Centre College Overview

Centre College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Danville, Kentucky. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Danville draws many to the area.

What Is Centre College Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Centre College of Kentucky since the student to facuty ratio is 9 to 1.
• The student loan default rate at Centre College of Kentucky is 1%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The bachelor's degree is the highest award offered at Centre College of Kentucky.
• For the <nil> academic year, 97% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Centre College of Kentucky makes roughly $60,447 a year. This is 48% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• It takes the average Centre College of Kentucky student 4.0 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Centre College?

Contact details for Centre College of Kentucky are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	625 W Walnut St, Danville, KY 40422-1394
Phone:	859-238-5200
Website:	www.centre.edu

How Do I Get Into Centre College of Kentucky?

You can apply to Centre College of Kentucky online at: https://www.centre.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Centre College of Kentucky

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered but not required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Centre College of Kentucky?

Centre College of Kentucky has an acceptance rate of 68%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 59%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.

Average Test Scores

About 6% of students accepted to Centre College of Kentucky submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 605 and 695. Math scores were between 630 and 770.

Centre College of Kentucky received ACT scores from 55% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 27 and 35. Math scores were between 25 and 31. Composite scores were between 27 and 33.

Can I Afford Centre College?

The overall average net price of Centre College of Kentucky is $30,486. 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 Centre College of Kentucky, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $6,659 a year. That adds up to $26,636 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Centre College of Kentucky is 0.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Centre College Undergraduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,320 full-time undergraduates at Centre College of Kentucky, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	59
Black or African American	78
Hispanic or Latino	97
White	955
International Students	56
Other Races/Ethnicities	75

Geographic Diversity

Kentucky students aren't the only ones who study at Centre College. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 15 countries are represented at Centre College of Kentucky. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Vietnam, and Japan.

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 User:Arwcheek under License

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