by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend Centre College, including attendance costs, projected four- and two-year degree costs, average net price, debt outcomes, and how aid is distributed across income levels.
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The cost of attendance at Centre College comes to about $63,354.00 per year.
The blocks below show what you would pay with no aid, with average aid, and as a low-income student.
| Tuition and fees | $52,820.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $10,534.00 |
| Total cost | $63,354.00 |
| That is 93% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $63,354.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$47,006.00 |
| Net price | $16,348.00 |
| That is 50% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $63,354.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$56,423.00 |
| Net price | $6,931.00 |
| That is 79% below the national average net price. | |
| Want the line-by-line detail? Dig into tuition and fees plus living costs. |
Published costs have climbed year over year at about 4.7% per year; the projections below compound that across a degree. Below, the cost is projected across a degree for three students at once — low-income with aid, average aid, and no aid. Loan totals assume a ten-year repayment at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% |
| Freshman year | $7,258.00 | $17,119.00 | $66,342.00 |
| Senior year | $8,334.00 | $19,657.00 | $76,179.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $31,151.00 | $73,475.00 | $284,740.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $11,867.00 | $27,991.00 | $108,476.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $358.00 | $846.00 | $3,277.00 |
| Total amount paid | $43,018.00 | $101,466.00 | $393,216.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% |
| Freshman year | $7,258.00 | $17,119.00 | $66,342.00 |
| Senior year | $7,600.00 | $17,927.00 | $69,471.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $14,858.00 | $35,046.00 | $135,813.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $5,660.00 | $13,351.00 | $51,740.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $171.00 | $403.00 | $1,563.00 |
| Total amount paid | $20,519.00 | $48,397.00 | $187,553.00 |
For the complete net-price picture, see the net price section below.
The net price figure shows the cost after grants and scholarships are deducted. It is usually a better planning number than the sticker cost above.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $20,781.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $21,497.00 |
Net price is far from uniform: lower-income families typically pay much less after aid. The figures below give average net price by income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $10,779.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $13,431.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $17,317.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $22,346.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $28,164.00 |
Use Centre College Net Price Calculator, or reach out to the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the financial aid breakdown.
Median graduate debt at Centre College amounts to $25,125.00, landing it in the Moderate ($20-30k) burden tier.
The percentile spread of debt at graduation is shown below:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $5,500.00 |
| 25th | $14,000.00 |
| Median (50th) | $25,125.00 |
| 75th | $27,000.00 |
| 90th | $28,000.00 |
The distance from the 10th to the 90th percentile shows how widely debt outcomes vary.
Read the complete debt breakdown on the student loan debt detail.
Median debt at graduation differs meaningfully across income brackets. Below, debt is broken out by low, middle, and high family income:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $22,059.00 |
| Middle income | $24,781.00 |
| High income | $25,991.00 |
First-gen students typically face different financial-aid contexts than students whose parents attended college.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $25,725.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $25,000.00 |
First-generation graduates of Centre College leave with $725.00 more median debt than continuing-generation peers.
Pell Grants are the federal government’s primary need-based undergraduate aid program. Comparing Pell recipients vs non-recipients shows how debt is distributed by need.
The gap between Pell-eligible and non-Pell median debt at Centre College is $-2,591.00.
The default-rate classification at Centre College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 2.5% |
To give some context for these rates, Stafford loans disbursed at Centre College amount to $50,471,581.00 spread across 3,087 recipients.
Veterans and active-duty servicemembers can tap dedicated federal aid programs including the GI Bill and Department of Defense tuition support.
| GI Bill recipients | 9 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $30,012.00 |
Read more about military and veteran aid on the college veterans page.
The figures above are a starting point — as you weigh Centre College, a few questions are worth asking:
Dig further into the cost picture with the related pages below:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.