Central College

Pella, IAMain CampusTown 10–35 miles from an urban areaVisit WebsiteWikipedia

Cost & Tuition

Tuition: $20,988

Total Cost of Attendance: $35,177

Student Debt

Median total debt: $20,815

Students with federal loans: 65.5%

Students with Pell grants: 21.4%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $41,714

After 5 years: $51,385

Majors(40 programs)

  1. Biology, General.(36 graduates)
  2. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(33 graduates)
  3. Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.(28 graduates)
  4. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(20 graduates)
  5. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(19 graduates)
  6. Sociology.(16 graduates)
  7. Psychology, General.(13 graduates)
  8. Accounting and Related Services.(13 graduates)
  9. Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(12 graduates)
  10. Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.(12 graduates)
  11. Computer Science.(8 graduates)
  12. Political Science and Government.(8 graduates)
  13. Communication and Media Studies.(7 graduates)
  14. Social Sciences, General.(7 graduates)
  15. Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(6 graduates)
  16. Mathematics.(6 graduates)
  17. Economics.(6 graduates)
  18. Information Science/Studies.(5 graduates)
  19. English Language and Literature, General.(5 graduates)
  20. Engineering, General.(4 graduates)
  21. Anthropology.(4 graduates)
  22. Fine and Studio Arts.(4 graduates)
  23. History.(4 graduates)
  24. Philosophy.(3 graduates)
  25. Chemistry.(3 graduates)
  26. Physics.(3 graduates)
  27. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(3 graduates)
  28. Music.(3 graduates)
  29. Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.(3 graduates)
  30. International/Global Studies.(2 graduates)
  31. Religion/Religious Studies.(2 graduates)
  32. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(1 graduates)
  33. Natural Sciences.(1 graduates)
  34. Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.
  35. Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
  36. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.
  37. Biological and Physical Sciences.
  38. Mathematics and Computer Science.
  39. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.
  40. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,062 students

Admission Rate: 79.0%

Retention Rate: 72.7%

Graduation Rate: 69.2%

Student Demographics

White (87.4%)
Hispanic (4.3%)
Black (1.8%)
Asian (0.9%)
Two or More (3.1%)
International (0.2%)

Gender Distribution

Men (53.6%)
Women (46.4%)

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