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Acceptance Rate 62.85%
Yield 23.36%
SAT Score 1,300
ACT Score 30
Applicants 2,724

Centre Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 62.85% at Centre College. Total 2,724 students applied and 1,712 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,300 and the average ACT score is 30.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Centre.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationhttps://www.centre.edu/admission
Online Applicationhttps://www.centre.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate62.85%
Average Test Scores1,300 SAT / 30 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 62.85%. A total of 2,724 students (1,339 men and 1,352 women) have applied to and 1,712 (820 men and 873 women) students admitted to Centre College.
Among them, 195 male and 198 female students have enrolled into Centre and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 23.36%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Centre
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants2,7241,3391,352330
Admitted1,712820873190
Enrolled40019519870
Acceptance Rate 62.85% 61.24% 64.57% 57.58% -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 23.36% 23.78% 22.68% 36.84% -
[Chart] Centre College Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Centre, 43 applicants (11% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 203 applicants (51%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,300 at Centre. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,470 and 25th percentile score is 1,195.
The average ACT score is 30 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 32 and the 25th percentile score is 27.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Centre. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Centre with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Centre
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total119513001470
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing595640710
Math600660760
ACT Composite273032
Math272730
English263034
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Centre College, applicants require to submit 6 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for Centre
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Centre

The calendar system at Centre College is Four-one-four plan. Centre College accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that Centre College accepts.
Calendar SystemFour-one-four plan
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗
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