64%
Graduation Rate
73%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Carthage College, the graduation rate is 64 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 73 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 51.83% (private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University with smaller programs).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 489 students out of 761 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Carthage College.
By gender, 191 male and 298 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 761 | 489 | 64.26% |
|---|
| Men | 344 | 191 | 55.52% |
|---|
| Women | 417 | 298 | 71.46% |
|---|
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Carthage College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 50.00%
- Asian: 50.00%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 51.06%
- Hispanic: 52.94%
- White: 68.45%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 100.00%
- Two or More Race: 50.00%
- Unknown: 64.29%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 50.00%(1/2) |
- |
100.00%(1/1) |
|---|
| Asian | 50.00%(9/18) |
33.33%(1/3) |
53.33%(8/15) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 51.06%(24/47) |
43.75%(14/32) |
66.67%(10/15) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 52.94%(54/102) |
36.17%(17/47) |
67.27%(37/55) |
|---|
| White | 68.45%(371/542) |
61.76%(147/238) |
73.68%(224/304) |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 100.00%(1/1) |
100.00%(1/1) |
- |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 50.00%(15/30) |
38.46%(5/13) |
58.82%(10/17) |
|---|
| Unknown | 64.29%(9/14) |
57.14%(4/7) |
71.43%(5/7) |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Carthage College, 5 of 5 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 100.00%.