Resources For Students & Parents Centre College Admissions ACT Scores, Acceptance Rate, Financial Aid, and More Share Flipboard Email Print The Campus Center at Centre College. Dfritter4 / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 3.0 For Students & Parents College Admissions College Profiles College Admissions Process College Rankings Choosing a College Application Tips Essay Samples & Tips College Testing Testing Graphs Financial Aid Extracurricular Activities Advanced Placement Homework Help Private Schools Test Prep College Life Graduate School Business School Law School Distance Learning View More by Allen Grove Updated September 14, 2017 At Centre College, only about one-quarter of those who apply each year will not be accepted. Students with good grades, a variety of high school coursework, and above-average test scores have a very good chance of being admitted. Students are required to submit scores from the SAT or ACT, in addition to completing an online application and sending in high school transcripts. Centre uses the Common Application, which can save time and energy for those applying, if they apply to more than one school that uses this application. Will You Get In?Calculate Your Chances of Getting In with this free tool from CappexAdmissions Data (2016)Centre College Acceptance Rate: 74%GPA, SAT and ACT Graph for Centre AdmissionsTest Scores: 25th / 75th PercentileSAT Critical Reading: 520 / 650SAT Math: 560 / 690SAT Writing: - / -What these SAT numbers meanSAT score comparison for Kentucky collegesACT Composite: 26 / 31ACT English: 27 / 34ACT Math: 25 / 29What these ACT numbers meanACT score comparison for Kentucky collegesCentre College DescriptionChartered in 1819, Centre College is a historic private 4-year liberal arts college located in the small town of Danville, Kentucky. The college emphasizes its dedication to undergraduate education with the "Centre Commitment" which "guarantees students who meet the College's academic and social expectations an internship, study abroad, and graduation in four years." With student-faculty ratio of 11 to 1 and membership in Phi Beta Kappa, Centre consistently finds itself on national lists of best colleges. Centre also does well on the financial aid front, offering significant institutional grants to 93 percent of students. In athletics, the Centre College Colonels compete in the NCAA Division III Southern Athletic Conference. Popular sports include football, basketball, soccer, swimming, and track and field. Enrollment (2016)Total Enrollment: 1,430 (all undergraduate)Gender Breakdown: 49% Male / 51% Female100% Full-timeCosts (2016 - 17)Tuition and Fees: $39,300Books: $1,710 (why so much?)Room and Board: $9,950Other Expenses: $1,710Total Cost: $52,460Centre College Financial Aid (2015 - 16)Percentage of New Students Receiving Aid: 99%Percentage of New Students Receiving Types of AidGrants: 99%Loans: 44%Average Amount of AidGrants: $25,483Loans: $7,085Academic ProgramsMost Popular Majors: Biology, Economics, English, History, Psychology, Sociology, SpanishWhat major is right for you? Sign up to take the free "My Careers and Majors Quiz" at Cappex.Graduation and Retention RatesFirst Year Student Retention (full-time students): 93%4-Year Graduation Rate: 85%6-Year Graduation Rate: 86%Intercollegiate Athletic ProgramsMen's Sports: Football, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Basketball, Track and Field, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Cross CountryWomen's Sports: Field Hockey, Swimming and Diving, Track and Field, Cross Country, Basketball, Soccer, Softball, LacrosseData Source:National Center for Educational StatisticsIf You Like Centre College, You May Also Like These SchoolsVanderbilt University: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT Graph Furman University: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT GraphKenyon College: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT GraphWashington University in Saint Louis: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT GraphMorehead State University: Profile Berea College: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT GraphMurray State University: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT GraphTransylvania University: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT GraphBellarmine University: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT GraphGeorgetown College: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT GraphRhodes Colleges: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT Graph citecite this article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Grove, Allen. "Centre College Admissions." ThoughtCo, Sep. 14, 2017, thoughtco.com/centre-college-admissions-787160. Grove, Allen. (2017, September 14). Centre College Admissions. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/centre-college-admissions-787160 Grove, Allen. "Centre College Admissions." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/centre-college-admissions-787160 (accessed April 22, 2018). copy citation Continue Reading