The real 4-year cost of Carthage College in Wisconsin
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Carthage College went from $26,500 to $36,500, an average of 0.0% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition drop or reset, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2027: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $26,500 | – | – |
| 2009 | $28,250 | – | – |
| 2010 | $29,750 | – | – |
| 2011 | $31,300 | – | – |
| 2012 | $33,000 | – | – |
| 2013 | $34,850 | – | – |
| 2014 | $36,570 | – | – |
| 2015 | $38,375 | – | – |
| 2016 | $40,265 | – | – |
| 2017 | $41,950 | – | – |
| 2018 | $43,550 | – | – |
| 2019 | $45,100 | – | – |
| 2020 | $31,500 | – | – |
| 2021 | $33,000 | – | – |
| 2022 | $34,500 | – | – |
| 2023 | $36,500 | $36,500 | – |
| 2024 | – | $36,492 | $33,283–$39,702 |
| 2025 | – | $36,485 | $30,349–$43,185 |
| 2026 | – | $36,477 | $27,673–$46,974 |
| 2027 | – | $36,469 | $25,234–$51,095 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $36,477 |
| Year 2 | $36,469 |
| Year 3 | $36,462 |
| Year 4 | $36,454 |
| 4-year total | $145,862 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $105,862
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $72,931
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $12,950/ yr
- rising 2.9% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $59,066
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here is rising faster than tuition.
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See my 4-year cost at Carthage College4-year schools with similar prices in Wisconsin
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- Carroll University$37,230
- Cardinal Stritch University$35,444
- Wisconsin Lutheran College$35,080
- Edgewood College$34,850
- Mount Mary University$34,390
- Concordia University-Wisconsin$34,250
- Marian University$33,000
- Alverno College$32,794
Use this data
Published figures for Carthage College from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.