Pella, IA
Central College
https://www.central.eduRepayment outcome
92.0%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$29,100–$56,200
middle 50% · median $41,200
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$21,540
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$27,000
Sticker price
before any aid
$43,491
Default rate
4.1%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Math & Statistics$46,790
- Business$44,542
- Education$38,721
- Communication and Media Studies.$36,848
- Parks & Fitness$32,925
- Biology$32,119
- Social Sciences$31,314
- Psychology$25,194
- Health Professions$21,508
Academics
Acceptance
65.8%
Avg SAT
1,089
Enrollment
1,303
What students study
19 fields offered
Business
13% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Parks & Fitness12.0%
- 03Education10.5%
- 04Social Sciences9.9%
- 05Biology8.8%
- 06Foreign Languages5.9%
- 07Visual & Performing Arts5.6%
- 08Psychology4.7%
- 09Physical Sciences4.4%
- 10Health Professions4.4%
- 11Math & Statistics3.8%
- 12Communications3.8%
- 13Liberal Arts2.6%
- 14History2.3%
- 15Natural Resources2.3%
- 16Computer Science2.1%
- 17Interdisciplinary1.5%
- 18Philosophy1.5%
- 19English & Literature1.2%