Central College
Pella, IA · Private (nonprofit) · 1,070 students · mostly bachelor degrees
55th-cheapest of 68 Iowa colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$23,377
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$37,773
Graduation rate
66%
Admission rate
86%
Median graduate earnings
$54,317
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$26,984
Average SAT
1147
Median ACT
22
Pell grant recipients
22%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
36 programsComputer Science · Bachelor's Degree8 grads/yr$89,838Accounting · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$86,868Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree42 grads/yr$68,021Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree31 grads/yr$59,597Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree11 grads/yr$56,941Sociology, General · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$51,996Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree$51,814Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree10 grads/yr$51,671Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$50,707
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.