Centre College

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Danville, KYSee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

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Acceptance Rate

54.4%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1160–1450

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$50,550

Undergrad Enrollment

1,346

Applicants

3,226

Yield Rate

20.6%

Student:Faculty

10:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$20,781/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $83,124 over four years.

What grads earn

$75,885/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $84,168 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 10% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.1 years of pay.

81% 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

2.5%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

28%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.7%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Centre 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$11,364

$30–48k$10,388

$48–75k$15,847

$75–110k$18,920

Over $110k$30,571

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

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

87%

Completion · all

87%

Completion · Pell

83%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

80%

Median debt

$27,000

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

3,226

Admitted

1,75354.3%

Enrolled

36121% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

62.8%▲ -13.6pp

Application Volume

2,724 applicants▲ 23%

Centre College has become significantly more selective over the past 3 years. Applications are up 23% while admits have stayed relatively flat, driving the acceptance rate down.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Fondling	2	—	—	—

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

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation58% / 42%

MenWomen

Men's

Baseball41Basketball20Football121Golf16Lacrosse46Soccer28Swimming35Tennis12Track & Field129

Women's

Basketball14Field Hockey19Golf7Lacrosse24Soccer41Softball17Swimming45Tennis12Track & Field126Volleyball19

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Economics, Other47 grads

Biology/Biological Sciences, General30 grads

Psychology, General28 grads

Political Science and Government, General21 grads

Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology21 grads

History, General16 grads

Chemistry, General15 grads

International/Global Studies15 grads

Sociology and Anthropology15 grads

Environmental Studies14 grads

4yr Grad Rate

85%

6yr Grad Rate

86%

Retention Rate

88%

Median Earnings

$66,240