SCHOOLS / CENTRAL COLLEGE

Central College

PELLA, IAIPEDS 153108CARNEGIE CLASS 21
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§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Core merit fields reportedAcademic merit aid checked
No-need grant recipients11437% of first-year full-time students
Avg no-need grant$10,330H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$23,377Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: n/a. Non-need aid for nonresidents: n/a. Average international aid reported: $9,438.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio11EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
1470ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate86%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
1706ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
307ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
309ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate21%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile20ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile23ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile26ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate42%ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile528ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile550ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile560ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile528ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile550ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile560ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate3%ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded237DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded0DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded0DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$0COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$20,988COST1_2024.TUITION2
Out-of-state required fees$0COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$20,988COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$37,773DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$37,773DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment1051DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment0DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment33DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment1084DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment1084DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate100%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$5,590SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$8,796SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$5,259SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate32%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate71%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate25%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityPellaHD2024.CITY
ControlPrivate not-for-profitHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringBachelor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameCentral CollegeHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category1,000 - 4,999HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPrivate not-for-profit, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleTown: DistantHD2024.LOCALE
StateIowaHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years57%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years64%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years66%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate80%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time66%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Transfer-out rate30%DRVGR2024.TRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$54,317
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
66%
6-year completion
Average net price
$23,377
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$26,984
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$38,298$38k
MEDIAN
$54,317$54k
P75
$71,084$71k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

CDS H2A · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$16,231
$30,001 – $48,000
$16,237
$48,001 – $75,000
$19,532
$75,001 – $110,000
← MODAL BRACKET$21,936
$110,001 and up
$27,165
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
57%
6-yr grad
66%
8-yr grad
72%
Retention
80%
Pell grad
59%
Transfer
30%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.