College Center - College Info

> CREATE AN ACCOUNT
Sign In Email
Password

Forgot Your Password?

Centre College

Centre College
600 West Walnut Street
Danville, KY, 40422-1394

P: 859-238-5350
F: 859-238-5373
http://www.centre.edu/

Fast Facts

Centre College, a private, Presbyterian, liberal arts college founded in 1819, is known for its outstanding professors, beautiful 115-acre Greek Revival campus and remarkable alumni. By attracting and nurturing highly motivated students, the college has produced two-thirds of Kentucky’s Rhodes Scholars (postgraduate study at Oxford University) in the past 50 years and more than 34
Fulbright recipients (postgraduate study and work around the world). The Centre Commitment guarantees every student an internship, study abroad and graduation within four years or the college provides up to one additional year of tuition-free study. The college’s alumni include U.S. vice presidents, Supreme Court justices and the founder of Hard Rock Café.

STUDENT PROFILE

# of degree-seeking undergraduates                   1,214
% male/female                                                         45/55
% African-American                                                  4
% American Indian or Alaska Native                     <1
% Asian or Pacific Islander                                     3
% Hispanic                                                                 2
% White                                                                       88
% International                                                           2
% Pell grant recipients                                             15.6
First-generation and minority alumni John Henrey Rogers, U.S. Representative; Issac Tigrett,
founder of Hard Rock Café.

ACADEMICS
full-time faculty                                 103
full-time minority faculty          11
student-faculty                                  11:1
average class size                   18
% first-year retention rate    91
% graduation rate (6 years)    81
Popular majors Economics, English Language and Literature, History, Biology, Anthropology/Sociology

CAMPUS LIFE
% live on campus (% freshmen) 98(99)
Multicultural student clubs and organizations Diversity Student Union, International Student
Association, Hispanic Society, Muslim Student Association, Japanese Club, NAACP

Athletics NCAA Division III, Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference; baseball, m/w basketball, m/w cheerleading, m/w cross country, m/w diving, field hockey, football, m/w golf, m/w soccer, softball, m/w swimming, m/w tennis, m/w track and field, volleyball. More on Athletics...

ADMISSIONS

# of applicants                                        2,176
% accepted                                             63
# of first-year students enrolled            333
SAT Critical Reading range         600-699
SAT Math range                            600-699
SAT Writing                                        500-599
ACT range                                            24-29
average HS GPA                               3.58
Deadlines
early decision application                     12/1
regular admission                              2/1
application fee (online)                      $40

fee waiver for applicants
with financial need yes

COST & AID
tuition                                                  $26,400
room & board                                    $8,500
total need-based institutional
scholarships/grants                    $15,610,982
% of students apply for
need-based aid                                      71
% of students receive aid                     83
% receiving need-based scholarship
or grant aid                                                  59
% receiving aid whose need was
fully met                                                  25
average aid package                         $25,091
avg. student loan debt upon
graduation                                           $17,190

>>NEXT