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Division III · Southern Athletic Association

Centre College

Danville, KY · Town · Private · Liberal arts college · the Colonels · Website ↗

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1,356
Undergraduates
52% women
54%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
$23,780
Net price
upper half for affordability
85%
Graduate in 6 yrs
21
Programs
$3.8M combined budgets
2.61
Violent offences /1,000
lower half for safety

Centre College is a private liberal arts college in Danville, KY (town setting), with 1,356 undergraduates (52% women). It admitted 54% of 3,226 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1230–1423 on the SAT and 26–32 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $68,035 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $23,780 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 85% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in social sciences, psychology, biological sciences. The campus reported 2.61 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division III schools.

Against Division III schools

Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.

Selectivity54%
Graduation rate85%
Affordability$23,780
Campus safety2.61/1k

Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.

About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
1,356undergraduates · 1,356 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
None
54%admitted · of 3,226 applicants
SAT middle 50%1230 – 1423
ACT middle 50%26 – 32
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
85%
$23,780net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$68,035
Average net price$23,780
Net price by family income
$0–30k$10,779
$30–48k$13,431
$48–75k$17,317
$75–110k$22,346
$110k and up$28,164
Tuition & fees
$50,550

Campus safety

Full picture →
2.61violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.61
Property2.85
In residence halls
11 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
28%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 14 fields · Bachelor's
Social sciences83 · 28%
Psychology49 · 16%
Biological sciences43 · 14%
Physical sciences23 · 8%
Multidisciplinary studies21 · 7%

Research Centre College

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.

Centre College teams on the site

ProgramConferenceRosterCapCoachesBudgetPer playerAPR
Women's SoccerSouthern Athletic Association41—3$181k$4,423—
BaseballSouthern Athletic Association41—1$254k$6,199—
Men's BasketballSouthern Athletic Association20—1$180k$8,979—
Women's BasketballSouthern Athletic Association14—1$198k$14,107—
Men's Cross CountrySouthern Athletic Association——1———
Women's Cross CountrySouthern Athletic Association——1———
Field HockeyCollegiate Field Hockey Conference19—2$140k$7,358—
FootballSouthern Athletic Association121—1$652k$5,384—
Men's GolfSouthern Athletic Association16—1$161k$10,070—
Women's GolfSouthern Athletic Association7—1$88k$12,523—
Men's LacrosseSouthern Athletic Association46—1$320k$6,950—
Women's LacrosseSouthern Athletic Association24—1$136k$5,665—
Men's SoccerSouthern Athletic Association28—1$185k$6,608—
SoftballSouthern Athletic Association17—1$124k$7,304—
Men's Swimming & DivingSouthern Athletic Association35—1$141k$4,016—
Women's Swimming & DivingSouthern Athletic Association45—1$163k$3,611—
Men's TennisSouthern Athletic Association12—1$90k$7,530—
Women's TennisSouthern Athletic Association12—1$84k$7,008—
Men's Track & FieldSouthern Athletic Association129—1$262k$2,033—
Women's Track & FieldSouthern Athletic Association126—1$262k$2,082—
Women's VolleyballSouthern Athletic Association19—1$174k$9,160—

The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.

Schools within 100 miles

Centre CollegeAsbury University · 16 miEastern Kentucky University · 27 miBerea College · 27 miUniversity of Kentucky · 31 miTransylvania University · 32 miKentucky State University · 39 miBellarmine University · 64 miUniversity of Louisville · 66 miSpalding University · 67 miMorehead State University · 82 miHanover College · 83 miThomas More University · 96 mi
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