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Central College

Pella, IA · Private · Town (distant)

Private institution in Pella, IA · 1,062 undergraduates · 79% acceptance rate · $54,317 median earnings 10 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
$22,3531,299th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$20,9881,149th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$20,988913th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$35,1771,105th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,9841,586th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$54,317830th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$49,115586th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
69.2%456th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
72.7%1,110th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
79.0%867th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1115644th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
22604th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,0621,331st largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
21.4%1,629th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 241 mi (MSP)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 38 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$41,007$44,542
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$39,639$38,721
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$38,289$36,848
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$32,029$32,925
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$30,409$32,119
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$28,960$25,194
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$25,194$21,508
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$25,194$31,314
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$16,478—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors—$53,045
AnthropologySocial Sciencesbachelors——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Central College’s 1,062 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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