Centra College
Lynchburg, VA · Private · Small city
Private institution in Lynchburg, VA · 212 undergraduates · 100% acceptance rate · $60,122 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 0%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 0%Full-time retention
- Top 4%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 13%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $24,8681,468th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $12,263773rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $12,263394th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $31,771990th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $15,250339th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $60,122537th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $60,052251st highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 100.0%1st highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 100.0%1st highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 100.0%1,545th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2121,854th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 6.0:194th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 43.7%558th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 142 mi (IAD)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 1 of 1 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Centra College’s 212 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In VA
- Sentara College of Health SciencesChesapeake, VA · 239 undergrads
- Virginia University of LynchburgLynchburg, VA · 170 undergrads
- Washington University of Science and TechnologyVienna, VA · 302 undergrads
- University of Management and TechnologyArlington, VA · 322 undergrads
- Riverside College of Health CareersNewport News, VA · 325 undergrads
- Ascent CollegeGainesville, VA · 85 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Bethesda UniversityAnaheim, CA · 212 undergrads
- Newschool of Architecture and DesignSan Diego, CA · 212 undergrads
- Felbry CollegeColumbus, OH · 214 undergrads
- Grace School of TheologyConroe, TX · 215 undergrads
- San Francisco Conservatory of MusicSan Francisco, CA · 215 undergrads
- Sisseton Wahpeton CollegeSisseton, SD · 209 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitecentrahealth.com
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 232618)
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- Compare with Sentara College of Health SciencesSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Centra College vs Sentara College of Health SciencesHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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