Centre College

The published cost of attendance at Centre College is $67,787, with tuition and fees of $52,820 and room and board of $14,640. In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported on-campus food and housing of $15,740 and required fees of $750.

For aid recipients, the average net price—what students pay after grants and scholarships—is $20,781, which is $1,566 below the $22,347 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Azimuth ranks the university #1,025 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The published cost of attendance at Centre College is $67,787. Azimuth ranks the university #1,025 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

After grants and scholarships, the average net price for aid recipients from families earning under $30,000 is $11,364, for those earning $48,001 to $75,000 it is $15,847, and for those earning over $110,000 it is $30,571. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $19,207.

The average aid recipient sees $47,006 in savings against the published cost, bringing the average net price for aid recipients to $20,781. That is $1,566 below the $22,347 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Tuition and fees are $52,820. Borrowers who finish carry a median of $27,000 in federal student loans, $2,000 above the $25,000 peer median.

92.0% of federal aid recipients take federal loans. Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $50,378 in Parent PLUS loans.

If repaid over ten years, the median student debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $307 a month. It estimates what a family might pay based on income and assets, rather than quoting a single average.

Centre College graduates earn above the median for comparable institutions, with a return pillar that sits in the 62nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $64,933, placing the college in the 65th percentile.

That is $9,018 above the $55,915 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). The spread across earnings scenarios, estimated from the program mix, shows the variation by field.

The downside earnings scenario is $49,708, the typical is $64,933, and the upside reaches $79,184. Computer Science graduates earn $93,000 at the high end, while History graduates earn $51,094 at the low end.

Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $64,933. That places Centre College in the 65th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, based on an earnings cohort of 246 completers.

Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix show a typical figure of $64,933, with a downside scenario of $49,708 and an upside scenario of $79,184. The range between the downside and upside scenarios is estimated from the institution’s program mix.

An estimated 43.8% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix. That share means a substantial portion of the earnings picture unfolds beyond the four-year mark captured here.

Centre College graduates who are working and not enrolled four years after completion earn a median of $64,933, at the 65th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The peer median for comparable institutions (same type and size) is $55,915, and the college sits $9,018 above that mark.

For return, Azimuth ranks the college #552 among nonprofit four-year institutions. Degrees awarded span economics, international studies, history and computer science, with the social sciences as the broadest family.

Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix run from $49,708 on the downside to $79,184 on the upside. An estimated 43.8% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.

Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix run from $49,708 on the downside to $79,184 on the upside. These are scenarios, not observed groups of graduates.

The highest-earning program is Computer Science, where graduates earn a median of $93,000 four years after completion, from 16 degrees awarded a year. Economics, the largest program, reports $75,885 on 53 degrees.

The median federal debt for borrowers who finish is $27,000, $2,000 above the $25,000 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). At Centre College, that balance yields an estimated monthly payment of $307 if repaid over ten years.

The median Parent PLUS debt, a separate parent-borrower pool, is $50,378. Aid recipients pay an average cost after grants and scholarships (average net price) of $20,781, which sits $1,566 below the $22,347 median at comparable institutions (same type and size).

After grants and scholarships, the lowest income band averages $11,364, and the highest band averages $30,571. Median borrowing sits above the peer median (the median for comparable institutions), while the average net price sits below it.

Centre College admits 54.4% of applicants, well below the median of 75.7% for comparable institutions (same type and size). In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported 4,165 first-year applicants, 2,006 admitted students, and 357 who enrolled.

Earnings four years after completion vary widely by field at Centre College. Computer Science graduates earn a median of $93,000, the highest among the programs with published data, from 16 degrees awarded a year.

The largest program, Economics, awards 53 degrees and shows median earnings of $75,885. That figure is below the top of the range.

At the more moderate end, History graduates earn $51,094 from 19 degrees awarded. Among the largest four programs, the highest-earning is Computer Science at $93,000 and the lowest-earning is History at $51,094.

Social Sciences accounts for 27.1% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Psychology at 14.5% and Biological Sciences at 11.8%. The largest single program is Economics, at 53 degrees a year.

Its graduates earn a median of $75,885 four years after completion. Computer Science is the highest-earning program, with a median of $93,000 from 16 degrees awarded.

International/Globalization Studies (23 degrees awarded) and History (19 degrees awarded) round out the largest fields with published earnings, with median earnings of $59,531 and $51,094 respectively.

Centre College awards bachelor's degrees across a handful of fields, with Social Sciences leading at 27.1% of degrees awarded. Psychology and Biological Sciences follow, at 14.5% and 11.8% respectively.

The university has 4 programs with published four-year earnings data, and the largest single program is Economics, at 53 degrees awarded a year, followed by International/Globalization Studies at 23 and History at 19. Computer Science is the highest-earning program, with a median of $93,000 four years after completion from 16 degrees awarded.

That figure is 0.87x the national median for its field, so the top earnings here sit below what the same field pays nationally. Economics, the largest program, is also the second-highest-earning, at $75,885.

International/Globalization Studies awards 23 degrees and its graduates earn a median of $59,531, which is 0.99x the national median for the field. The pattern is a small liberal arts mix where the largest program is also one of the best-paid, while the next-largest programs post more modest earnings.