Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
National
Religious Affiliation
Presbyterian
Population
50,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours
2,543 (47%)
Days Without Precipitation
235 (29%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
1,406
Men / Women
48% / 52%
From State
56%
From Region
18%
Athletes
56.8%
Racial/Ethnic
White
72%
Hispanic
7%
Black
6%
Asian
5%
Mixed
4%
International
4%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 47.6% 47.6%
2012 Men: 51.6% 51.6%
2013 Men: 49.1% 49.1%
2014 Men: 47.7% 47.7%
2015 Men: 54.0% 54.0%
2016 Men: 48.2% 48.2%
2017 Men: 50.6% 50.6%
2018 Men: 49.4% 49.4%
2019 Men: 51.5% 51.5%
2020 Men: 49.7% 49.7%
2021 Men: 46.7% 46.7%
2022 Men: 49.6% 49.6%
2023 Men: 48.8% 48.8%
2024 Men: 49.4% 49.4%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2012 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2011 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2012 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2013 Asian: 3.8% 3.8%
2014 Asian: 2.1% 2.1%
2015 Asian: 3.3% 3.3%
2016 Asian: 2.5% 2.5%
2017 Asian: 2.1% 2.1%
2018 Asian: 2.0% 2.0%
2019 Asian: 3.7% 3.7%
2020 Asian: 5.4% 5.4%
2021 Asian: 4.3% 4.3%
2022 Asian: 4.5% 4.5%
2023 Asian: 4.5% 4.5%
2024 Asian: 3.9% 3.9%
2011 Black: 1.6% 1.6%
2012 Black: 3.4% 3.4%
2013 Black: 3.8% 3.8%
2014 Black: 5.4% 5.4%
2015 Black: 5.7% 5.7%
2016 Black: 2.5% 2.5%
2017 Black: 5.9% 5.9%
2018 Black: 5.1% 5.1%
2019 Black: 5.3% 5.3%
2020 Black: 3.4% 3.4%
2021 Black: 5.1% 5.1%
2022 Black: 5.5% 5.5%
2023 Black: 4.2% 4.2%
2024 Black: 6.4% 6.4%
2011 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6%
2012 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4%
2013 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2%
2014 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4%
2015 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8%
2016 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5%
2017 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3%
2018 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6%
2019 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6%
2020 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1%
2021 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1%
2022 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0%
2023 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0%
2024 Hispanic: 7.6% 7.6%
2011 White: 91.1% 91.1%
2012 White: 91.4% 91.4%
2013 White: 88.3% 88.3%
2014 White: 87.8% 87.8%
2015 White: 85.8% 85.8%
2016 White: 86.0% 86.0%
2017 White: 85.6% 85.6%
2018 White: 82.1% 82.1%
2019 White: 78.8% 78.8%
2020 White: 76.7% 76.7%
2021 White: 73.5% 73.5%
2022 White: 74.8% 74.8%
2023 White: 70.6% 70.6%
2024 White: 72.0% 72.0%
2011 International: 3.2% 3.2%
2012 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2013 International: 1.6% 1.6%
2014 International: 2.4% 2.4%
2015 International: 3.3% 3.3%
2016 International: 1.7% 1.7%
2017 International: 2.1% 2.1%
2018 International: 5.1% 5.1%
2019 International: 6.4% 6.4%
2020 International: 7.8% 7.8%
2021 International: 8.0% 8.0%
2022 International: 6.0% 6.0%
2023 International: 7.7% 7.7%
2024 International: 5.0% 5.0%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2023 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2025 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2020 Asian: 4.5% 4.5%
2021 Asian: 4.4% 4.4%
2022 Asian: 4.4% 4.4%
2023 Asian: 4.3% 4.3%
2024 Asian: 4.4% 4.4%
2025 Asian: 4.8% 4.8%
2020 Black: 5.4% 5.4%
2021 Black: 5.1% 5.1%
2022 Black: 5.9% 5.9%
2023 Black: 5.7% 5.7%
2024 Black: 5.1% 5.1%
2025 Black: 6.5% 6.5%
2020 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5%
2021 Hispanic: 7.3% 7.3%
2022 Hispanic: 7.6% 7.6%
2023 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4%
2024 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9%
2025 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4%
2020 White: 71.8% 71.8%
2021 White: 72.2% 72.2%
2022 White: 72.4% 72.4%
2023 White: 72.7% 72.7%
2024 White: 73.7% 73.7%
2025 White: 72.3% 72.3%
2020 International: 6.3% 6.3%
2021 International: 5.3% 5.3%
2022 International: 4.0% 4.0%
2023 International: 4.8% 4.8%
2024 International: 4.5% 4.5%
2025 International: 3.8% 3.8%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Centre College
320
43% / 57%
4%
$61,664
39
97%
Computer Science
19 +1
74% / 26%
26%
$99,125
93
100%
Data Science
2 +3
100% / 0%
50%
$85,743
84
—
Chemical Physics
— —
—
—
$74,925
71
—
Chemistry
14 —
57% / 43%
14%
$68,897
59
—
Mathematics
8 +5
75% / 25%
0%
$77,993
76
—
Physics
9 +1
67% / 33%
11%
$76,897
74
—
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
15 —
33% / 67%
7%
$63,497
45
—
Biology
33 +1
27% / 73%
0%
$56,903
25
100%
Environmental Studies
9 —
11% / 89%
0%
$54,840
20
—
Economics
— —
—
—
$91,668
89
95%
Economics
44 +1
77% / 23%
7%
—
—
—
General Business
30 +11
63% / 37%
3%
—
—
—
Behavioral Neuroscience
27 —
19% / 81%
0%
$54,827
20
—
Chinese
2 +3
0% / 100%
0%
$32,287
2
—
English
9 +2
44% / 56%
0%
$48,486
9
90%
French
1 +3
0% / 100%
0%
$30,757
1
95%
German
1 +1
100% / 0%
0%
$32,360
2
—
History
6 +7
83% / 17%
0%
$55,314
21
100%
International Studies
11 +9
18% / 82%
0%
$63,451
45
97%
Liberal Studies
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$55,667
22
—
Philosophy
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$53,595
17
—
Political Science
14 —
14% / 86%
0%
$76,318
73
100%
Psychology
29 —
21% / 79%
0%
$52,451
14
95%
Religious Studies
3 +4
33% / 67%
0%
$56,854
25
—
Sociology and Anthropology
11 +3
27% / 73%
0%
$65,979
52
90%
Spanish
7 +5
29% / 71%
0%
$30,757
1
95%
Art History
2 +4
0% / 100%
0%
$42,287
4
—
Music
— +1
—
—
$42,799
4
—
Studio Art
9 +2
22% / 78%
0%
$42,011
4
—
Theater
— +1
—
—
$40,420
3
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$58,250
ROI Percentile
39th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
88%
4-Year Graduation Rate
74%
6-Year Graduation Rate
81%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 82.0% 82.0%
2012 Graduated: 87.2% 87.2%
2013 Graduated: 82.0% 82.0%
2014 Graduated: 82.1% 82.1%
2015 Graduated: 86.4% 86.4%
2016 Graduated: 86.2% 86.2%
2017 Graduated: 82.4% 82.4%
2018 Graduated: 81.2% 81.2%
2019 Graduated: 84.1% 84.1%
2020 Graduated: 83.2% 83.2%
2021 Graduated: 86.4% 86.4%
2022 Graduated: 86.8% 86.8%
2023 Graduated: 85.3% 85.3%
2024 Graduated: 80.7% 80.7%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 79.7% 79.7%
2012 Men: 86.6% 86.6%
2013 Men: 81.0% 81.0%
2014 Men: 77.8% 77.8%
2015 Men: 81.2% 81.2%
2016 Men: 80.9% 80.9%
2017 Men: 79.2% 79.2%
2018 Men: 79.6% 79.6%
2019 Men: 83.2% 83.2%
2020 Men: 81.0% 81.0%
2021 Men: 83.2% 83.2%
2022 Men: 82.4% 82.4%
2023 Men: 80.3% 80.3%
2024 Men: 75.0% 75.0%
2011 Women: 83.7% 83.7%
2012 Women: 87.6% 87.6%
2013 Women: 82.8% 82.8%
2014 Women: 86.4% 86.4%
2015 Women: 90.4% 90.4%
2016 Women: 91.6% 91.6%
2017 Women: 85.2% 85.2%
2018 Women: 82.9% 82.9%
2019 Women: 84.9% 84.9%
2020 Women: 85.1% 85.1%
2021 Women: 90.1% 90.1%
2022 Women: 90.8% 90.8%
2023 Women: 90.4% 90.4%
2024 Women: 86.2% 86.2%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Asian: 75.0% 75.0%
2012 Asian: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Asian: 83.3% 83.3%
2014 Asian: 71.4% 71.4%
2015 Asian: 90.9% 90.9%
2016 Asian: 88.9% 88.9%
2017 Asian: 75.0% 75.0%
2018 Asian: 57.1% 57.1%
2019 Asian: 85.7% 85.7%
2020 Asian: 76.2% 76.2%
2021 Asian: 93.8% 93.8%
2022 Asian: 100.0% 100.0%
2023 Asian: 94.4% 94.4%
2024 Asian: 85.7% 85.7%
2011 Black: 80.0% 80.0%
2012 Black: 63.6% 63.6%
2013 Black: 83.3% 83.3%
2014 Black: 66.7% 66.7%
2015 Black: 57.9% 57.9%
2016 Black: 88.9% 88.9%
2017 Black: 77.3% 77.3%
2018 Black: 77.8% 77.8%
2019 Black: 95.0% 95.0%
2020 Black: 92.3% 92.3%
2021 Black: 89.5% 89.5%
2022 Black: 81.8% 81.8%
2023 Black: 70.6% 70.6%
2024 Black: 65.2% 65.2%
2011 Hispanic: 80.0% 80.0%
2012 Hispanic: 62.5% 62.5%
2013 Hispanic: 71.4% 71.4%
2014 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2016 Hispanic: 87.5% 87.5%
2017 Hispanic: 80.0% 80.0%
2018 Hispanic: 88.9% 88.9%
2019 Hispanic: 83.3% 83.3%
2020 Hispanic: 91.7% 91.7%
2021 Hispanic: 89.5% 89.5%
2022 Hispanic: 83.3% 83.3%
2023 Hispanic: 89.3% 89.3%
2024 Hispanic: 88.9% 88.9%
2011 White: 81.9% 81.9%
2012 White: 88.6% 88.6%
2013 White: 82.8% 82.8%
2014 White: 82.7% 82.7%
2015 White: 89.5% 89.5%
2016 White: 86.6% 86.6%
2017 White: 83.1% 83.1%
2018 White: 81.2% 81.2%
2019 White: 83.8% 83.8%
2020 White: 84.8% 84.8%
2021 White: 85.5% 85.5%
2022 White: 87.0% 87.0%
2023 White: 85.2% 85.2%
2024 White: 81.7% 81.7%
2011 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 International: 66.7% 66.7%
2013 International: 40.0% 40.0%
2014 International: 87.5% 87.5%
2015 International: 72.7% 72.7%
2016 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 International: 62.5% 62.5%
2018 International: 88.9% 88.9%
2019 International: 79.2% 79.2%
2020 International: 70.0% 70.0%
2021 International: 90.0% 90.0%
2022 International: 79.2% 79.2%
2023 International: 87.1% 87.1%
2024 International: 61.1% 61.1%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
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
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
39.4%
126
26% / 74%
0%
$55,933
22
95%
Business & Economics
23.1%
74
72% / 28%
5%
—
—
—
Life & Natural Sciences
15.0%
48
29% / 71%
2%
$58,964
31
100%
Physical Sciences & Math
9.7%
31
65% / 35%
10%
$73,567
69
—
Computer Science
6.6%
21
76% / 24%
29%
$97,851
92
100%
Arts
3.4%
11
18% / 82%
0%
$42,061
4
—
Agriculture & Food Science
2.8%
9
11% / 89%
0%
$54,840
20
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
48%
Yield (Unbound)
12%
Early Decision 1
Nov 1
Early Action
Nov 1
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Early Decision 2
Jan 15
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
80%
68%
13%
Early Decision
100%
89%
17%
Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 70.9% 70.9%
2012 Acceptance: 67.8% 67.8%
2013 Acceptance: 68.6% 68.6%
2014 Acceptance: 71.6% 71.6%
2015 Acceptance: 71.2% 71.2%
2016 Acceptance: 74.3% 74.3%
2017 Acceptance: 76.3% 76.3%
2018 Acceptance: 73.1% 73.1%
2019 Acceptance: 76.4% 76.4%
2020 Acceptance: 72.1% 72.1%
2021 Acceptance: 68.0% 68.0%
2022 Acceptance: 62.8% 62.8%
2023 Acceptance: 54.3% 54.3%
2024 Acceptance: 54.4% 54.4%
2011 Yield: 21.9% 21.9%
2012 Yield: 19.6% 19.6%
2013 Yield: 21.7% 21.7%
2014 Yield: 21.6% 21.6%
2015 Yield: 19.3% 19.3%
2016 Yield: 20.8% 20.8%
2017 Yield: 21.4% 21.4%
2018 Yield: 19.9% 19.9%
2019 Yield: 21.0% 21.0%
2020 Yield: 22.6% 22.6%
2021 Yield: 21.6% 21.6%
2022 Yield: 23.4% 23.4%
2023 Yield: 20.6% 20.6%
2024 Yield: 19.4% 19.4%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
1,250
2,500
3,750
5,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 2,414 2,414
2012 Applicants: 2,641 2,641
2013 Applicants: 2,533 2,533
2014 Applicants: 2,494 2,494
2015 Applicants: 2,716 2,716
2016 Applicants: 2,595 2,595
2017 Applicants: 2,454 2,454
2018 Applicants: 2,457 2,457
2019 Applicants: 2,211 2,211
2020 Applicants: 2,163 2,163
2021 Applicants: 2,567 2,567
2022 Applicants: 2,724 2,724
2023 Applicants: 3,226 3,226
2024 Applicants: 3,747 3,747
2011 Admitted: 1,711 1,711
2012 Admitted: 1,791 1,791
2013 Admitted: 1,737 1,737
2014 Admitted: 1,785 1,785
2015 Admitted: 1,933 1,933
2016 Admitted: 1,927 1,927
2017 Admitted: 1,873 1,873
2018 Admitted: 1,795 1,795
2019 Admitted: 1,690 1,690
2020 Admitted: 1,559 1,559
2021 Admitted: 1,745 1,745
2022 Admitted: 1,712 1,712
2023 Admitted: 1,753 1,753
2024 Admitted: 2,037 2,037
2011 Enrolled: 374 374
2012 Enrolled: 351 351
2013 Enrolled: 377 377
2014 Enrolled: 386 386
2015 Enrolled: 374 374
2016 Enrolled: 400 400
2017 Enrolled: 401 401
2018 Enrolled: 358 358
2019 Enrolled: 355 355
2020 Enrolled: 352 352
2021 Enrolled: 377 377
2022 Enrolled: 400 400
2023 Enrolled: 361 361
2024 Enrolled: 395 395
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
55%
SAT Range
1200
–
1410
SAT Math Range
580
–
730
SAT RW Range
600
–
690
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 1120 1120
2012 25th: 1140 1140
2013 25th: 1110 1110
2014 25th: 1110 1110
2015 25th: 1110 1110
2016 25th: 1080 1080
2017 25th: 1170 1170
2018 25th: 1190 1190
2019 25th: 1130 1130
2020 25th: 1100 1100
2021 25th: 1235 1235
2022 25th: 1195 1195
2023 25th: 1230 1230
2024 25th: 1160 1160
2011 75th: 1360 1360
2012 75th: 1390 1390
2013 75th: 1350 1350
2014 75th: 1340 1340
2015 75th: 1400 1400
2016 75th: 1340 1340
2017 75th: 1410 1410
2018 75th: 1420 1420
2019 75th: 1380 1380
2020 75th: 1340 1340
2021 75th: 1465 1465
2022 75th: 1470 1470
2023 75th: 1423 1423
2024 75th: 1450 1450
SAT Math
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 560 560
2012 25th: 580 580
2013 25th: 560 560
2014 25th: 560 560
2015 25th: 570 570
2016 25th: 560 560
2017 25th: 580 580
2018 25th: 600 600
2019 25th: 560 560
2020 25th: 540 540
2021 25th: 630 630
2022 25th: 600 600
2023 25th: 620 620
2024 25th: 570 570
2011 75th: 670 670
2012 75th: 700 700
2013 75th: 680 680
2014 75th: 680 680
2015 75th: 740 740
2016 75th: 690 690
2017 75th: 730 730
2018 75th: 715 715
2019 75th: 730 730
2020 75th: 680 680
2021 75th: 770 770
2022 75th: 760 760
2023 75th: 740 740
2024 75th: 730 730
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 560 560
2012 25th: 560 560
2013 25th: 550 550
2014 25th: 550 550
2015 25th: 540 540
2016 25th: 520 520
2017 25th: 590 590
2018 25th: 590 590
2019 25th: 570 570
2020 25th: 560 560
2021 25th: 605 605
2022 25th: 595 595
2023 25th: 610 610
2024 25th: 590 590
2011 75th: 690 690
2012 75th: 690 690
2013 75th: 670 670
2014 75th: 660 660
2015 75th: 660 660
2016 75th: 650 650
2017 75th: 680 680
2018 75th: 705 705
2019 75th: 650 650
2020 75th: 660 660
2021 75th: 695 695
2022 75th: 710 710
2023 75th: 683 683
2024 75th: 720 720
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 Submitted: 61.0% 61.0%
2022 Submitted: 62.0% 62.0%
2023 Submitted: 55.0% 55.0%
2024 Submitted: 54.0% 54.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
