Danville, KY · Private · 1,400 undergraduates · town
Centre College
Moderately selective
CentreTerm gives students a dedicated short term for one intensive academic experience, often including study away.
Institutional profile
Highly regarded Strong in student experience, and strong in career outcomes.- Admission
- 54.3% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 84.4%
3,226 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$66,240 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Centre College apart
Academic design
The curriculum is broad and undergraduate-focused, with CentreTerm providing a concentrated January period for a single course, research, travel, or other intensive study.
Campus pattern
Danville offers a compact college-town setting, while residence life, athletics, student organizations, and repeated off-campus study create a tight campus community with a global component.
Defining feature
CentreTerm gives students a dedicated short term for one intensive academic experience, often including study away.
Can I get in?
54.3% admitted
Start with academic preparation, then show why this particular academic and campus environment fits you.
Recent applicant pool
3,226About 54 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Centre College, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
See where I landIn the season card
What Centre College weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
The curriculum is broad and undergraduate-focused, with CentreTerm providing a concentrated January period for a single course, research, travel, or other intensive study.
Make the fit specific
CentreTerm gives students a dedicated short term for one intensive academic experience, often including study away.
Account for the tradeoff
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and make the school-specific case concrete.
No application fee recorded
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Centre College
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
CentreTerm gives students a dedicated short term for one intensive academic experience, often including study away.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
What is campus life like?
Centre College beyond the classroom
Danville offers a compact college-town setting, while residence life, athletics, student organizations, and repeated off-campus study create a tight campus community with a global component.
A defining academic feature
The curriculum is broad and undergraduate-focused, with CentreTerm providing a concentrated January period for a single course, research, travel, or other intensive study.
What shapes an ordinary week
Danville offers a compact college-town setting, while residence life, athletics, student organizations, and repeated off-campus study create a tight campus community with a global component.
What changes the experience
CentreTerm gives students a dedicated short term for one intensive academic experience, often including study away.