Central College (Iowa)
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Central College (Iowa) is a private liberal arts college in Pella, IA (town setting), with 1,095 undergraduates (47% women), affiliated with the Reformed Church in America. It admitted 79% of 1,978 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 935–1205 on the SAT and 19–25 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $37,725 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $22,499 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 69% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in biological sciences, business, social sciences. The campus reported 6.46 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Central College (Iowa) ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division III schools, across 60 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Reformed Church in America
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $20,988
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 20 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Central College (Iowa)
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Central College (Iowa) teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | American Rivers Conference | 30 | — | 3 | $154k | $5,149 | — | |
| Baseball | American Rivers Conference | 48 | — | 1 | $215k | $4,474 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | American Rivers Conference | 35 | — | 1 | $215k | $6,154 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | American Rivers Conference | 25 | — | 1 | $216k | $8,658 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | American Rivers Conference | 36 | — | 2 | $47k | $1,312 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | American Rivers Conference | 23 | — | 3 | $47k | $2,022 | — | |
| Football | American Rivers Conference | 152 | — | 1 | $1M | $6,690 | — | |
| Men's Golf | American Rivers Conference | 19 | — | 2 | $102k | $5,383 | — | |
| Women's Golf | American Rivers Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $68k | $5,197 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | American Rivers Conference | 44 | — | 1 | $162k | $3,682 | — | |
| Softball | American Rivers Conference | 28 | — | 1 | $222k | $7,932 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | American Rivers Conference | 23 | — | 3 | $96k | $4,185 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | American Rivers Conference | 18 | — | 3 | $83k | $4,633 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | American Rivers Conference | 63 | — | 1 | $67k | $1,065 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | American Rivers Conference | 43 | — | 1 | $62k | $1,449 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | American Rivers Conference | 33 | — | 1 | $208k | $6,298 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | American Rivers Conference | 41 | — | 4 | $192k | $4,690 | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | American Rivers Conference | 13 | — | 3 | $110k | $8,486 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.