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Carthage College

Work 2001 Alford Park Drive Kenosha, WI 53140
Work(262) 551-6000
Web site: http://www.carthage.edu
  • 10Rank
  • 74Score
Tier 1
College Category:
Baccalaureate Colleges (Midwest)

Overview : Carthage College

General Information  
Institutional Control: Private
Year founded: 1847
Religious affiliation: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Academic calendar: 4-1-4
Total number of undergraduates: 2,660
Setting suburban
Endowment: $48,909,902
Fall Admissions  
Application deadline: rolling
Application fee: $25
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 77.2 %
Selectivity: selective
Expenses  
Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $26,500
Mission  
School mission Carthage is a college of the liberal arts and sciences affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The Carthage campus is situated within a 95-acre arboretum on the shore of Lake Michigan, midway between Chicago and Milwaukee. With an average class size of 17 students, and a student-faculty ratio of 14:1, Carthage attracts 2,250 undergraduate students from all parts of the world. Faculty members are hired from the top graduate schools in their disciplines. Career opportunities for Carthage graduates are superlative. Annually, more than 95 percent of new Carthage degree recipients achieve employment or continue in graduate or professional school within six months of graduation.

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