Centre College
Danville, KY · Private · Town (distant) · Centre College of Kentucky
Private institution in Danville, KY · 1,346 undergraduates · 54% acceptance rate · $66,240 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 7%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 10%Median ACT
- Top 14%Average SAT
- Top 18%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
- $21,4971,225th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $50,5501,814th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $50,5501,811th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $63,3541,734th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $66,240349th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,073535th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 85.3%134th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 87.5%330th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 54.3%324th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1345142nd highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 3099th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,3461,186th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 21.2%1,638th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 148 mi (BNA)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EDNov 1
- ED IIJan 15
- EANov 15
- RDFeb 1
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 25 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $46,556 | $48,432 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $32,925 | $23,649 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyPsychology | bachelors | $29,685 | — |
| Sociology and AnthropologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $27,476 | $29,685 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $21,052 | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | $22,771 |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languages | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Presbyterian Church (USA)source
- Founded in 1819source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: #FFCD00 and #FFFFFFsource
- Mascot: Colonelsource
- Motto: "Doctrina Lux Mentis (Latin)"source
- Athletic conference: Southern Athletic Associationsource
- A * [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Football rivalry: Centre–Kentucky (since 1891)source
- Fight song: ""The Gold and White""source
- Notable alum: John C. Breckinridgesource
- Notable alum: Adlai Stevenson Isource
- Notable alum: Fred M. Vinsonsource
Athletics — 13 sports
NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0 · Coed $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
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.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Centre College’s 1,346 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In KY
- Asbury UniversityWilmore, KY · 1,369 undergrads
- Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort, KY · 1,317 undergrads
- Thomas More UniversityCrestview Hills, KY · 1,305 undergrads
- Midway UniversityMidway, KY · 1,250 undergrads
- Berea CollegeBerea, KY · 1,472 undergrads
- Georgetown CollegeGeorgetown, KY · 1,180 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA · 1,346 undergrads
- Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityMount Vernon, OH · 1,346 undergrads
- Albion CollegeAlbion, MI · 1,347 undergrads
- Atlanta Metropolitan State CollegeAtlanta, GA · 1,348 undergrads
- Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHickory, NC · 1,348 undergrads
- Southwest Baptist UniversityBolivar, MO · 1,339 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitecentre.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 156408)
- Compare colleges in KYRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in KentuckyEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Asbury UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Centre College vs Asbury UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 13 EADA programs at this school
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