Fall Enrollment 2009
The Entering Class 2009 FRESHMEN
2009 Incoming Class 6338 applications 75% admit rate 730 freshmen 23.96 mean ACT 3.24 mean high school GPA 21 states represented AL, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, NJ, NY, OH, SC, TN, VA, WA, WI 4 Foreign countries represented (Nepal, Kenya, Japan, Mongolia)
Ethnic Mix .4% American Indian (.7%) 3.6% Asian/Pacific Islander (2.2%) 3.7% Black/Non-Hispanic (2.9%) 4.4% Hispanic (4.6%) .4% American Indian (.7%) 82.0% White/Non-Hispanic (83.1%) 1.8% Other (2.1%) 4.2% Unreported (6.3%)
Gender/Commuter/Resident Mix 51.1% Male (52.0%) 48.9% Female (48.0%) 9.3% Commuter (10.0%) 90.7% Resident (90.0%)
Top Reasons for Applying to Carthage Academic Offerings Location Athletics Size Affordability Atmosphere Reputation of the College
Top Major Interests Business Administration & Marketing (160) Elementary & Secondary Education (139) EXSS & Athletic Training (98) Psychology (73) Biology (69) Criminal Justice (47) Theater/Communications (43) History (39) Music (39) Mathematics (37) Chemistry (36) Graphic Design (24) English (34) Studio Art (18) Accounting (29) German (18) Sociology & Social Work (29) Creative Writing (17)
Top Competing Colleges Illinois State University 50 (43) Northern Illinois University 48 (65) UW-Madison 47 (<10) UW-Whitewater 46 (<10) Marquette 39 (51) University of Illinois 33 (29) DePaul 31 (31) Carroll 30 (37) Eastern Illinois University 23 (26) Augustana 22 (47) Bradley University 22 (29)
Top Colleges Lost To Illinois State University 30 (53) UW - Madison 25 (33) Marquette 25 (28) UW – Milwaukee 18 (<10) Augustana 17 (35) UW - Whitewater 15 (29) Eastern Illinois University 14 (19) Northern Illinois University 14 (<10 ) St. Norbert College 13 (<10) Elmhurst College 13 (<10) Dropping off this list…U.I.C., Carroll, Western Ill.
Midwest Demographics
Illinois & Wisconsin Demographics