Central College Overview

Located in Pella, Iowa, Central College is a private not-for-profit institution. Pella is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

What Is Central College Known For?

• The bachelor's degree is the highest award offered at Central.
• During a recent academic cycle, 92% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Central makes roughly $54,317 a year. This is 33% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• It takes the average Central student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Central College?

Contact details for Central are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	812 University, Pella, IA 50219
Phone:	877-462-3687
Website:	www.central.edu

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How Do I Get Into Central?

You can apply to Central online at: https://www.central.edu/admission/forms/apply/

Admission Requirements for Central

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Central?

The acceptance rate at Central College is 79%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 51% of accepted students are men and 49% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 10% of students accepted to Central submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 608. Math scores were between 520 and 610.

Central received ACT scores from 63% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 25. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 26.

Can I Afford Central College?

The overall average net price of Central is $7,464. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Central, approximately 70% of students took out student loans averaging $8,126 a year. That adds up to $32,504 over four years for those students.

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Central College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,120 undergraduate students at Central, with 1,079 being full-time and 41 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,079 full-time undergraduates at Central, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Central College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	18
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	58
White	914
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	58

Geographic Diversity

Iowa students aren't the only ones who study at Central College. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 4 countries are represented at Central. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Serbia, and Ethiopia.

Central College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	42	42
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	41	41
General Biology	31	31
Teacher Education Grade Specific	18	18
Accounting	16	16
Sociology	14	14
Romance Languages	13	13
General Psychology	11	11
Communication & Media Studies	10	10
Computer Science	8	8
General Engineering	6	6
General English Literature	6	6
Natural Resources Conservation	6	6
History	5	5
Political Science & Government	5	5
Fine & Studio Arts	5	5
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	4	4
Economics	4	4
Music	4	4
Mathematics	3	3
Philosophy	3	3
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	2	2
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	2	2
Chemistry	2	2
Physics	2	2
Information Science	1	1
Teacher Education Subject Specific	1	1
International Studies	1	1
General Social Sciences	1	1
Drama & Theater Arts	1	1
Germanic Languages	0	0
Natural Sciences	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0
Anthropology	0	0
TOTAL	268	268

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Central College Alumni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.