Centra College
Private College in Lynchburg, VA. Six-year graduation rate 100%. Median 10-year earnings $60,122.
A decade after enrolling, the median Centra College student earns $60,122 — comfortably above what the typical bachelor's-granting institution returns. 100% graduate within six years, so most students who start here finish here. Graduates leave owing a median of $15,250 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.25 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ Graduation rate 100% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Centra College admits 100% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. With 2 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
Apply at Centra College →Academics
100% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. At 3:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. This is a private nonprofit four-year college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically. This is a small school — 212 undergraduates — so cohorts are tight and the program list is necessarily short.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 212 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
No average net price is published here, so the cost side of this page is incomplete. Treat the participation rates as a signal about aid, not about price. 73% of students receive grant aid, averaging $3,148 — common but not automatic. 69% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
Federal student loans went to 147 of these 212 students, totalling $975,632 — an average of $6,637 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Lynchburg City) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)