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"No university faculty compares with Centre's in the impact it has on the growth of young minds and personalities. Its faculty is earnestly committed to and excels at the art of teaching."
-Loren Pope
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CHARACTER |
- Private college founded in 1819
- Ranked among the top 50 national liberal arts colleges
- Located in historic Danville, 30 miles from Lexington in the famed Bluegrass region of central Kentucky, Centre is 85 miles from Louisville, 120 from Cincinnati, 140 from Knoxville, 200 from Nashville, 230 from Columbus, and 375 from Atlanta and Chicago.
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WORTH NOTING |
- Nearly 85% of Centre graduates have studied abroad by the time
they graduate.
- The College’s exceptional value has been noted regularly by publications such as U.S. News & World Report, Princeton Review, Parade, and the Fiske Guide. Consmers Digest recently named Centre the No. 1 value among all private colleges. Forbes recently ranked Centre No.1 among all colleges and universities in the South and No. 24 in the nation.
- The Centre Commitment: All students who meet the College's academic and social expectations are guaranteed an internship, study abroad, and graduation in four concurrent years, or the college will provide up to a year of additional tuition free.
- Centre students regularly receive the top national awards, including
the Rhodes (two-thirds of Kentucky recipients in the last 40 years),
Fulbright (29 in the last ten years), Goldwater, Rotary and Truman
awards.
- At least 52 from Centre have gone on to serve in the Peace Corps,
including currently in the Africa and El Salvador. Four professors
served in the Peace Corps prior to joining the Centre faculty.
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ENROLLMENT |
- 11:1 student-to-faculty ratio
- Average class size: 18; Maximum class size: 30
- 59.4% in-state, 39.6% out of state
- 342 states and 11 countries represented
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FACULTY & ACADEMICS |
- There are no teaching assistants.
- 27 majors and 28 minors; self-designed majors are encouraged, and
double majors are common.
- Dual-degree engineering programs in cooperation with four major universities
- Pre-professional programs: Pre-Med (including medicine, dentistry, nursing, optometry, pharmacy, physical therapy, and veterinary), Pre-Law, Pre-M.B.A. (business), Teacher Certification (elementary and secondary), ROTC.
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TUITION & FEES |
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Comprehensive Fee (2010-2011); $40,750 (includes tuition, room, and board)
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Approximately 60% of all students receive need-based
financial aid.
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Nearly half of new students receive renewable competitive
scholarships worth $5,000 all the way to full cost each year.
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CAMPUS LIFE |
- 98% of all students live on campus.
- NCAA Division III, Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference; 21 varsity
teams, active intramural program.
- Over 100 campus organizations
- Campus participation: 40% varsity athletics, 80% community service, 25% performing arts
- Residence halls of every type, from traditional Greek Revival rooms to apartments
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ACADEMIC PROFILE OF ENTERING CLASS |
- Median SAT score: 1260 (V middle 50%: 570-670; M middle 50%: 580-690)
- Median ACT score: 28.5 (middle 50%: 26-30)
- Nearly 60% of Centre students come from the top 10% of their high
school classes.
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