Carthage College Student Population

How many students at Carthage?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Carthage College has a total enrollment of 2,844 students, including 2,675 undergraduate and 169 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,222 male students (43%) and 1,622 female students (57%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,804 White students (63.4%) and 498 Hispanic students (17.5%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,675 undergraduate students (94.1%) and 169 graduate students (5.9%).
• Class Delivery:

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (smaller programs) - which average 1,493 - Carthage's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, and age distribution.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,222 male (42.97%) and 1,622 female (57.03%) students are attending Carthage College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 75.34.

By class level, 2,675 (94.06%) are undergraduate students and 169 (5.94%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 42.58% are male and 57.42% are female, while among graduate students, 49.11% are male and 50.89% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,804 White, 164 Black, and 74 Asian students out of a total of 2,844 are attending at Carthage College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Carthage College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 55.9% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Carthage has 14 students under 18 years old and 3 students over 65 years old. There are 2,646 students under 25 years old, and 125 students over 25 years old out of 2,771 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 14 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. Carthage has 2,586 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 56 students aged 25 and over.

It has 60 graduate students aged under 25 and 69 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Carthage College, 103 students are enrolled in some online courses.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,675 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 101 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.78%.