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Carroll University

Waukesha, Wisconsin Private nonprofit 4-year Small city

Overview

Located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Carroll University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 3,138 students in fall 2024, including 2,581 undergraduates and 557 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Presbyterian Church (USA).

Carroll University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 73 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Exercise Science and Kinesiology, and Physical Therapy/Therapist. It awarded 817 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

78% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

3,138
Students enrolled
78%
First-year retention
817
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
73
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 73

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 11
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Education 15
Business, Management and Marketing 8
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 4
Psychology 1
Visual and Performing Arts 7
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
Social Sciences 2
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Communication and Journalism 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
English Language and Literature 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Engineering 3
Mathematics and Statistics 1
History 1
Physical Sciences 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Communications Technologies 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
78%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
539
Associate degrees
15
Master's degrees
194
Professional doctorates
69

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,138
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,581
Graduate students, fall 2024
557
Full-time, fall 2024
91%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,380
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,747
Graduate students, 2024-25
633
Full-time, 2024-25
87%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
68%
Men
32%
White
68%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
1%
Students taking some online courses
44%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
President
Cindy Gnadinger
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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