By the Numbers

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General Information

Address

Centre College
600 W. Walnut Street
Danville, KY 40422

Control:

Private

Academic Calendar:

4–1–4

Religious Affiliation:

Presbyterian

Founded:

1819

Web Site:

www.centre.edu

Main Phone:

(800) 423–6236

Student Body

Full-Time Undergraduates:

1,127

Part-Time Undergraduates:

3

Total Male Undergraduates:

550

Total Female Undergraduates:

580

Admissions

Overall Acceptance Rate:

63%

Early Action Acceptance Rate:

79%

Regular Acceptance Rate:

54%

Total Applicants:

1,983

Total Acceptances:

1,259

Freshman Enrollment:

316

Yield (% of admitted students who actually enroll):

25%

Early Action Deadline:

December 1

Early Action Notification:

January 15

Regular Decision Deadline:

Febuary 1

Regular Decision Notification:

March 1

Must-Reply-By Date:

May 1

Applicants Placed on Waiting List:

102

Applicants Accepting a Place on Waiting List:

33

Students Enrolled from Waiting List:

5

Transfer Applications Received:

51

Transfer Applications Accepted:

21

Transfer Students Enrolled:

13

Transfer Application Acceptance Rate:

41%

SAT I or ACT Required?

Either

SAT I Range (25th–75th Percentile):

1180–1370

SAT I Verbal Range (25th–75th Percentile):

580–690

SAT I Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):

600–680

ACT Composite Range (25th–75th Percentile):

25–29

ACT English Range (25th–75th Percentile):

25–31

ACT Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):

24–28

SAT II Requirements:

None

Freshman Retention Rate:

89%

Top 10% of High School Class:

56%

Students Also Applied to These Schools:

Furman University, Rhodes
College, Transylvania
University, University of
Kentucky, Vanderbilt University

Application Fee:

$40

Common Application Accepted?

Yes

Supplemental Forms?

Yes

Admissions Phone:

(859) 238–5350

Admissions E-Mail:

admission@centre.edu

Admissions Web Site:

www.centre.edu/web/admission

Financial Information

Full-Time Tuition:

$23,110

Room and Board:

$7,700

Books and Supplies:

$890

Average Need-Based Financial Aid Package (including loans, work-study, grants, and other sources):

$15,809

Students Who Applied for Financial Aid:

74%

Students Who Received Aid:

61%

Financial Aid Forms Deadline:

March 1

Financial Aid Phone:

(859) 238–5365

Financial Aid E-Mail:

finaid@centre.edu

Financial Aid Web Site:

www.centre.edu/web/admission/financial