81%
Graduation Rate
88%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Centre College, the graduation rate is 81 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 88 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 66.54% (private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 288 students out of 357 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Centre College.
By gender, 132 male and 156 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 357 | 288 | 80.67% |
|---|
| Men | 176 | 132 | 75.00% |
|---|
| Women | 181 | 156 | 86.19% |
|---|
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Centre College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 100.00%
- Asian: 85.71%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 65.22%
- Hispanic: 88.89%
- White: 81.71%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 100.00%
- Two or More Race: 80.00%
- Unknown: 100.00%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 100.00%(1/1) |
100.00%(1/1) |
- |
|---|
| Asian | 85.71%(12/14) |
100.00%(7/7) |
71.43%(5/7) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 65.22%(15/23) |
66.67%(10/15) |
62.50%(5/8) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 88.89%(24/27) |
77.78%(7/9) |
94.44%(17/18) |
|---|
| White | 81.71%(210/257) |
75.41%(92/122) |
87.41%(118/135) |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 100.00%(1/1) |
100.00%(1/1) |
- |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 80.00%(8/10) |
83.33%(5/6) |
75.00%(3/4) |
|---|
| Unknown | 100.00%(6/6) |
100.00%(2/2) |
100.00%(4/4) |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Centre College, 11 of 18 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 61.11%.