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Cost & Affordability

Earning a degree from a private college is more affordable than you might think.

Centre is consistently named one of the best values among the nation's top colleges. We believe that a transformative education should be within reach for everyone. That's why we're proud to meet 100% of your calculated financial need—it's called the Centre Promise. And with our commitment to helping you graduate in four years, you can enter your career or pursue further studies on time. The return on investment you get from Centre is a dividend that will pay you back for the rest of your life. Through generous scholarships and aid, a Centre degree is well within your financial reach.

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How Much You Can Expect to Pay

Coming up with a “sticker price” is a complicated equation. On it’s face it breaks down like this:

Cost of Attendance 2024-2025 Annual

Tuition$52,520
Housing$6,970
Food$6,970
Student Fee$300
TOTAL$66,760

 

 

 

 

 

 


Included in tuition, housing, and food is access to physical and mental health care at Centre’s Student Health & Counseling center. In addition, we estimate the average domestic student will spend about $4,090 for related expenses, such as books, transportation, and personal expenses, whereas international students can expect $5,740 in similar expenses including international student health insurance.

At Centre though, more than 90% of the students don’t pay this much. The Student Fee helps to cover the rich co-curricular programs, services, performance, recreational activities and other events throughout the term which benefit students and complement our faculty-led instruction.

Take a look at some scenarios:

Cost of Attendance

Excellence and affordability co-exist at Centre

$47M

Scholarships & Grants

Centre will award over $47 million in scholarships and grants this year.

$50M

New Scholarships

Centre will award $50 million in NEW scholarships in the next ten years.

#7

Nationally Ranked

centre is ranked #7 in the nation for merit scholarship awards.

Calculate Your Cost

Centre College — named a best-value school by publications like Forbes, Kiplinger’s, and Money — has a lower sticker price than comparable institutions. And, with the average cost after aid, Centre is often more affordable than a four-year public college. Use our calculator to do your math.

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