Central College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Reformed Church in America
Population 30,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,700 (67%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (75%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,070
Men / Women 55% / 45%
From State 75%
From Region 17%
Athletes 629 (59.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 88%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 3%
Black 2%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%
International 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Central College 255 51% 89% 1% 0% 4% 0% $67,930 37 +0.13 73 98% 9.6%
General Engineering 9 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $94,627 39 -0.30 94 — — — — —
Computer Science 7 +1 100% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $94,178 15 -0.90 94 100% — — — —
Information Systems 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $87,756 30 -0.51 90 — — — — —
Chemistry 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,352 41 -0.22 75 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,474 28 -0.64 73 — — — — —
Physics 2 +3 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,320 28 -0.45 83 — — — — —
Biochemistry 6 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,398 67 +0.26 80 — — — — —
Biology 15 +5 33% 80% 0% 0% 7% 0% $73,080 83 +0.77 79 100% — — — —
Environmental Studies 6 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,593 54 -0.01 55 — — — — —
Exercise Physiology 5 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,179 64 +0.28 66 — — — — —
Exercise Science 53 +1 47% 89% 0% 2% 4% 0% $65,745 70 +0.46 69 94% 9.6% — — —
Accounting 15 +1 53% 93% 7% 0% 0% 0% $81,113 37 -0.38 86 100% — — — —
Actuarial Science 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,017 13 -1.06 88 — — — — —
Business Administration 36 +9 75% 97% 0% 0% 3% 0% $78,651 68 +0.05 84 100% — — — —
Economics 4 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,829 24 -0.72 85 — — — — —
English 9 +2 22% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,154 43 -0.28 32 — — — — —
History 6 — 50% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,861 42 -0.30 42 — — — — —
Linguistics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,325 43 -0.24 46 — — — — —
Philosophy 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,103 45 -0.25 53 — — — — —
Religious Studies 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,166 85 +0.78 51 — — — — —
Spanish 2 +4 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $55,231 41 -0.25 46 100% — — — —
Communication 13 +2 54% 85% 0% 0% 8% 0% $63,970 62 +0.20 66 100% — — — —
Political Science 2 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,820 33 -0.47 69 — — — — —
Psychology 16 +2 19% 81% 6% 0% 6% 0% $62,085 87 +1.07 62 96% — — — —
Social Sciences 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,370 51 -0.14 46 — — — — —
Sociology 8 +2 25% 75% 0% 0% 12% 0% $56,696 55 -0.02 50 100% — — — —
Elementary Education 16 — 19% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,236 62 +0.14 41 100% — — — —
Art 6 +2 17% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,542 32 -0.46 14 — — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $43,721 38 -0.33 16 — — — — —
Music Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,601 88 +0.95 47 — — — — —
Musical Theatre 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,366 37 -0.36 16 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $22,457
ROI Percentile 73th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 57%
6-Year Graduation Rate 66%
Transfer-Out Rate 30%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 22.7% 58 52% 90% 0% 2% 3% 0% $65,610 10 +0.45 69 94% 9.6%
Business & Economics 22.0% 56 71% 96% 2% 0% 2% 0% $79,419 51 -0.14 85 100% —
Social Sciences 16.9% 43 33% 84% 2% 0% 7% 0% $61,201 61 +0.42 61 98% —
Humanities 8.6% 22 41% 91% 0% 0% 5% 0% $53,222 40 -0.18 40 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 8.2% 21 33% 86% 0% 0% 5% 0% $73,457 80 +0.62 80 100% —
Education 6.3% 16 19% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,236 47 +0.14 41 100% —
Engineering 3.5% 9 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $94,627 16 -0.30 94 — —
Arts 3.1% 8 12% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,277 18 -0.27 17 — —
Computer Science 3.1% 8 100% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $93,375 20 -0.85 93 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.1% 8 62% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,015 28 -0.43 77 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.4% 6 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,593 43 -0.01 55 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 152 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 63 $67K $67K $1
Track & Field (indoor) 61 $67K $67K -$1
Baseball 48 $214K $214K $0
Soccer 44 $162K $162K -$1
Wrestling 41 $192K $192K $1
Cross Country 36 $47K $47K $0
Basketball 35 $215K $215K $0
Tennis 23 $96K $96K $0
Golf 19 $102K $102K $0
Total 422 $2.2M $2.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 46 $62K $62K -$1
Track & Field (outdoor) 43 $62K $62K $1
Volleyball 33 $207K $207K $0
Soccer 30 $154K $154K $0
Softball 28 $222K $222K $0
Basketball 25 $216K $216K $0
Cross Country 23 $46K $46K $0
Tennis 18 $83K $83K $0
Golf 13 $67K $67K $0
Wrestling 13 $110K $110K $1
Other Sports 9 $92K $92K -$1
Total 207 $1.3M $1.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 152 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Track & Field (indoor) 107 $129K $129K -$2
Track & Field (outdoor) 106 $129K $129K $2
Soccer 74 $316K $316K -$1
Basketball 60 $431K $431K $0
Cross Country 59 $93K $93K $0
Wrestling 54 $302K $302K $2
Baseball 48 $214K $214K $0
Tennis 41 $179K $179K $0
Volleyball 33 $207K $207K $0
Golf 32 $169K $169K $0
Softball 28 $222K $222K $0
Other Sports 9 $92K $92K -$1
Total 629 $5.2M $5.2M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 87%
Yield (non-ED) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 91% 82% 100%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 45%
SAT Range 1050 – 1120
SAT Math Range 520 – 560
SAT RW Range 520 – 560