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Carthage College

Kenosha, Wisconsin Private nonprofit 4-year Small city

Overview

Carthage College is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 2,844 students in fall 2024, including 2,675 undergraduates and 169 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Carthage College offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 72 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide, Business Administration and Management, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 727 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

73% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

2,844
Students enrolled
73%
First-year retention
727
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
72
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 72

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

Business, Management and Marketing 5
Health Professions 4
Education 10
Visual and Performing Arts 14
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Social Sciences 6
Physical Sciences 2
Psychology 1
Communication and Journalism 4
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
History 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 6
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
English Language and Literature 1
Engineering 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 2
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
73%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
548
Master's degrees
95
Certificates under 1 year
84

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,844
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,675
Graduate students, fall 2024
169
Full-time, fall 2024
97%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,123
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,901
Graduate students, 2024-25
222
Full-time, 2024-25
92%
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
57%
Men
43%
White
60%
Hispanic or Latino
17%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
1%
Students taking some online courses
7%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Four-one-four plan
Religious affiliation
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
President
John R. Swallow
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training

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