Enrollment Trends at Centre

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,386 where 1,404 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 1,450 students in 2018 and was lowest at 1,320 in 2022. Overall, enrollment rose from 1,367 to 1,404 students, a net gain of 37 (2.7%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Centre College since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,367	686	681
2016-17	1,430 63	701 15	729 48
2017-18	1,450 20	709 8	741 12
2018-19	1,434 -16	701 -8	733 -8
2019-20	1,411 -23	679 -22	732 -1
2020-21	1,333 -78	649 -30	684 -48
2021-22	1,320 -13	636 -13	684
2022-23	1,357 37	655 19	702 18
2023-24	1,356 -1	648 -7	708 6
2024-25	1,404 48	673 25	731 23
Average	1,386	674	713

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 72.15%. The percentage was 77.40% 10 years ago and Centre still has a high percentage of white students. 4.84% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.41% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.34% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 77.40% to 72.15%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.66% to 4.84%. Black student enrollment increased from 4.68% to 6.41%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.15% to 7.34%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4660 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3956 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Centre College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	1	50	64	43	1	1,058	40
2016-17	5	65	72	59	2	1,077	42
2017-18	3	68	68	78	1	1,060	45
2018-19	3	65	76	93	1	1,035	43
2019-20	3	63	76	91	1	1,007	52
2020-21	3	60	68	98	1	960	47
2021-22	3	59	78	97	1	955	49
2022-23	2	58	77	96	0	984	53
2023-24	4	59	71	106	2	991	43
2024-25	4	68	90	103	1	1,013	56
Average	3	62	74	86	1	1,014	47

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Centre College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.