Rankings & Honors
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We know reputation matters, and Carthage goes toe-to-toe with colleges and universities many times our size. Our programs consistently earn accolades in academics, research, performing arts, and athletics.
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To paraphrase a popular quote, it’s not bragging if it’s based on facts. Here’s a small sampling of Carthage’s latest rankings and honors:
- Carthage ranks among the Midwest’s best universities, according to both U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review (2022/2023).
- Carthage has a 96% medical school acceptance rate among our pre-health students.
- Carthage is ranked No. 6 in the country for student participation in short-term study abroad of all U.S. schools in its category.
- For more than a decade, the Carthage Microgravity Team has partnered with NASA and aerospace companies to solve problems in space.
- Carthage is the top school for veterans, ranked #1 by U.S. News & World Report.
- Six times since 2012, Carthage has earned a national award for distinguished new plays at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.
- The Firebirds won back-to-back NCAA Division III men’s volleyball championships in 2021 and 2022, and our student-athletes have earned 19 individual national titles.
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— Prof. Erik Kulke, Director, Education Abroad; Assistant Professor of Modern Languages