Centre College Admission Requirements

How hard is it to get into Centre College and can I get accepted? The school has a 76% acceptance rate ranking it #16 in Kentucky for lowest rate of acceptance. Last year, 1,873 out of 2,454 applicants were admitted making Centre College an easy school to get into with a very good chance of acceptance assuming you meet the requirements.  Academically, it has extremely high requirements for admission test scores, generally admitting students who score in the top 18 percent. Centre College typically accepts and attracts "A-" average high school students. Only 21% of those admitted chose to enroll in the school. Most incoming freshmen graduated in the top ten percent of their high school class.

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SAT Scores you need to get in

What are the SAT requirements for students to be admitted to Centre College?

Centre College typically requires applicants to be in the top 19 percent of SAT test takers. The school consistently takes SAT composite scores down to 1240 on a 1600 scale, below which admission should be considered a reach. We estimate some students could be accepted with SAT's as low as 1130. The estimated average SAT composite for admitted freshman is 1350 out of 1600. The school ranks #1 in Kentucky for highest average SAT composite score. 20 percent of applicants submit SAT scores to the school. Note: SAT scores presented on this page have been adjusted upwards per the College Board's concordance tables for test takers after March 2016.

ACT Scores needed to get accepted

What are the ACT requirements for prospective students to get into Centre College?

Admission data indicates that Centre College regularly accepts students with ACT's of 26 and above. Successful applicants typically send ACT scores in the top 18 percent nationally. We estimate the school accepting minimum ACT composite scores around 24 in some instances. Prospective students submitting an ACT composite of 28 or higher should be in the upper half of applicants - and students with a 31 and above have very competitive chances. The school ranks #1 in Kentucky for highest average ACT composite score. Scoring well on the ACT is very important as 81 percent of applicants submit ACT scores to Centre College.

You will need very good grades in high school to get into Centre College. The average high school GPA of the admitted freshman class at Centre College was 3.73 on the 4.0 scale indicating that primarily A- students are accepted and ultimately attend. The school ranks #1 in Kentucky for highest average GPA. If your high school grades are above the average 3.73 GPA, you have a very good chance of being admitted as Centre College accepts 76% of all applicants.

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52% of Centre College freshman were in the top ten percent of their high school graduating class.

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