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Summary
Centre College is a private institution that was founded in 1819. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,242, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 118 acres. It utilizes a 4-1-4-based academic calendar. Centre College's ranking in the 2012 edition of Best Colleges is National Liberal Arts Colleges, 42. Its tuition and fees are $34,000 (2011-12).
For students who attend Centre College, three things are definite: If they want, they will be able to study abroad, complete an internship, and graduate in four years. The school, located in Danville, Ky., guarantees that all students who follow academic and social guidelines will be exposed to each of the three key college experiences. Many students choose to partake in the Centre Commitment, as it is called; for example, more than 85 percent study abroad at least one time. Never traveled outside the country? Centre College will buy a passport for every student who doesn’t have one. Back in Danville, students can check out more than 100 clubs on campus. About 40 percent of students join the school’s popular Greek system, which has a handful of fraternities and sororities. Student athletes can play for the Centre Colonels, varsity teams that compete in the NCAA Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. There are dozens of performances, from ballets to book readings, on campus each semester, and all full-time students must attend at least 12 per year. All students must live on campus, unless they commute from a parent’s home nearby or are married. A limited number of seniors who apply to move off campus will be permitted to do so. All students are allowed to have cars, which is a good thing for outdoor enthusiasts; without venturing far from campus, students can play frisbee golf at Henry Jackson Park, canoe at Cummins Falls Marina, or explore the Central Kentucky Wildlife Refuge. Longer car trips will take students to Lexington, Ky., in 40 minutes; Cincinnati in two hours; and Nashville, Tenn., in 3.5 hours.
Students at Centre College are encouraged to take on experiential learning projects, be it through an internship or research with a faculty member. All students can showcase their creativity, experiments, and projects at the Centre RICE Symposium, held on campus each year. Notable Centre College alumni include Isaac Tigrett, founder of the Hard Rock Café and House of Blues chains; John Ellison Conlee, a Broadway actor famous for his role in The Full Monty; and Fred Vinson, former Chief Justice of the United States. Vinson is still a revered figure on the Centre College campus today; a portrait of Vinson, known as Dead Fred, is toted along to every home football match and big campus events.
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Centre's mission is to enable students to be extraordinarily successful in lives of learning, leadership, and service. We provide personally tailored education that allows students to develop their abilities and interests to the fullest. The Centre Commitment underscores our dedication to empowering, choice-based education: All students who meet the College's academic and social expectations are guaranteed an internship, study abroad, and graduation in four years--or we provide up to a year of additional study tuition-free. Our nation-leading alumni support over the last 25 years enables us to provide the most affordable education of any U.S. News top-50 national liberal arts college. (This excludes the military academies, which do not charge tuition.) |
General Information
| School type | private, coed college |
| Year founded | 1819 |
| Religious affiliation | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Academic calendar | 4-1-4 |
| Setting | urban |
| 2010 Endowment | $176,142,486 |
Applying
When applying to Centre College, it's important to note the application deadline is January 15, and the early action deadline is December 1. Scores for either the ACT or SAT test are due January 15. The application fee at Centre College is $40. It is more selective, with an acceptance rate of 73.7 percent and an early acceptance rate of 87.2 percent.
For more information about the tests, essays, interviews, and admissions process, visit the Applying to College knowledge center.
| Selectivity | more selective |
| Fall 2010 acceptance rate | 74% |
| Application deadline | January 15 |
| SAT/ACT scores must be received by | January 15 |
Academic Life
The student-faculty ratio at Centre College is 11:1, and the school has 60.1 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Centre College include: History, General; Spanish Language and Literature; Biology/Biological Sciences, General; Economics, General; and English Language and Literature, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 91.8 percent.
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Student Life
Centre College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,242, with a gender distribution of 46.5 percent male students and 53.5 percent female students. 98.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 2.0 percent of students live off campus. Centre College is part of the NCAA III athletic conference.
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| Collegiate athletic association | NCAA III |
Campus Info & Services
Centre College offers a number of student services including nonremedial tutoring, placement service, and health service. Centre College also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, and controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc). Of the students at Centre College, 68 percent have cars on campus. Alcohol is permitted for students of legal age at Centre College.
| Students who have cars on campus | 68% - Medium |
| Health insurance offered | No |
| Students required to own/lease a computer | No |
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Paying for School
At Centre College, 61.8 percent of full-time undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid and the average need-based scholarship or grant award is $22,538.
Paying for college doesn't have to be difficult or devastating. Go to the Paying for College knowledge center to get advice on raising cash and reducing costs.
| Tuition and fees | $34,000 (2011-12) |
| Room and board | $8,500 (2011-12) - Medium |
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