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Campus of Centre College, Danville, KYCentre College logo
Danville, KYTown: distantZIP 40422Founded 1819
Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Founded
1819
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
Highest degree
Bachelor's degree
Federal aid since
1966
Logo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
KentuckyPrivate nonprofit

Centre College

Centre College is a private nonprofit college in Danville, Kentucky, with 1,400 undergraduates. It admits 54% of applicants, graduates 79% within six years and costs $19,980 a year after aid.

79%graduate
Admission rate54%
Retention88%
4-year graduation77%
Pell Grant share30%
Federal loans46%
average net price / year
$19,980 $70,693
after grants · sticker cost struck through
$19,980net price / year
54%admission rate
1352average SAT
79%graduate in 6 years
$66,582median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#500 of 1,704 for earnings#870 of 1,739 for lowest net price#198 of 1,738 for graduation rate#285 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs

Cost and net price

Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.

Published cost
Cost of attendance
$70,693tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
Tuition & fees, in-state
$55,490
Tuition & fees, out-of-state
$55,490
Average net price
$19,980national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$11,861
$30,001–48,000$9,762
$48,001–75,000$13,123
$75,001–110,000$17,802
$110,001+$28,448
getting in

Admissions and test scores

Admission
Admission rate
54%national median 77%
Average SAT
1352
SAT reading, middle 50%
590–720
SAT math, middle 50%
570–730
ACT composite, middle 50%
25–32
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college54%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college88%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college79%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college30%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling

Graduation, earnings and debt

Completion
Graduation rate, 6 years
79%within 150% of normal time
Graduation rate, 4 years
77%
First-year retention
88%
Award within 8 years, all students
85%
Earnings and debt
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$57,520
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$66,582middle 50%: $47,399–$95,738
Median debt at graduation
$27,000
3-year loan default rate
0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$95,738
Median, Centre College$66,582
Lower quarter$47,399
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here

Students and faculty

Undergraduates
Degree-seeking undergraduates
1,400
Part-time
0.4%
Women / men
52% / 48%
Average age at entry
19.4
First-generation students
20%
Pell Grant recipients
30%
Faculty and resources
Student-to-faculty ratio
10 : 1
Full-time faculty
92%
Average faculty salary
$9,723 / month
Instructional spending per student
$24,174
Endowment, end of year
$402,704,759
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White72%
Hispanic7.4%
Black6.4%
Asian4.9%
Two or more races4.0%
U.S. nonresident3.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.9%
15 fields of study

Most popular fields

Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).

Social sciences22%
Psychology18%
Biological & biomedical sciences15%
Business & management9.4%
Physical sciences7.2%
Computer & information sciences5.9%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies4.1%
Foreign languages & linguistics3.4%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 156408. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1804942.