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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Carthage has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Wheaton (27% vs. 22%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    Carthage is a bit larger (2,660 vs. 2,121)

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Carthage is more diverse (index 0.55 vs. 0.53)

    Diversity index

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Wheaton2.1K
Carthage2.7K
Pell Grant share
Wheaton22%
Carthage27%
First-gen share
WheatonNot reported
Carthage26%
Diversity index
Wheaton0.53
Carthage0.55

Who they are

Men
Wheaton46%
Carthage43%
Part-time students
Wheaton2%
Carthage1%
Students 25 and older
Wheaton1%
Carthage2%

Race & ethnicity

Wheaton
Carthage
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Wheaton25%
Carthage36%
First-years from other states
Wheaton68%
Carthage63%
First-years from abroad
Wheaton5%
Carthage1%
New transfer students this fall
Wheaton51
Carthage101
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Wheaton9%
Carthage12%

Campus

Wheaton
Large suburbNCAA D-III · College Conference of Illinois and WisconsinROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Carthage
Small cityNCAA D-III · College Conference of Illinois and WisconsinROTCStudy abroad

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why