2019 25th: 1000 1000
2020 25th: 1000 1000
2021 25th: 980 980
2022 25th: 980 980
2023 25th: 1000 1000
2012 75th: 1280 1280
2013 75th: 1180 1180
2014 75th: 1180 1180
2015 75th: 1280 1280
2016 75th: 1140 1140
2017 75th: 1300 1300
2018 75th: 1250 1250
2019 75th: 1220 1220
2020 75th: 1230 1230
2021 75th: 1200 1200
2022 75th: 1200 1200
2023 75th: 1205 1205
SAT Math
450
500
550
600
650
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2012 25th: 530 530
2013 25th: 530 530
2014 25th: 490 490
2015 25th: 500 500
2016 25th: 450 450
2017 25th: 510 510
2018 25th: 530 530
2019 25th: 500 500
2020 25th: 500 500
2021 25th: 480 480
2022 25th: 480 480
2023 25th: 510 510
2012 75th: 620 620
2013 75th: 610 610
2014 75th: 600 600
2015 75th: 620 620
2016 75th: 560 560
2017 75th: 650 650
2018 75th: 620 620
2019 75th: 610 610
2020 75th: 620 620
2021 75th: 600 600
2022 75th: 600 600
2023 75th: 600 600
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2012 25th: 520 520
2013 25th: 480 480
2014 25th: 490 490
2015 25th: 510 510
2016 25th: 470 470
2017 25th: 530 530
2018 25th: 490 490
2019 25th: 500 500
2020 25th: 500 500
2021 25th: 500 500
2022 25th: 500 500
2023 25th: 490 490
2012 75th: 660 660
2013 75th: 570 570
2014 75th: 580 580
2015 75th: 660 660
2016 75th: 580 580
2017 75th: 650 650
2018 75th: 630 630
2019 75th: 610 610
2020 75th: 610 610
2021 75th: 600 600
2022 75th: 600 600
2023 75th: 605 605
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 Submitted: 59.0% 59.0%
2022 Submitted: 60.0% 60.0%
2023 Submitted: 44.0% 44.0%
2024 Submitted: 3.0% 3.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
