unitid 153108 · Pella, IA · private nonprofit 4-year · town (distant)
Central College
- enrollment 2023
- 1,303
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
86%
74th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,070
53rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
22%
undergrads on Pell grants
24th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
66%
finish within 150% time
65th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$37,773
34th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$23,377
after aid, aided students
56th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$54,317
after entry, Title IV students
55th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$26,984
82nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $16,231 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $81,192
- First-generation students
- 21%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $20,988
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.0× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 42 | $68,027 | $27,000 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | 41 | — | — |
| Biology, General. | 31 | $62,537 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 18 | $45,342 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 16 | $74,897 | $27,000 |
| Sociology. | 14 | $47,227 | $25,000 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 13 | — | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 11 | $41,342 | $27,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 10 | $54,294 | — |
| Computer Science. | 8 | — | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 6 | — | — |
| Engineering, General. | 6 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.