Central College
Central College admitted 86% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1056–1120 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $22,894 a year. Within six years, 59% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 86%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1056–1120
- ACT middle 50%
- 20–26
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $37,773 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $22,894 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $16,038 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $21,934 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 59%
- Students who return for a second year
- 80%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $57,387 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,125
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,070
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 23%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness and kinesiology
- 21%
- Business, management and marketing
- 20%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 10%
- Social sciences
- 7%
- Education
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- East Tennessee State University TN · 86% admitted
- Northwest Missouri State University MO · 86% admitted
- Hawaii Pacific University HI · 86% admitted
- Randolph-Macon College VA · 87% admitted
- University of Mount Saint Vincent NY · 85% admitted
- Houston Christian University TX · 84% admitted
More colleges in Iowa
- Iowa State University IA · 89% admitted
- University of Iowa IA · 84% admitted
- University of Northern Iowa IA · 93% admitted
- Drake University IA · 64% admitted
- Upper Iowa University IA · 97% admitted
- Saint Ambrose University IA · 77% admitted
- Waldorf University IA · 77% admitted
- Grinnell College IA · 14% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.