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Centre College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Presbyterian
Location Danville, KY
Population 50,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,346
Men / Women 48% / 52%
White 73%
Black 5%
Hispanic 5%
International 4%
Asian 3%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%
From State 56%
From Region 18%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 46%
Life & Natural Sciences 19%
Business & Economics 16%
Physical Sciences & Math 11%
Computer Science 5%
Arts 3%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $52,820
Est. Cost of Attendance $67,787
10-Year ROI $177,000
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

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

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 68%
Yield (Unbound) 14%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 54%
SAT Range 1200 – 1390
SAT Math Range 570 – 730
SAT RW Range 590 – 720
ACT Range 25 – 32

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).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Centre College 299 50% / 50% 2% $61,477 96%
Computer Science 10 +1 40% / 60% 0% $91,140 89 100%
Data Science 6 +4 33% / 67% 33% $78,125 77
Chemical Physics 2 100% / 0% 0% $73,402 70
Chemistry 15 60% / 40% 7% $66,828 56
Mathematics 10 +1 60% / 40% 0% $74,815 72
Physics 6 100% / 0% 0% $74,961 72
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 13 38% / 62% 0% $59,673 36
Biology 30 37% / 63% 3% $52,319 16 100%
Environmental Studies 14 +1 50% / 50% 0% $51,496 14
Economics 47 +1 83% / 17% 0% $84,284 84 95%
Behavioral Neuroscience 21 +1 19% / 81% 0% $48,352 9
Chinese 1 100% / 0% 0% $30,789 1
English 10 +1 40% / 60% 0% $44,580 5 90%
French 1 +2 100% / 0% 0% $28,279 1 95%
German +2 $30,855 1
History 16 +6 69% / 31% 0% $50,858 13 100%
International Studies 15 +3 53% / 47% 7% $58,340 32 97%
Liberal Studies 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $51,563 14
Philosophy +2 $51,894 15
Political Science 21 +2 38% / 62% 0% $70,170 63 100%
Psychology 28 32% / 68% 0% $48,226 9 95%
Religious Studies 1 +2 100% / 0% 0% $49,842 11
Sociology and Anthropology 15 +3 40% / 60% 0% $60,664 39 90%
Spanish 7 +2 29% / 71% 0% $28,279 1 95%
Art History 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $42,406 4
Music 2 +4 100% / 0% 0% $42,600 4
Studio Art 3 +2 0% / 100% 0% $42,606 4
Theater 2 50% / 50% 0% $38,756 3