Central College

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Acceptance Rate

86.2%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1056–1120

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$20,988

Undergrad Enrollment

1,062

Applicants

1,978

Yield Rate

17.5%

Student:Faculty

12:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$23,377/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $93,508 over four years.

What grads earn

$56,941/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $64,881 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 12% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.6 years of pay.

82% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

3.5%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

27%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.9%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Central College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$16,231

$30–48k$16,237

$48–75k$19,532

$75–110k$21,936

Over $110k$27,165

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

66%

Completion · all

67%

Completion · Pell

56%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

77%

Median debt

$26,984

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

1,978

Admitted

1,56279.0%

Enrolled

27418% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

79.2%▼ +14.2pp

Application Volume

1,970 applicants▼ 27%

Central College has become less selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Fondling	1	—	—	—
Rape	5	—	—	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation66% / 34%

MenWomen

Men's

Baseball48Basketball35Football152Golf19Soccer44Tennis23Track & Field160Wrestling41

Women's

Basketball25Golf13Soccer30Softball28Tennis18Track & Field112Volleyball33Wrestling13

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business Administration and Management, General37 grads

Exercise Physiology35 grads

Elementary Education and Teaching19 grads

Psychology, General17 grads

Speech Communication and Rhetoric16 grads

Biology/Biological Sciences, General13 grads

Accounting12 grads

Political Science and Government, General9 grads

Engineering, General8 grads

Computer Science8 grads

4yr Grad Rate

60%

6yr Grad Rate

66%

Retention Rate

80%

Median Earnings

$54,317