Colleges / Centre College
College · Private nonprofit · Danville, KY · Town
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Centre College

Danville, KY

Address625 W Walnut St, Danville, KY 40422-1394
Websitewww.centre.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate54%
6-yr median pay$50k
Net price / yr$21k
Undergrad size1,400
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $21k/yr for a shot at a $50k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 54% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1352 · ACT 30.

If you get in

1,400 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $68k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $21k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$271k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$83k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$188k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$52.8k
Room & board
$14.6k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants23%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans49%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention88%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr81%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$50k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$66k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,400
Location
Danville, KY
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Centre College of Kentucky
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White72%
  • Hispanic7%
  • Black6%
  • Asian5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • International4%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students20%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time0%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$85k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 25

What you can study.

Colleges / Centre College
College · Private nonprofit · Danville, KY · Town
CC

Centre College

Danville, KY

Address625 W Walnut St, Danville, KY 40422-1394
Websitewww.centre.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate54%
6-yr median pay$50k
Net price / yr$21k
Undergrad size1,400
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $21k/yr for a shot at a $50k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 54% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1352 · ACT 30.

If you get in

1,400 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $68k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $21k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$271k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$83k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$188k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$52.8k
Room & board
$14.6k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants23%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans49%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention88%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr81%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$50k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$66k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,400
Location
Danville, KY
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Centre College of Kentucky
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White72%
  • Hispanic7%
  • Black6%
  • Asian5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • International4%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students20%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time0%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$85k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 25

What you can study.