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Centre College is a private liberal arts college located in Danville, Kentucky. Centre College is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Centre College is in the top 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $57,976 10 years after enrolling, 1st in Kentucky, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Centre College bachelor students earn 0% more than the national average. Centre College is ranked 3rd in Kentucky.
Centre College’s median net annual cost of $21,426 and average years to graduate of 4 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 5 programs at Centre College sorted by number of graduates - Economics, History, Poli Sci/Government, Sociology and Anthropology., Romance Language & Linguistics - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$21,426
Average years to graduate
4
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4 years. 84% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Centre College is 32% higher than the state average, and 15% above the average for all liberal arts colleges in the country.
At Centre College, Pell Grant recipients represent 20% of the measured graduating class, 15% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Centre College graduates within 4.1 years.
Centre College is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Centre College’s economic mobility score of 17.16 is calculated by adjusting the 1.44 economic score of lower-income students by the 20% pell grant recipients within the student body. Centre College’s EMS of 17.16 ranks in the top 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Centre College pays $21,426 a year, $37,284 less than the $58,710 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $21,426
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Centre College, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $21,426 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 54% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,659. This is equal to the national average.
Federal grants
$5,347
Pell grants
$5,973
State grants
$4,519
Institutional grants
$32,110
Centre College's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 68% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,567 applicants, of which 1,745 were admitted and 377 enrolled. Centre College doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
47%
59%
First time
96%
59%
In-state
61%
68%
1st generation
20%
35%
White
72%
52%
Black
5%
14%
Hispanic
7%
15%
Asian
5%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
11%
12%