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Acceptance Rate 81.83%
Yield 11.03%
SAT Score 1,100
ACT Score 24
Applicants 8,112

Carthage Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 81.83% at Carthage College. Total 8,112 students applied and 6,638 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,100 and the average ACT score is 24.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Carthage.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$35
Graduate Application Fees$35
Admission Informationwww.carthage.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationwww.carthage.edu/admissions/apply/
Acceptance Rate81.83%
Average Test Scores1,100 SAT / 24 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 81.83%. A total of 8,112 students (3,467 men and 4,645 women) have applied to and 6,638 (3,306 men and 3,332 women) students admitted to Carthage College.
Among them, 335 male and 397 female students have enrolled into Carthage and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 11.03%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Carthage
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants8,1123,4674,64500
Admitted6,6383,3063,33200
Enrolled73233539700
Acceptance Rate 81.83% 95.36% 71.73% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 11.03% 10.13% 11.91% - -
[Chart] Carthage College Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Carthage, 150 applicants (20% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 293 applicants (40%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,100 at Carthage. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,200 and 25th percentile score is 980.
The average ACT score is 24 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 27 and the 25th percentile score is 20.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Carthage. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Carthage with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Carthage
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total98011001200
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing500550600
Math480550600
ACT Composite202427
Math192427
English202427
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Carthage College, applicants require to submit 2 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record.
In addition, 6 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for Carthage
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✓
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Carthage

The calendar system at Carthage College is Four-one-four plan. Carthage College accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Carthage College accepts.
Calendar SystemFour-one-four plan
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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