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Carthage ranks in the top 10 or top 10 percent in many areas that are important in choosing the college that's right for you.

A CLASSIC LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION

Carthage is the only college or university in the Midwest where every freshman takes a full-year sequence of foundational texts of the Western intellectual tradition.
The academic gains made by Carthage students from their freshman to senior years place Carthage among the top 8 percent nationwide of colleges and universities using the Collegiate Learning Assessment.

Carthage receives more applications than any other private liberal arts institution in Wisconsin.
Carthage is among the top 10 choices for Illinois students who go out of state for college.

Carthage is ranked among the top five national liberal arts colleges in Wisconsin by U.S. News & World Report.
Carthage is one of the top 10 baccalaureate institutions in the country for student participation in short-term study abroad, according to the Institute of International Education.
Forbes.com ranked Carthage seventh best undergraduate institution in Wisconsin, ahead of UW-Madison.
Carthage was ranked highly for graduates' median mid-career earnings.

Carthage is one of only two liberal arts colleges nationwide to participate in NASA's Systems Engineering Educational Discovery program, and did so for four consecutive years.
Carthage has the nation's oldest undergraduate technical entrepreneurship program. Founded in 1994, the ScienceWorks program has propelled hundreds of Carthage undergraduates beyond traditional post-graduate options and into areas that are entrepreneurial or innovative in nature.
Carthage is among the best in the country at preparing undergraduate physics students for careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, according to the American Institute of Physics. The AIP recently selected Carthage's Department of Physics and Astronomy for its new study on effective undergraduate physics programs. Carthage is one of six colleges and universities nationwide selected for the project.

Carthage's Steve Djurickovic won the 2011 Jostens Trophy, as the nation's outstanding NCAA Division III basketball player.

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The 2011 Carthage Microgravity Team's trip to Houston to perform experiments for NASA in zero-g.

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Max Cary, a business major and basketball player, talks about life at Carthage, from his classes to kayaking down the Pike River.

Carthage is ranked No. 9 among baccalaureate institutions for student participation in short-term study abroad. Read more.