Is Centre College test optional?

We haven't confirmed Centre College's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is Centre College's acceptance rate?

54% of applicants were admitted in 2025–26, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 2,037 of 3,747 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 38%, from 2,716 in 2015 to 3,747 in 2024, and Centre College's admit rate went from 71% to 54%.

What ACT score do you need for Centre College?

47% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 26–31, with a median of 28. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1203–1410 works out to about 25–31.

What GPA do you need for Centre College?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.80 high school GPA, and 35% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

Does applying early decision help at Centre College?

61% of early decision applicants were admitted (137 of 223), against 54% of all applicants. Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the real edge is smaller than the gap.

How many students get off the waitlist at Centre College?

9 of the 235 students who were offered a spot were admitted, or 3.8%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26.

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What SAT score do you need for Centre College? (Middle 50%: 1203–1410)

First-year students at Centre College who sent an SAT scored 1203–1410, with a median of 1285 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Centre College admits 54% of applicants.

Centre College · Danville, KY

Where your score lands at Centre College

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1203–1410, median 1285

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Centre College by the numbers

Admit rate: 54%
Middle 50% SAT: 1203–1410
Median SAT: 1285
About on the ACT: 25–31
Sent an SAT: 7%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Centre College admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 38%, from 2,716 in 2015 to 3,747 in 2024, and Centre College's admit rate went from 71% to 54%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	3,747	2,037	54%
2023	3,226	1,753	54%
2022	2,724	1,712	63%
2021	2,567	1,745	68%
2020	2,163	1,559	72%
2019	2,211	1,690	76%
2018	2,457	1,795	73%
2017	2,454	1,873	76%
2016	2,595	1,927	74%
2015	2,716	1,933	71%

In fall 2024, 395 of the 2,037 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Centre College

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1160Far reachHold
1160–1200ReachHold
1210–1280TargetHold
1290–1400TargetSend
1410 and upLikelySend

1000110012001300140015001600

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

Centre College SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	580	625	735
SAT Reading and Writing	608	660	698
SAT total	1203	1285	1410
ACT composite	26	28	31

Of enrolled first-year students, 7% sent an SAT and 47% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.80; 98% of new students reported one
Top 10% of their class: 35%; of new students who reported a rank

Centre College early decision and waitlist

Early decision

137 of 223 early decision applicants were admitted.

Early decision61%
All applicants54%

Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the gap overstates how much applying early helps on its own.

Waitlist

235 applicants were offered a spot, and 9 were admitted from it.

3.8%of students who were offered a spot got in

Common Data Set 2025–26.

Centre College cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $20,781; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 81%
Median earnings: $66,240; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 1,417

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Centre College

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

More colleges in Kentucky

Every college for an SAT of1200 1290 1410

Sources

Centre College Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Centre College website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1203–1410, and the median was 1285. At 1285 or higher you're above half of them. Centre College admits 54% of applicants.

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