by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Central College was awarded 61 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business administration and management.
Central was not ranked in College Factual's 2023 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
Central College has an acceptance rate of 64%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Central.
About 11% of students accepted to Central submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 588. Math scores were between 503 and 585.
Learn more about Central College admissions.
The student to faculty ratio at Central is an impressive 11 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Central College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Central College has a freshmen retention rate of 73%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Central the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 68%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Central College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,120 undergraduates at Central with 1,079 being full-time and 41 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,503 | $18,512 | $19,566 | $21,995 | $23,782 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Central, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Central, approximately 77% of students took out student loans averaging $7,674 a year. That adds up to $30,696 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Central is 1.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at Central College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Central College.
Contact details for Central are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 812 University, Pella, IA 50219 |
| Phone: | 877-462-3687 |
| Website: | www.central.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/CentralCollege |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/centralcollege |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 43 | $43,169 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 35 | NA |
| General Biology | 19 | NA |
| Sociology | 17 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 14 | NA |
| General Psychology | 13 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 12 | NA |
| Romance Languages | 9 | NA |
| History | 8 | NA |
| Accounting | 8 | NA |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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