Private nonprofit · Pella, Iowa
Central College: cost, debt and earnings by major
9 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $22,894
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 59%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 86%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 1,070
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $25,125
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- ≤ 2%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $16,038 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $13,545 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $17,397 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $22,140 |
| $110,000+ | $26,636 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (9)
- Computer Science$89,838
- Accounting and Related Services$86,868
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$68,021
- Biology, General$59,597
- Psychology, General$56,941
- Sociology$51,996
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$51,814
- Communication and Media Studies$51,671
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$50,707