Centre College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Presbyterian
Population 50,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,543 (47%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (29%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,406
Men / Women 48% / 52%
From State 56%
From Region 18%
Athletes 656 (47.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 72%
Hispanic 7%
Black 6%
Asian 5%
Mixed 4%
International 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Centre College 320 43% 76% 5% 5% 6% 4% $73,408 53 -0.06 58 97%
Computer Science 19 +1 74% 58% 11% 0% 0% 26% $135,256 71 +0.30 99 100% — — — —
Data Science 2 +3 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $108,483 36 -0.12 94 — — — — —
Chemical Physics — — — — — — — — $77,843 33 -0.41 67 — — — — —
Chemistry 14 — 57% 71% 0% 7% 0% 14% $64,984 21 -0.64 36 — — — — —
Mathematics 8 +5 75% 75% 12% 0% 12% 0% $76,112 47 -0.35 63 — — — — —
Physics 9 +1 67% 78% 11% 0% 0% 11% $78,594 35 -0.36 68 — — — — —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 15 — 33% 60% 13% 13% 7% 7% $58,242 7 -1.18 19 — — — — —
Biology 33 +1 27% 97% 0% 0% 3% 0% $56,903 9 -1.11 16 100% — — — —
Environmental Studies 9 — 11% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,085 11 -1.20 5 — — — — —
Economics — — — — — — — — $94,042 56 -0.15 86 98% — — — —
Economics 44 +1 77% 77% 2% 5% 7% 7% $94,042 56 -0.15 86 98% — — — —
General Business 30 +11 63% 73% 3% 3% 7% 3% $85,309 77 +0.40 78 — — — — —
Chinese 2 +3 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% $62,974 68 +0.44 30 — — — — —
English 9 +2 44% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,715 88 +1.01 24 100% — — — —
French 1 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,858 71 +0.52 33 100% — — — —
German 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,202 68 +0.46 31 — — — — —
History 6 +7 83% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,895 86 +0.68 33 100% — — — —
Liberal Studies 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $59,086 68 +0.17 20 — — — — —
Philosophy 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,320 54 -0.08 23 — — — — —
Religious Studies 3 +4 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $59,106 89 +1.02 20 — — — — —
Spanish 7 +5 29% 57% 0% 14% 29% 0% $63,858 71 +0.52 33 100% — — — —
Behavioral Neuroscience 27 — 19% 63% 11% 11% 15% 0% $73,218 94 +1.30 57 94% — — — —
International Studies 11 +9 18% 73% 9% 0% 9% 0% $65,411 32 -0.38 37 89% — — — —
Political Science 14 — 14% 71% 14% 7% 7% 0% $76,318 67 +0.30 64 100% — — — —
Psychology 29 — 21% 83% 0% 3% 10% 0% $52,451 37 -0.40 9 95% — — — —
Sociology and Anthropology 11 +3 27% 73% 9% 9% 0% 0% $65,979 91 +0.82 39 90% — — — —
Art History 2 +4 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,196 24 -0.67 3 — — — — —
Music — +1 — — — — — — $43,222 36 -0.38 3 — — — — —
Studio Art 9 +2 22% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,593 32 -0.45 3 — — — — —
Theater — +1 — — — — — — $42,291 44 -0.10 2 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $58,250
ROI Percentile 58th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 88%
4-Year Graduation Rate 74%
6-Year Graduation Rate 81%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 28.8% 92 20% 73% 8% 7% 10% 0% $65,345 75 +0.36 37 94% —
Business & Economics 23.1% 74 72% 76% 3% 4% 7% 5% $90,502 73 +0.07 83 98% —
Life & Natural Sciences 15.0% 48 29% 85% 4% 4% 4% 2% $57,321 11 -1.13 17 100% —
Humanities 10.6% 34 44% 74% 3% 9% 9% 0% $61,949 81 +0.64 28 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 9.7% 31 65% 74% 6% 3% 3% 10% $71,807 31 -0.48 54 — —
Computer Science 6.6% 21 76% 57% 10% 0% 0% 29% $132,706 79 +0.26 99 100% —
Arts 3.4% 11 18% 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,703 14 -0.49 3 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.8% 9 11% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,085 8 -1.20 5 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 129 $262K $262K $0
Football 121 $651K $651K $0
Lacrosse 46 $319K $319K $0
Baseball 41 $254K $254K $0
Swimming & Diving 35 $140K $140K $0
Soccer 28 $185K $185K $0
Other Sports 24 $45K $45K $0
Basketball 20 $179K $179K $0
Golf 16 $161K $161K $0
Tennis 12 $90K $90K $0
Total 390 $2.3M $2.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 126 $262K $262K $0
Swimming & Diving 45 $162K $162K $0
Soccer 41 $181K $181K $0
Lacrosse 24 $135K $135K $0
Other Sports 22 $73K $73K $0
Field Hockey 19 $139K $139K $0
Volleyball 19 $174K $174K $0
Softball 17 $124K $124K $0
Basketball 14 $197K $197K $3
Tennis 12 $84K $84K $0
Golf 7 $87K $87K -$3
Total 266 $1.6M $1.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 255 $524K $524K $0
Football 121 $651K $651K $0
Swimming & Diving 80 $303K $303K $0
Lacrosse 70 $455K $455K $0
Soccer 69 $366K $366K $0
Other Sports 46 $119K $119K $0
Baseball 41 $254K $254K $0
Basketball 34 $377K $377K $3
Tennis 24 $174K $174K $0
Golf 23 $248K $248K -$3
Field Hockey 19 $139K $139K $0
Volleyball 19 $174K $174K $0
Softball 17 $124K $124K $0
Total 656 $5.8M $5.7M $59K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 48%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 80% 68% 13%
Early Decision 100% 89% 17%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 55%
SAT Range 1200 – 1410
SAT Math Range 580 – 730
SAT RW Range 600 – 690