Centre College
Danville, Kentucky · Private · 1,400 undergraduates · centre.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
48%
of 4,165 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1203 to 1410
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$80,210Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Centre College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
48% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$80,210
a year in 2027-28, from a $80,210 sticker price
What to do with your 1285
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1285).
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: Admission Requirements | Centre College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Nov15Early Action · November 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Jan15Early Decision II · January 15, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Feb1Regular Decision · February 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
48%
of applicants were admitted: 2,006 of 4,165 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/15, hear by 12/31.
Early Decision
Binding. 61% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
235 students were offered a spot; 9 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 7.3% of them sent SAT scores and 47% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1203 to 1410
Reading and Writing 608 to 698
Math 580 to 735
ACT composite 26 to 31
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160031%
- 1200 to 139950%
- 1000 to 119919%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.80
- 4.047%
- 3.75 to 3.9923%
- 3.50 to 3.7416%
- 3.25 to 3.498.6%
- 3.00 to 3.244.8%
- 2.50 to 2.990.9%
- Below 2.500.3%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$80,210
a year
- Tuition$59,800
- Fees$780
- Food and housing$16,370
- Books and supplies$880
- Transportation and other$2,380
Centre College published $77,120 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$11,861
- $30,001 to $48,000$9,762
- $48,001 to $75,000$13,123
- $75,001 to $110,000$17,802
- Over $110,000$28,448
Financial aid
99%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$53,223
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
30%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $37,410 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Required. It's a second, more detailed aid form some colleges use for their own grants.
- Aid priority date: 1/31
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
National Merit Centre College Scholarship (NMSC college-sponsored)
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC.
Details
Kentucky programs for residents
Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES)
State program · In-state students
$36/year bonus (added to base award)
- 2.75+ GPA, 830+ SAT or 15+ ACT, ACT/SAT bonus: ACT 15 / SAT 830-870; 2.75 GPA in any HS year while meeting KEES curriculum requirements; graduate of certified KY high school, from Kentucky
- 2.75+ GPA, 880+ SAT or 16+ ACT, ACT/SAT bonus: ACT 16 / SAT 880-910; 2.75 GPA in any HS year while meeting KEES curriculum requirements; graduate of certified KY high school, from Kentucky
- 2.75+ GPA, 920+ SAT or 17+ ACT, ACT/SAT bonus: ACT 17 / SAT 920-950; 2.75 GPA in any HS year while meeting KEES curriculum requirements; graduate of certified KY high school, from Kentucky
- 2.75+ GPA, 960+ SAT or 18+ ACT, ACT/SAT bonus: ACT 18 / SAT 960-980; 2.75 GPA in any HS year while meeting KEES curriculum requirements; graduate of certified KY high school, from Kentucky
- 2.75+ GPA, 990+ SAT or 19+ ACT, ACT/SAT bonus: ACT 19 / SAT 990-1020; 2.75 GPA in any HS year while meeting KEES curriculum requirements; graduate of certified KY high school, from Kentucky
- 2.75+ GPA, 1030+ SAT or 20+ ACT, ACT/SAT bonus: ACT 20 / SAT 1030-1050; 2.75 GPA in any HS year while meeting KEES curriculum requirements; graduate of certified KY high school, from Kentucky
- 2.75+ GPA, 1060+ SAT or 21+ ACT, ACT/SAT bonus: ACT 21 / SAT 1060-1090; 2.75 GPA in any HS year while meeting KEES curriculum requirements; graduate of certified KY high school, from Kentucky
- 2.75+ GPA, 1100+ SAT or 22+ ACT, ACT/SAT bonus: ACT 22 / SAT 1100-1120; 2.75 GPA in any HS year while meeting KEES curriculum requirements; graduate of certified KY high school, from Kentucky
- 2.75+ GPA, 1130+ SAT or 23+ ACT, ACT/SAT bonus: ACT 23 / SAT 1130-1150; 2.75 GPA in any HS year while meeting KEES curriculum requirements; graduate of certified KY high school, from Kentucky
- 2.75+ GPA, 1160+ SAT or 24+ ACT, ACT/SAT bonus: ACT 24 / SAT 1160-1190; 2.75 GPA in any HS year while meeting KEES curriculum requirements; graduate of certified KY high school, from Kentucky
- 2.75+ GPA, 1200+ SAT or 25+ ACT, ACT/SAT bonus: ACT 25 / SAT 1200-1220; 2.75 GPA in any HS year while meeting KEES curriculum requirements; graduate of certified KY high school, from Kentucky
- 2.75+ GPA, 1230+ SAT or 26+ ACT, ACT/SAT bonus: ACT 26 / SAT 1230-1250; 2.75 GPA in any HS year while meeting KEES curriculum requirements; graduate of certified KY high school, from Kentucky
- 2.75+ GPA, 1260+ SAT or 27+ ACT, ACT/SAT bonus: ACT 27 / SAT 1260-1290; 2.75 GPA in any HS year while meeting KEES curriculum requirements; graduate of certified KY high school, from Kentucky
- 2.75+ GPA, 1300+ SAT or 28+ ACT, ACT/SAT bonus: ACT 28+ / SAT 1300-1600; 2.75 GPA in any HS year while meeting KEES curriculum requirements; graduate of certified KY high school, from Kentucky
- 2.75+ GPA, Base award (GPA only; no test component); Graduate of certified KY high school; meet KEES curriculum requirements; not a convicted felon, from Kentucky
- 830+ SAT or 15+ ACT, Homeschool / non-certified school / KY GED graduates (test-only award); KY homeschool or non-certified school graduate, or KY GED earned between ages 18 and 23
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
30 of 30
Earn credit with a score of 3
1 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $5,980Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| African American Studies | 4 | 3 | |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 3 | MAT 165 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 6 | MAT 170 & 171 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHE 130 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | CHN 210 & 220 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | CSC170 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | Elective; Bypass CSC170 with department approval |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | |
| Environmental Science | 5 | 3 | ENS 210 |
| European History | 4 | 3 | |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | FRE 210 & FRE 221 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | GER 210 & 220 |
| Latin | 4 | 6 | LAT210; 220 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECO 110 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECO 110 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 | MUS 110 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHY 110 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHY 110 |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | PSY 111 |
| Research | 4 | 3 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPA 210 & 220 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPA 210 & 220 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | MAT 130 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
79%
Come back for a second year
88%
Typical earnings
$66,582
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Centre College$86,466
- All colleges$89,628
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 7 majors here have earnings data.
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